I find him in the gym rubbing his hair dry with a towel after leaving the showers.
Around me, a dozen or so guys are lifting weights, spotting for someone, punching bags, pressing on a machine, and hitting the showers.
“Hey, congrats, bro.”I fist-shake Jake, who got engaged over the weekend to Caylee.
Behind him, Caylee’s brother, Cole, grunts something I don’t decipher.There was tension when he was pursuing her, but the two men now shoot one another a look, then laugh.
“Thanks man,” Jake says.“I’m a lucky man.”
“I’ll say.”Cole winks at me.
My attention turns to the Delta Force operator again, who tosses his towel into his gym bag.
“Morning.”Ryder spots me watching him and nods to the door, indicating he’s heading out.“What’s up?”
I follow him down to his office.“Need a favor.”
Ryder sits at his desk, unzips his jacket and tosses it onto the small table next to us.
I hover in the doorway.
“Is it about those new drones, because delivery is about a month away, so you’ll have to make do with the current ones for this assignment.”
I grin.“I’ll make do.I just wanted fancy new toys.”
He leans back in his chair.“So, if it’s not the drones, what do you need?”
Goddamn Jessie.
“Savannah,” I hold up my hand when his protective instincts flare.“Jayden’s sister is staying with us.She’s an actress—”
“Dude.”He shakes his head, annoyed.
I get it.
I really get it.But I don’t want her sitting in a bar getting picked up or wandering around LA aimlessly.
Vulnerable.
And what are those bruises?
“Listen, I know, but I grew up with the kid.I need to keep her out of trouble while he’s away.”
Kid.
Jessie hasn’t been a kid for a long time, and I noticed.I noticed the moment it happened.
Despite trying not to.
“Wasn’t she the woman with you at the party on the weekend?”I nod.“The grown-up woman who can look after herself?”
Yes.
The sexy blonde bombshell one who will go to any lengths to get my attention.Who is likely to bring men back to my house to do just that.I’d hate to have to kill one of them.That would mess up my life plans a little.
Which includes fucking her the moment Jayden leaves this mortal plane.
Even if I’m eighty.
