Of course they are. I’m a monster. One that needs to be put down.
But all I want is her.
He rocked back and forth in his chair.Please. I need her.
She had to have gotten his note.
She knew he was coming to see her.
His parents had refused to send her his letters, so he’d had to find another way. The cute young nurse who was so eager to help, so enamored with the fact that she got to take care of the governor’s son, the one who didn’t want to get into trouble by upsetting him and possibly getting fired for not taking care of him.
She didn’t know what he’d done. No one here did.
So he had a cute little nurse who was eager to please. And yes, he fucking used it. Her.
He begged her to get the note to Brooke with a simple story of how he loved Brooke and wanted her to know that after everything that had happened, he still loved her. They weren’t over.
Little Nurse Nell ate that shit up, and because the facility was close to downtown and Brooke’s bookstore, she agreed to drop the note off there, refusing to take it to Brooke’s house. She didn’t want to get caught as his go-between.
What-the-fuck-ever.
She’d reported back that not only did she deliver the note, but she’d put it on Brooke’s car so she wouldn’t miss it.
He knew he was taking risks, but it was the only way to let Brooke know he’d fix this. Them.
Which gave him another idea. Her store was soon to open. He’d send her a gift to let her know he was thinking about her.
He was always thinking about her.
Adam stood. “I’m done. I want to go back to my room now.”
Nurse Nell would be there soon with his next round of meds. He’d take them because he had to, then send her off on another errand.
She wouldn’t deny him.
He was the governor’s son.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Brooke was just finishing up the last of the three romance bookcases in the bookstore when a wave of excitement overtook her. The upcoming opening loomed, and she couldn’t wait. Butterflies swarmed her belly. She really wanted this to be successful. A new start for the new her. And she had Cody and her mom to thank for overseeing everything while she was away at school and when she returned home, broken and lost.
She wasn’t completely healed. Her body was mostly there, but her heart and mind still needed time. And that was okay. She’d get there. She wanted to make her dreams come true. And she had the support she needed from her doctors, friends, her mom, and especially Cody.
She shelved the last of the books, sat back, and grinned. Done. Ready.
The light, happy feeling disappeared when she heard someone at the door and froze.
Keys jangling, the lock turning. The door opening. The lock turned once again, sealing her inside with whoever had come in.
She held her breath, listening for another sound. Anything to tell her who it was. She wanted to call out, but couldn’t find the breath.
“Brooke, honey, where are you?” Cody called out to her.
She let out a relieved sigh and clasped her trembling hands together in front of her. She didn’t want Cody to see her like this. “I’m here.” She calmed herself with steadying breath, walked around the long double-sided bookcase, and found Cody standing just inside the door, dressed in a black suit with a dark gray shirt and turquoise tie that made his blue eyes stand out beneath his golden hair. The suit fit him to perfection. Though he was starting to look a bit uncomfortable with the bulge thickening along the front of his slacks.
“You’re so beautiful.”
She smiled. It came easier these days. Especially when she was with him. It had been a week since they made love again for the first time. It changed everything. They couldn’t keep their hands off each other now. The second they woke up, the day started with a kiss. Every night it ended with one. And if Cody needed a fix, because he’d become addicted to her taste, she found herself with his head between her legs at least once a day, sometimes as many as three or four. And that didn’t include how often they fucked because she got one look at his sexy smile and that strong body and she was after his belt and his hard cock.
