Page 102 of Moonlit Colorado

“Not likely. I’m pretty wild about you.”

“Good,” he said. “I’m pretty wild about you too.”

But I did miss home. And I hoped I would never have to choose between Silver Ridge and the man I wanted to be with.

TWENTY-NINE

Grace

Day by day,I started to feel more like myself. Which was strange when you considered that I was living in a plush apartment in Manhattan with the hottest man ever.

A man who insisted on doing sweet things for me every single day.

Piper and my brothers stuck around for a couple of days, but then they had to head home. Callum especially wasn’t thrilled that I would stay here in New York. But Dane promised to bring me back to Colorado as soon as I was well enough.

While I was here, I tried to make the most of it. I rested a ton the first few days, enough that I was dying of boredom. But once I felt ready, we took walks in Central Park and to Dane’s favorite spots to eat almost every day. We visited Dane’s mom again, and I went to see her with Margot when Dane had to go into the office. I got back to my bookkeeping work for my clients on my laptop, first with Dane and Margot’s help, then on my own.

Dane even took me shopping for new glasses, since Vincent had broken my favorite ones. I tried to pay for them myself, but Dane insisted on ordering every pair of frames that caught my eye. I ended up with seven new pairs in various styles and colors to match whatever mood I might be in.

A few days later, I surprised him with a new cream-colored sweater, ordered online with my credit card. I promised to keep this one coffee-free.

And every night, I slipped into bed with him after eating the dessert Dane had surprised me with.

It was kind of amazing.

My only complaint was that almost two weeks had now passed, and we still hadn’t had sex again. Dane kissed me and touched me all the time, and it was obvious how turned on he was. Yet he kept refusing to give either of us any relief. Me, because my ribs were still sore and I had lingering dizziness, nausea, and headaches. And him, because he said he didn’t want an orgasm unless he gave me one too.

I mean, I wouldn’t have been opposed to him putting on a sexy show for me or something. But when the man made up his mind, he was as stubborn as I was.

So I wasn’t surprised when we were making out one evening, getting hot and heavy on his living room couch, and he stopped things when I rubbed my palm against his hardening cock through his jeans.

“I’m ready,” I said.

“Are you hurting right now?”

“It’s…” I flinched. “I’m hurting a little. I’m used to it.”

“Then let’s give it a couple more days.”

“I thought you were going to spoil me. I want you to spoil me with your cock.”

He smirked. “I will. When I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.”

I grumbled under my breath about overprotective men. As I’d told my brothers, Dane always listened to me, which was crucial. But that didn’t mean we always agreed. Why couldn’t he just give up his sexual favors whenever I asked?

Okay, that sounded far more problematic when I spelled it out.

My getting better was a double-edged sword, though. Once I was well enough to fly comfortably, it would be time for me to head home to Silver Ridge. At my last visit with the doctor, she’d said travel was safe. Just that it could make me feel worse.

Iwantedto go home. I wanted to see my family and friends and get back to all the responsibilities I’d been letting slide while I was sick. I hadn’t gone this long without seeing my niece since Maisie was a newborn, and video calls weren’t cutting it. And it wasn’t just that. The city was exciting, but I craved the mountains. Our little Main Street and my favorite hiking trails and Piper’s coffee.

I was homesick.

But it sounded like the ski resort was running smoothly enough without Dane there. And other projects had been demanding his attention here. What if he didn’t want to go back to Colorado with me?

How was this supposed to work between us?

Dane stretched out on the couch and pulled me to lay on top of him. “My private investigator called today,” he said. “Warren. He has some news about the investigation into Vincent and Nina Jamison.”

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