“No basement in the cabin.” He doesn't offer to take her back with him. Good. I really didn't want to have a go with Jameson. We’re old friends. I’m bigger than him but it would be a hell of a fight.
“Yeah, not sure it’s safe to stay there right now.” She leans into me. “Bow said I could stay here until the storms pass.”
“Bow?” Jameson full-on smiles now, looking back at me. If I didn’t like him, I’d knock that look right off his face. I don’t know what that fool is smiling about. He acts the same way when Bunny is around.
“Don’t you have somewhere to be?” It was only yesterday that he was trying to push us all out of his house to be alone with Bunny.
“That I do.” He glances back to my girl. “Call Bunny later or she’ll be sending me out here again.”
“I will.”
“All right.” He turns to head back to his truck but stops. He turns back. I brace myself, not sure what kind of warning he’s going to give me, but surprisingly, he speaks to Precious.
“Don’t hurt him,” he says before he turns, taking off in a run toward his truck. I shut the door, locking it. Precious tilts her head to look up at me.
“We finished eating?” No, that was only my appetizer. I plan to eat her as my main course.9PJ“You suck at this.” I laugh as I sink another one of his battleships. This isn't what I had in mind when I told Bow I wanted to stay, but I am having a good time. I am enjoying getting to know him. I’m starting to think that it's not that Bow doesn't like to talk; it's more that he wants to watch and observe. I also notice the more I ask him questions the more he opens up and begins to ask his own about me.
I found out he lost his parents too. I think his loss is worse than my own. At least I still have brothers. Bow doesn't look to have any other family. I try not to push too much about it. I know it can hurt to talk about the loss, but as shitty as it was, it was nice to have someone that’s not one of my brothers to understand it.
“It’s hard to concentrate.” Thunder booms again over us. I look up. Not long after Jameson left another storm rolled in. This one sounds worse than the last. Bow even said we should move downstairs. I didn’t know storms could last this long. Bow said they are different ones rolling in and out.
“Yeah, this one sounds pretty bad.” I’m not really scared anymore. I know it’s not only being in the basement but that Bow is here. His presence alone calms me.
“It’s not the storm.” He reaches over, grabbing me. The board goes flying as he pulls me into his lap, ending our game.
“I think you’re a sore loser.” I laugh, wrapping my arms around his neck and settling into his lap.
“Nope, you can beat me at Battleship anytime you want.” He is so sweet. He’s not cocky, which a lot of men try to be with me. They find they have something to prove when they are standing up next to me sometimes. I know it’s my line of work that brings it out in them. Not Bow, though. He’s confident in himself and it’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.
“I bet I can shoot a gun better than you too.” I tease him more. I am a good shot. My brother made me practice a lot. I tend to be on the smaller side, so he said I needed to be good with a gun.
“Then you’ll have to help me improve.” His hands roam up and down my hips, settling on my ass. There he goes proving me right.
“I think I can do that.” I settle into him. His eyes lock with mine. “Bow, I’m not sure I want this to be no strings.” I can feel myself falling for him. He makes it too easy. I think he’ll catch me too.
“This can be whatever you want it to be, kitten.”
“Don’t hurt me.” Jameson said the same to me about Bow.
“I promise you nothing I’ll ever do will be to cause you pain if I can help it.”
“Do you always say the right stuff? I'm starting to think you’re too good to be true.”
“I’m shocked to hear you say that because I have no clue what the hell I’m doing.” I don’t take Bow as a man who dates a lot. He’s handsome enough to catch any girl's attention, though.
“You don’t date?”
“Nope.”
“Hook up?” I keep on pushing.
“Kitten, no need to scratch me. I’m all yours.”
I lift my hands up. I didn't realize I was digging my nails into him. Something about him brings out a side of me that I didn’t even know existed. I’ve become possessive of him in only a matter of days.