Page 97 of Back in the Saddle

“Yes.”

His face changed.

And damn it all to hell.

Seeing that expression on it, determination and pride and tenderness and worry for me, all mixed up with his normal handsomeness, I fell in love with him on the spot.

We’d had several non-official dates, one official one, and I hadn’t even fucked him yet!

He pushed up from his crouch only enough to move in and press his lips hard to mine (Jacques swiped at both of our jaws at the same time and succeeded in a double puppy kiss).

He pulled back, locked eyes with me, and asked, “Is this day gonna end at your place or mine?”

Even if I knew this meant we weren’t spending the day together, the fact he was saying we’d end it together, well…

That was the best question I’d ever been asked.

He had a bigger TV.

And a bigger bed.

“Yours.”

“I’ll get you a remote and key.”

With that, he straightened, handed Jacques to Luna, looked to Knox and Cap and ordered, “Let’s roll.”

In the time it took for Cap to drop a kiss on Raye’s lips, they rolled.

The door closed on Knox not with a slam, but it was firm.

Men on a mission.

My chicks gathered around me.

“Are we really gonna let them have it?” Luna asked.

“Yes, and no,” I answered. “We asked the wrong question of Jinx. We need to know if she’s heard of this Mountain guy or the Shadow Soldiers.”

“Got it,” Luna said, getting up and moving away to grab her phone.

I looked between Harlow and Raye. “Either of you have memberships at Costco?”

Both of them shook their heads.

Well then.

“We have to hit Fry’s. Then we have to go talk to Homer, and if we can, the General.”

“I’m gonna dash back to my pad and put on tennies,” Raye murmured.

She jumped up, gave me a stand-up (her), sit-down (me) hug, and she was out the door.

I needed to change clothes too.

But Harlow took her seat, which was where Cap had been sitting.

“You spent the night with Eric?” she asked.

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