“Can you tell me what it is you have to tell me?” I’m not beating around the bush. I want this over and done with. I know Bridger—he would never willingly do something that I couldn’t forgive him for.
“Yeah, sit down with me though?” He plops down on the couch he keeps on the covered portion of the pool deck, and I sit down beside him.
“I knew Liam was in town,” he blurts out. I look at him, my mouth opening and closing shut. I’m at a loss of words. Bridger just took the wind out of my sails.
“For how long?” I finally get out. My eyes are already filling with tears.
“Fuck, sunshine. Not in that way. We found out this morning. Travis got the call, he relayed the message, and we knew without a doubt the first place he’d come is here. I left knowing what he would do. Travis got information from one of Liam’s cellmates, and apparently, he bragged about what he’d do when he got out,” Bridger rushes out. I hate that he didn’t tell me what was going on right away, and I voice that. “You could have told me. I could have at least grabbed one of the many guns you stashed around the house, or not have been in a towel with my defenses down, or said I love you before you left.” My voice is rising with every word I say.
“Fuck, you were not meant to say that first. Those words were mine to give you before you breathed them,” Bridger states.
“Well, too bad for you. I’m upset about not getting some kind of warning, but Bridger, I love you, and if you ever do something like this again, I won’t stay around. We’re a team, or at least I thought we were.” My hands that were wrapped around Bridger’s are taken and put on his chest, where his heart is beating rapidly.
“Sunshine, we are a team, more so than I could ever explain. I love you, knew I loved you long before you whispered those words in your sleep. I was just waiting for you to catch up. I hated like hell that I couldn’t tell you what was going on. Travis and Slade had to make me see reason. I was ready to come up guns blazing in a second flat. Believe me when I say it wasn’t something I wanted or was ready to do.” Bridger’s eyes captivate me, much like they always do. Those different-colored eyes of his reel me in every single time.
“I said what in my sleep?” I question.
“That you loved me with your whole heart,” he responds.
“I could have sworn I was dreaming when I said that,” I mumble.
“It doesn’t matter, Kellie. We love each other, we have a future and plans to make, starting today.” One of his hands is covering mine on his heart, the other delves into my hair, and his lips are on mine,
“I’m so ready for that.” My body is heating up with so much need it’s boiling over as I straddle his lap.
“Fuck, yes.” The towel I had wrapped around me disappeared in the mayhem earlier. Bridger is drooling over me in his lap and in a bathing suit. I feel every delicious inch of his cock beneath me.
“Too bad I can’t take care of that right now. Something tells me if the guys came in and saw us, they’d get an eyeful of something they don’t really want to see.” My breath is husky as I say those words.
“Yeah, though come tonight, it’s you and me. No one will interrupt us.” Bridger groans, bringing me closer, hugging the life out of me. We both need this right now. Sure, I could be extremely pissed that he didn’t give me an inkling of a clue, but this is Nighthawk Security we’re talking about. No matter how bad the situation is, they have to think with a clear head. It wasn’t that long ago when Slade came in losing his mind over Taylor while the other guys had to remain calm. I can only imagine how Bridger was feeling.
“I can’t wait. Also, if I’m staying here much longer, I’m going to need the rest of my things, not to mention my music collection.” Bridger and I laughed over the amount of vinyl records I have stashed everywhere in my house. It’s something I remember my parents doing together all those years ago. They’d cook dinner together when their jobs permitted it, then we’d eat as a family, clean up together. My parents would turn on their record player, have a glass of wine, and listen to music. All while I was watching. The love they had for each other is what I imagine Bridger and I will have for many years to come.