She pulled back slightly, and my chest hurt when I saw her tear-soaked face. I lifted my hands up to her face and wiped them away.
“I was so scared, Jase. The only thing I could think about was how mad my father was going to be.”
Lifting my brows, I pulled my head back and said, “Your dad? Mine would have cut my dick off.”
When she laughed, I felt the tension letting go of my body. “It’s over, we made that one mistake and it will never happen again.”
Placing her hands on my chest, she took in a deep breath before slowly expelling it. “I want kids, Jase. I really do. And this may sound selfish, but I want you all to myself for a while before we have them. I mean . . . we just started dating and I’m not expecting anything from you.”
“Taylor you don’t have to explain anything. I feel the same way. I want to date, get engaged, plan the wedding of your dreams, and then we can talk about kids.”
“You just made my heart flutter.”
With a smirk, I leaned in closer and barely spoke against her ear. “My mother would say I swooned you.”
With a good laugh, Taylor wrapped her arms around me. “Thank you for coming today. I’m not sure how I would have reacted had you not been there.”
Kissing her quickly on the lips, we headed to my truck. “So did you decide if you were moving out of your parents’ house?”
“I don’t think so. I’m always at your place and never home really, so why move?”
“I was thinking and please don’t feel like you have to say yes . . . but why don’t you move in with me? I know it’s still a good drive to the ranch, but we’d be together every night.”
My chest tightened and I couldn’t decide if the idea thrilled me or scared the piss out of me. The idea of holding Taylor in my arms every night was amazing. To wake up to those beautiful green eyes had my stomach flipping. And it meant we were moving in together.
Stealing a look in her direction, I asked, “Are you sure? I mean there might be some nights I’d have to stay with my parents or the cabin when I had an early start, but the thought of waking up to your beautiful face each day makes my heart race.”
Her teeth sunk into her lip. “I’m positive. Life is short and I don’t want to take a day for granted.”
“You have to let me split the bills with you.”
Trying to contain her smile she agreed. “Deal!”
I reached my hand out for hers. Pulling it to my lips, I gently kissed it. “Then it looks like you’ve got a roommate.”
Taylor
Late March
“Taylor, are you sure you want to go?”
“Of course I am! Jase, these are your friends. You hang with my friends all the time. I want to meet some of your friends.”
“You’ve met Rick.”
Rolling my eyes, I mumbled under my breath, “He doesn’t count.”
Jase laughed and pulled me into his arms. “Why do you not like him?”
With a shrug, I replied. “He makes comments to me all the time that make me feel uncomfortable.”
With a glower, he asked, “What kind of comments?”
Waving it off, I replied, “Nothing really. I’m just being silly.”
“Taylor, if Rick is saying something to you I want to know about it.”
Swallowing hard, I chewed on the corner of my lip. The last thing I wanted to do was cause problems between Jase and his best friend. It was true though that I didn’t care for Rick at all.