Page 95 of Savage Outlaw

Even on the days that blacked out.

Tomorrow.

The day after.

The one after that.

When his memories became sketchy. He remembered tea and toast with a good man and his wife.

And the help he desperately needed.

TWENTY-FIVE

“Keys to the kingdom and to his love.” - Roux

“Miss. Tucker, I’m going to need a decision, this apartment has a lot of interest.” The realtor informed, as Roux walked around the open plan living room again.

She loved the balcony and she’d been keen only days ago to sign a lease but now something felt not right.

“Yeah, give me a minute,” she responded and stepped out onto the second floor balcony that overlooked Armado Springs. Pulling her phone from her back pocket, she hit the number and listened to it ringing. He picked up after three.

“Hey, Cookie. What’s up, baby?”

“I want to live with you.”

Roux was never about beating around the bush but even those words came as a shock to her too. She’d semi been thinking about it, wanting it for a long time. Why did she apply for an apartment when all she wanted to do was be with Tad?

“Thaddeus? Did I lose you?”

“No, I’m here, baby.”

“Did you hear what I said?”

“Come to my place now.”

“What? Aren’t you going to answer?” Her forehead wrinkled and she toyed nervously with the row of ear piercings.

Maybe he wasn’t ready.

They’d only officially started to date, even though she’d felt like she’d been his for four years already.

“Cookie, if you wanna say that to me, you say it to my face, not over the phone. Come to my place, I’m at home.”

“Oh.” Air whooshed out of her. “But it’ll take me a while to get there, can’t you say something? I’m viewing a rental right now, but I want to live with you.”

“Roux,” he growled and sent tremors and grins through her.

God, he was fucking bossy.

Why she liked it, she didn’t know.

“Fine. I’m hungry, I need to stop for a waffle cone first.”

“Straight here, Cookie.” The bossy bastard demanded and then he hung up.

He hung up on her!

Roux and her rumbling belly drove the few blocks. Her hunger was forgotten when his front door opened even before she’d switched off the engine.

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