Kaia: Jesus Christ.
Jana: Please don’t judge me.
Kaia: I’m not. I feel sorry for you. Nothing I say will help you. I’m not a professional. Just do me a favor. Don’t go anywhere alonewith Rebel. If you’re targeted, I don’t want her hurt. Diesel can gamble your fucking life. I refuse to be as careless with Rebel’s.
Jana: I understand.
Kaia: Yeah, later.
Jana held her phone, waiting for another text from Kaia, but after five minutes, she realized he wouldn’t write anymore. She’d never risk Rebel. As her stand-in big sister, it was Jana’s job to protect her. Even if they were out together, and Jana somehow scored drugs, she’d find a way to keep Rebel safe.
Sitting on the sofa in the living room of the treehouse, Jana stretched out. She really felt as if she’d jump out of her skin and—
A key turning in the lock reached her and she shot into a sitting position, then glanced over her shoulder.
A huge bouquet of rainbow roses greeted her before Diesel lowered the vase enough for her to see his stormy gray eyes.
“Are those for me?” she asked.
Diesel closed the door and turned the lock, then walked over and held the roses out to her. “Who else would they be for, sweetheart?”
Her heart fluttering, she took the roses and set them on the coffee table. “They’re so beautiful.”
“As are you,” he told her, prompting her to turn.
Digging in the pocket of his jacket, he fished out a small box. “I know things don’t replace me spending time with you, but I just haven’t been able to face you after Saturday night. No, after Sunday.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “Both days.”
Jana frowned. “You did nothing wrong, though.”
“I did a lot wrong, sweetheart.” He grabbed her hand and raised it, then laid the box in her palm. “For you.”
Smiling hesitantly, Jana untied the bow and opened the box, revealing a sparkling diamond bracelet. She gasped.
“I’ll keep it with me, Jana.” Diesel lifted the jewelry out of the box and clasped it on her wrist. “I don’t want you to trade this in exchange for drugs.”
“You bought this for me?” It looked so expensive. “Why?”
Diesel hugged her, then brushed his lips across hers and took her face between his hands. “Because you’re a jewel and I’m lucky to have you,” he said fiercely. “We have alot of family birthday parties coming up. Rebel’s is always extravagant. We’ll be going to family dinners. I don’t want you to feel lesser.”
“This feels like a dream.” Jana threw her arms around Diesel and hugged him tightly, falling a little more in love with him. “I don’t know what I did to deserve you.”
“It’s the opposite. I’m lucky to have such a brave, beautiful woman as mine.”
“I love you so much.”
He cleared his throat and averted his gaze. “I love you, too,” he told her, so quietly she almost missed the words. “I want you happy, but that can’t include drugs anymore. That was so fucking wrong of me.”
“Can it include threesomes?”
He laughed. “As long as I’m with you.”
“It doesn’t have to be with a man. It can be a club girl.” She smirked at him, testing the waters. “As long as I’m with you.”
Shock flitted across his face, then he nodded. “Yes, ma’am. I talked to Aunt Meggie.”
“About?”
“When she’s inviting Amy and Sue over to see how the wedding plans are progressing. I want you in rehab but before you leave, I want you to be my wife. I owe you that much.”
