“Yes.” The answer was immediate, and he wasn’t sure if maybe he should have paused or hesitated or looked like heneeded time to think about it. “But I want you more. So if you can’t do that, we don’t have to try.”
She nodded, but the line between her brows remained, her eyes focused more on his chest than his face.
“Callie.”
She finally looked up.
“If our future is just you and me, then I will be the luckiest son of a bitch on the planet. Kids are something I want. Butyouare all I need.”
Some of the worry eased from her features. “What if one day you wake up and resent me for not giving you kids?”
“That will never happen.”
“You don’t know that.”
“I do. Because I know what it’s like to not have you, and I would always choose the other option. I would always choose you.”
A small smile touched her lips. “Okay, but you could get sick of just me.”
“Not possible.”
“I don’t know. I can be pretty annoying when I’m hungry or tired.”
“Then I’ll feed you and force you to rest.”
“Will you rest with me?”
He leaned up, hovering his lips a mere inch from hers. “I’ll hold you the entire time.” He kissed her, feeling for the first time that day like everything was going to be okay.
CHAPTER 26
Callie leaned into Lock’s side, a smile on her lips.
Man, it felt good to smile. To sit outside with Lock, Jace, and Elle, the warmth of a fire in front of them and a glass of red wine in hand.
A week had passed since the incident with Hamish. He was home and recovering and, according to Eastern, had vehemently denied taking the GHB. Although, he’d also said he had no idea who could have slipped it into his drink. Sugar and Spice had been busy that day, but he claimed he hadn’t gotten close to or spoken to anyone.
She hadn’t seen Hamish since he’d gotten out of the hospital. She wanted to, but Lock had insisted they wait until they found the person responsible for everything that was going on.
Everything had been quiet over the last week, and she’d felt safe with Lock by her side. Or as safe as she could feel with a crazy stalker on the loose.
“You really took his clothes so he had to walk out of gym bare-ass naked?” Lock asked Jace, pulling Callie’s attention back to the conversation around her.
It was Elle who nodded. “He did. Casper was so mad, but he never found out who did it.”
“Trust me when I say he deserved it,” Jace said, sipping his beer. “The guy was a dick ninety percent of the time.”
Callie looked up at Lock. “Did you do stuff like that in high school?”
Jace scoffed. “Mr. Serious over there? He didn’t have my ballsormy charm.”
“Charm?” Lock laughed. “I think you’re mistaking your big ego for charm, buddy.”
“I can have both ego and charm.” Jace grinned.
Callie laughed. “So you two were best friends in high school but didn’t date?” It sounded unbelievable, because looking at them now, you’d think they’d loved each other for years.
Elle nodded. “Yeah. It took us a while to get our act together.”
