I raise up, needing something to drink.
“I’m going to get a bottled water. You want a beer?”
“Who needs beer when I can get drunk on your pussy.” He smirks as I shake my head at him.
When I come back to bed, Zane tells me all about his ex-wife, Lanie and how she fucked him over. I never would have guessed that any woman wouldn’t want Zane and would cheat on him. I could never hurt him in that way. I nuzzle into the crook of his neck as he traces lazy circles over my arm.
“Move in with me, Hattie Mae.”
“Don’t you think that’s kind of quick?”
“Well, I was thinking…Mason will be finishing up with school soon and coming home to live with me. He could use his own place and you have your trailer and I have mine. I want to go to bed every night to the sound of you breathing. I want to wake up every morning and see your face. Your place or mine…it doesn’t matter but you’re mine and I want this.”
I love Zane and I like being with him, but this is all so fast. I take a minute to think on it. Okay, I take several minutes to think on it. I take so long that Zane pokes me in the ribs to make sure I am still breathing. Justin and I moved at a snail’s pace and I decide to say what the hell. “Okay,” I mumble so low that I am not sure he has heard me. He isn’t saying anything now and I am afraid he was only kidding.
Twisting around, I look over at him and he has the biggest grin on his face. “I am going to make you so damn happy, Hattie.” I slam my mouth into his, craving his kisses. His tongue melds with mine in perfect sync.
“I know you will,” I tease, smiling at him.
I never would have thought moving to a place called Deadman’s Drop would lead me to find a happy ending of my own, but it did.
Chapter 23
Zane
A knock I wasn’t expecting sounds loudly at my front door. I peek out the peephole to see my dick of a brother standing on the other side.
Reluctantly I open the door. It’s too damn early for his shit.
“What do you want, Lucas?”
“I need to know. Did You fuck Kiesha?”
“Fuck no, I didn’t fuck her. I gave her a ride home one night when I passed by her stranded on the highway with a flat tire. She didn’t have a spare, so I gave her a ride. Is that what all this shit has been about? You thought I screwed your easy piece of ass? You fucked my ex-wife and I didn’t say shit about it. You’ve always been jealous of me. Always wanted what’s mine but you will never have Hattie. You tried and failed to come between us. So, if that is all you wanted you can get the fuck off my porch.”
He nods and shuffles on his feet. “Good.”
I nod and wait for him to get gone or say something else, but he just stands there being all awkward.
“Mason is moving home soon,” I tell him.
“Yeah about that. We need to talk.”
I rub a hand over my head not wanting to deal with any more bullshit right now.
“Already got it worked out. I’m moving in with Hattie and he can have my place to himself.”
“I’m happy for you.”
“Yeah sure.” I snort and roll my eyes.
“I guess Mason didn’t tell you about the deal we are working on.”
“Nope.”
“Figures. He wanted to surprise you.”
“And you can’t help yourself from beating him to the punch.” I shake my head.