Page 48 of A Soldier's Destiny
“You don’t need to worry about it. The bakery will be closed tomorrow. You’ll make up for it in sales when you reopen. Everyone in town will want to hear what happened.” He wasn’t going to allow her to push herself. She needed rest and time to recuperate.
“But…”
“There you go with the buts again.”
“I agree with Jasper. You should take a few days off at least. You’re the only bakery in town you won’t lose customers.”
“I’d prefer you didn’t open again until we figure out who’s targeting you. Today proved they’re serious and don’t plan on letting up. You could have been killed.” The last thing Jasper wanted to do was scare her, but she needed to listen so he could keep her safe.
“I’ll give you tomorrow. But after that, we’ll see.”
“You are one stubborn woman.”
“Only when it comes to something I care about.” They’d said a lot of things the night before, but he wondered if she’d changed her mind after what happened today. More than anything he wanted to keep her safe and prove he was worthy of her love.
“Okay, c’mon Faith, let’s bring Lily back to Alex and head home. If you need anything call, I can be here in about twenty minutes.”
“Thanks, Chase. Faith, if you ever decide you want a new career you can come work at the bakery with me.”
“No way. But thank you for the compliment.”
The women hugged, and Chase gave Rori a kiss on the unbruised side of her forehead. “Talk to you tomorrow.”
“I’ll go down and lock up, you stay put, okay?”
“Yes, sir.”
Jasper shook his head as he followed them downstairs.
“You better not hurt her,” Lily said.
“What? I’d never hurt her.”
“It’s obvious she’s fallen hard for you. Don’t you dare break that girl’s heart. She’s already been through too much.”
Chase looked as surprised as Jasper at Lily’s comments.
“I don’t plan on ever hurting her. I hope she’ll have me, but I have to make sure she’s safe first.”
Lily nodded and smiled. Obviously hearing exactly what she was hoping. Jasper checked the lock on the bakery door, then locked the apartment entrance and headed upstairs to his angel.
