Page 57 of The Saviors: Part One
“I mean, I get it,” she says. “His dad has always been fucking awful, and he’s always been able to turn Axel into a person he isn’t.” My mouth pops open, and she laughs. “I’m not defending him. He reminded me so much of Charlie last night, and I hated it. I hope you made him bleed.”
“He probably broke his nose.”
“Shut up, Gorilla.”
“What are you guys going to do now? I’m assuming you can’t go back there.” Leave it to her to figure it out before we can get to that part. Kai rubs the back of his neck and looks at me.Fucker.
“We can get a hotel, or maybe we can stay with you for a couple of days? We won’t get in the way of your business.” My woman is a mastermind, and it’s fucking hot.
“You guys are here anyway. I like having you here.”
“We like being here, Gorgeous. I have one more question. The guys at the other house?”
“The security guards?” I nod. “That’s a long story and one for another night.”
I’m sure she’s had enough to think about, so I let that slide for now. “How did you start Daybreak?”
“I’ve always liked to design.”
“So, you took a hobby and turned it into a lucrative business?” I ask, impressed. I saw that house. You had to have some heavy cash flow for something like that.
She shrugs, embarrassed. “Yeah. Daybreak makes the most money, of course, but I really enjoy Designs by Chels too. It’s the front for Daybreak.”
“Can we see some of that?” Kai asks, curious.
She shrugs and gets up to pull a silver laptop from a bag. She pulls everything up and sits it on the coffee table. “It’s all in those folders.” She disappears toward the kitchen, and Kai moves to the couch.
She’s designed just about everything. Book covers, menus, logos, and some more personal stuff. “She’s really good,” Kai comments.
“She’s amazing.”
She walks back in, handing me ice wrapped in a towel. “For your eye,” she explains, sitting in the chair.
“Thank you, Gorgeous.” I place it on my sore eye with a hiss. Fucker got me good, I’ll give him that. “These are awesome.”
“Thanks,” she replies, still embarrassed. “So, I know how you guys can make up for lying to me.” I raise my eyebrow at the little liar herself, and she laughs. “I want you guys to take me on a date.”
I’m confused for a second before I realize we haven’t taken her on a date. Chilling at her house doesn’t count. Now I feel like the worst boyfriend ever.
“I’m sorry. That should have happened before now.”
“It’s okay. I don’t normally like going out unless I have to. But I want to with you guys.” Kai looks somewhere between throwing up and running away. Not his thing, either. “You don’t have to,” she rushes out, seeing his face.
He swallows. “I want to. For you.”
“Really, Kai. It’s fine,” she tells him gently. I can tell she really wants this, but she’ll let it slide if it makes him uncomfortable.
He shakes his head. “No. I want to. Let us plan it and surprise you.”
“Okay.” The smile she gives him lights up her whole face.
He would slay dragons for that smile.
And so would I.
Chapter18
Nolan
