“And what did she say?”
He shrugged, wishing he’d kept his mouth shut. He’d forced that awkward moment
from his mind, and now they’d brought it to the surface again. He couldn’t help feeling
simultaneous rejection and relief that Hailey seemed to have disregarded his bigI love
youmoment. Had she maybe not heard him, or misunderstood him? He sure as hell
hoped so.
“What did she say, Gage Andrew Warren?”
Both his brothers, and he, winced at his mother’s tone.
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“Nothing. She said nothing.”But she’d just given me one hell of a blow job, so
maybe she took what I said as in the heat of the moment?The notion hadn’t occurred to
him before, and as his mother tried to soften the blow of Hailey’s rejection, he felt
lighter, somehow. Maybe Hailey had attributed his declaration to one of thoseOh God
flashes.
“Oh, honey, I’m sure it’s all a big misunderstanding.”
“Yeah, I think it is.”
“Poor guy,” Derrick muttered, shaking his head. “And I still don’t have Sydney’s
number.”
Gage grinned, surprising them. “Don’t worry about it. I have it under control. Now
how about some hash and eggs?”
Gage whistled as he worked in his kitchen, waiting for Hailey to show. He’d clipped
a deep red rose from his mother’s rose garden, and had cut all the thorns off but one.
Prickly, the flower reminded him of Hailey. Beautiful, but not to be taken for granted.
He’d thought about what his mother had said earlier, and what he’d finally figured out.
The time had come to lay it on the table. Why hide how he felt?
Hell, the way Hailey made love to him every night, she had to feel the same way.
Sure she’d been quiet lately. Maybe she had begun questioning their future. He knew
from their many discussions that she viewed her past as a nightmare in the dating world.
