My tongue ran along my upper lip while I tried to give him the sexiest look I could. “Keep talking like that and we’ll be here all day.”
Jase pushed off the counter and stopped directly in front of me. “I’d normally be okay with that, but we need condoms.”
Chewing on the corner of my lip, I nodded. “Right. That is our number one priority today.”
After finishing off our coffee, we unpacked the rest of the kitchen stuff and headed out to Jase’s truck.
“Should I drive and follow you?”
Jase stopped and looked at me like I had grown two heads. “Hell no. The more time we are together, the better. I’ll drive since I know where I’m going. I’ve texted my mom to let her know we are on our way.”
“I feel sick,” I whined while placing my hand on my stomach.
Grabbing me, Jase spun me around as I screamed and threw my head back laughing. “Stop it! You put me through hell yesterday, so now it’s your turn.”
When he set me down, I shook my head and pointed
at him. “The difference is, I didn’t knowingly lead you into the wolf’s den. My parents just showed up. You’re lucky they didn’t drive into Austin and catch us in the act.”
Jase shuddered and opened his truck door for me. “Point taken.”
He took my hand and helped me into the truck, causing that ever-growing feeling of happiness in the pit of my stomach. “Such a gentleman,” I whispered. He reached in and kissed me gently on the lips while flashing the dimples.
Watching him walk around the front of the truck, I pinched my arm.
“Yep, I’m awake,” I mumbled under my breath.
Taylor
The drive to Llano was beautiful. I can’t believe I ever thought I would be happy living in Austin. The Texas hill country was and always would be my home.
“What are you smiling about over there?” Jase asked while taking my hand in his.
“How beautiful it is in the hill country. I wonder how long I would have been happy living in Austin?”
His lips pressed against my wrist. “I’m not going to lie and say I’m not over the moon you’re not in Austin. I hate that you left your job, but damn I’m glad you’re so close to me.”
With a giggle, I took in Jase’s features. His jaw was strong and he had the most beautiful eyelashes. I’d kill to have them. Everything about him was perfection. Even his nose was beautiful. We would have beautiful babies.
My head snapped forward as that thought hit me a little too close to home. Closing my eyes, I said a quick prayer I wasn’t pregnant.
I jumped when Jase started to speak again. “I love Texas and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.”
“You said your sister’s best friend Ava was in town? Does she live out of the state?”
“Ava, no she lives in Austin. Both my family and her family went to Montana, remember?”
I nodded as he kept talking. “Well, it turns out she knows one of the guys who is helping us go organic. His family owns a huge ranch up there and they invited us up to see how an organic cattle ranch runs. While we were there, Ava broke her leg and her ankle. She’s been playing house with Ryder.”
“Ryder? He’s the guy she knew?”
“Yep. I will bet you a million dollars she is not home to stay.”
“Why?” I asked.
Jase laughed and shook his head. “If I know Ava, she’s fallen in love with Ryder and coming home to pack up her shit and head right back up there.”
“So Ryder lives there?”