Page 61 of Wild Rush Of Love
He ignored Cam, who’d taken a seat a few stools away. “You’re here early, and you need somewhere to stay. Plus, you aren’t sure you can give me every second of my life because my boss,” he tipped his head in Cam’s direction, “wouldn’t be happy if I brought you to work with me.”
Reena nodded.
“Fuck. What did you do?”
She opened her mouth and he placed a hand over it.
“Wait. Give me a second. Jesus. Shit. Okay. Okay.” He sucked in a breath then took his hand away. “Go.”
“After you’d gone, I discovered that home isn’t a place. Not a house, or a city, or anywhere on earth except here.” She pressed her hand to her chest. “Home is where the heart is—and my heart is with you, Rush Whelan. I love you.”
Dear God. His knees shook and he had to lock them to remain upright. “Sabreena.” He cupped her cheek and she leaned into his touch, turned, and kissed his palm. “Baby.”
“So anyway,” she said as she straightened. “I quit my job, packed up my house, and put it on the market, and came to where my home is.”
“Fuck.” His knees gave out. “I need to sit.”
Reena laughed when his ass hit the stool hard. “Nice to know I can sweep you off your feet the way you did me.”
He rested his forehead on her thigh. “Cam.”
“Yeah.”
“I need someone to cover the rest of my shift.”
“Done.” His friend got up and walked around the bar. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“I’ll be bringing an assistant.” Rush lifted his head and smiled at Reena. “I happen to know she’s great at taking orders and serving drinks, so I’ll be sure to put her to good use.”
“Really? Does she want a job?”
Reena’s lips curled up as she looked at Cam. “Are you offering?”
“Yes. I’ll have paperwork ready for you when you get here tomorrow.”
Rush stood and lifted Reena off the bar. “You want to work at the Lodge?”
She slipped her hand into his and pressed against him. “If it means you get to see me every second of your life, yes.”
“You have to stop agreeing to everything I want.”
“Why? It’s worked out really well for me so far.”
She was right, it had. And if she was going to keep doing it… “I want you to live with me.”
“I don’t think we can live in your room here. It’s too small.”
He shoved his hand in his pocket and pulled out his keys. “How about a house?”
“A house?”
“I bought a house. For us.”
“You bought a house? For us?”
“Yes.”
“Here? Near the Lodge?”
