“You wanted me, sir?”
Raven rolled his eyes.“What have I told you about calling me sir?”
“Sorry.It’s a hard habit to break.”
Raven glared for a moment then sighed.“Can you drive a standard?”
Hunter’s eyes went wide.“No.I’ve never had an opportunity.”
Jordon wondered from his expression if he was waiting for the president to take a swing at him.She wondered if he’d learned to be cautious of Raven, or if it was bleeding over from something he’d dealt with growing up.
“Take the truck Dax had in Bozeman, drive Jordon and Spider down to his house.Leave the truck there for them.Then come back and see me.”
“Yes, sir.”Hunter turned and headed for the door.Spider followed, slower on his crutches than usual.Jordon wondered if he was tired or if they were hurting his arms.
“I’m not sure I’ll ever break him of that shit.”Raven said as he rolled his eyes.“Go on, sleep well.We’ll see you tomorrow.There’s not much in the house in the way of food.We didn’t have time to stock it with that, but there’s plenty here.Come on up when you’re ready for breakfast.”
“Thank you,” Jordon said, then followed Spider outside.On the way to the pickup, she stopped by her Jeep and snagged the bag she’d packed.
When they reached the house, she stayed close to Spider, making sure the ramp up to the porch hadn’t iced over and that Spider didn’t slip on his way up.That was something they needed to do.Add some kind of texture to the ramps, so that in the rain and snow he didn’t fall.At the door, she opened it and followed him inside.
“You take the bed,” Spider said once they were inside and she’d closed the door.“I’ll sleep on the couch.”
Jordon almost laughed.As if she would take his bed while he slept out here.
“Try again.We’re both adults.We can share the bed.Come on.”She headed for the bedroom.“Do you want a shower before we sleep?”
“I had one this morning and other than walk around a little, I haven’t done anything.But feel free to use the shower if you’d like.I think I saw towels in there.”
“I’ll do that,” Jordon said.She’d been working all morning and felt far too grimy to get into bed—anyone’s bed.Plus, if she was going to curl up next to him, she’d rather smell like shampoo and soap than horse and sweat.
When she’d finished in the shower and stepped back into the bedroom, Jordon found Spider sitting on the edge of the bed wearing a pair of fleece pants and nothing else.
“I wasn’t sure which side of the bed you wanted,” he said, his gaze raking down her body, making her hyperaware of how her nipples tented the thin fabric of the tank top she wore.
“I don’t have a preference.I usually just sprawl out in the middle.You choose where you’re most comfortable and I’ll work around it.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”She watched him for a moment.“I bet you sleep best on your right side.Do you want me in front of you or behind you?”
“In front, always in front.I have your back, always, wildcat.I thought you’d figured that out by now.”
She couldn’t help but smile.“Yeah, I know that.Get in.I’ll be right back.”
Jordon made a quick walk through the house, making sure all the doors and windows were closed and the lights turned off.She grabbed a couple of bottles of water from the fridge then went back into the bedroom.Spider had turned on the light beside the bed and he lay there, a blanket pulled to his waist, as if he was waiting for her before pulling them all the way up.She put a water bottle on either side of the bed, then climbed in and rolled over to face him, leaving the light on, at least for now.
“Talk to me,” she said, watching him.
“What about?”
“I don’t know.Tell me something you haven’t yet.”
Lines formed between Spider’s brows.“I don’t know what I haven’t told you.We’ve spent so much time on the phone, so much time talking, I just don’t know.”
“Okay, when’s the last time you shared a bed with a woman?I don’t mean sex, I mean slept side by side all night long.”
He blinked.“Never.The only woman I’ve ever slept beside, that I can recall, is you and that nap a few weeks ago.”
