Or being in his bed.
Feeling unsure of what was happening right then, I rambled on. “I can ask Jurnee or one of the other ladies. It’s okay, I’m sure they will help.”
I heard a faint growl come from Bodie.
Not able to look at him right then, I glanced at the confused doctor. He probably thought I’d lost my ever-lovin’ mind and didn’t know why I would go somewhere other than my home. But he didn’t have a clue.
A gentle touch to my face had my eyes flashing back to the man who’d captured my heart and soul in the palm of his hand,forever,when he spoke next. No matter what happened Bodie would always be a part of me.
“Love, you’re mine to take care of and protect. The only place you’ll be is with me.”
His voice was laced with tenderness and his bossy tone all in one. I tried to hide the smile that was about to make an appearance. I loved his domineering ass as much as I loved his tender side.
Wait what?Loved?
I didn’t have time to ponder that thought because he spoke once again.
“Are we clear?”
That smile I’d been holding back, split my face and he raised a brow at me. That was damn sexy too.
Gah, this man.
Before I could cry at his sweetness, I grabbed a hold of that sass that worked so well for me. Letting go of his hand so I could use it and not hurt my other arm, I brought it to my head, and gave him a salute.
“Yes, sir,” I said in a mocking tone.
He shook his head. “When you’re feeling better, you are getting a spanking for that.”
A couple of coughs sounded behind him and his head swiveled in that direction as my eyes went toward the end of my bed where the doctor and nurse snickered.
“Time to get cleaned up and have that MRI first before anything else,” the doctor advised.
I giggled and even though it made my head throb again, I couldn’t help the fluttering in my heart that Bodie wanted to take me home. Along with the ache in my hoo-ha that he might spank me.
When I squirmed a little thinking about it, my arm moved, causing more pain, and that was when I remembered the bullet. Was it intentional or was I in the wrong place at the wrong time? As I looked into Bodie’s dark eyes, it seemed he caught where my thoughts had gone.
He leaned over and gave me another tenderhearted kiss. “I’ve got you, baby.”
“Promise?” I softly asked him.
I knew what I was asking after our conversations over the last couple of weeks. He felt like he’d broken a promise to his late wife Isabelle having not been there when she had the girls and passed away without him by her side. I shouldn’t have asked him to make a promise and wanted to immediately take it back.
“I promise,” he whispered, looking directly into my eyes.
I’d contemplate the accident and shooting later, right then I just wanted to relish in the way Bodie made me feel.
Which was,loved.
ChapterEighteen
BODIE
Panic gripped me tightly.
The guys were all hanging out at Braxton’s house on a Saturday while the kids had a playdate and the women all went shopping.
My friends were amazing fathers and husbands. They loved their kids like I did my girls and their women, well, they worshiped the ground they walked on. That may sound crazy to some but I understood. I’d been there once before and knew deep down that I was finding myself there once again.
