Jessie is going to have to tell her family.They need to know what she’s been through.Jayden is going to be furious I didn’t call him when she was missing.
My priority was finding her, and I’m not sorry.
My Jessie.
The woman I love.
She’s been a part of me for so fucking long, I’m sick of denying myself.Sick of denying her.
Bonito could’ve killed her.
We know he’s a sex offender, and there’s every chance he could’ve gone too far and taken her life.The things I saw lying in the hotel room scared the fuck out of me.The strong-scented moisturizer, which the psycho clearly thought he was nurturing her with, the sex toys...Christ.Thank God we got to her in time.
That motherfucker.
He’s broken pieces of my beautiful girl that she’ll never get back.
Her spark.
Her infinite optimism.
Her belief in magic.
It’s lucky that Ryder and law enforcement were there, or Frank Bonito would be in a body bag instead of behind bars right now.
I’ll never forget the sight of him crawling off her, the terror in Jessie’s eyes as she sobbed.The way she sobbed and fell into my arms as I ripped the ties of her wrists.
The smell of her fear.
He’d fed her like it was a date.A bottle of champagne sat nearby, half-drunk as if celebrating.Sex toys on the table, ready to be used.
On my woman.
The way she apologized to me as ifshe’ddone something fucking wrong.
Jessie is asleep in my arms, in my bed for the first time, and the world feels more right than it ever has before.
Tomorrow we need to talk about the future.A serious talk.I want to know what she wants.What she dreams of in regards to a relationship.We’ve shared our dreams over the years, but I’ve strictly kept off this subject.
For obvious reasons.
You know what she wants.
Maybe I do.Still, I don’t know if she wants children, to get married, or pursue her career first.Does she want a big wedding.To elope.To live together only after we are married.
I should know these things.
Both our families will have a point of view, but they will be happy for us once they see how much I love her.How much I’ve always loved her.
If Jayden will accept it.
That’s the thing that could destroy everything.
Because it will.
If he alienates his sister or me because he feels like we have lied to him, it will be much harder.I made a vow and I just can’t see how he can accept it.
Or I would have kissed the beautiful woman in my arms a long time ago.
