He searches my face as he roughly swallows. His throat working hard for a few seconds. “Does that mean you’re saying, yes?”
“That’s what I mean,” I whisper, blinking back the hot tears that suddenly appear in the corners of my eyes.
He leans in slowly, brushing his lips across mine. “I love you, Jade. I don’t want you anywhere but beside me.”
My heart expands painfully, then contracts equally as hard.
“But, Ryker, I don’t have anything to bring to the table. I don’t even have a job, or any?—”
He cuts me off with another kiss. “You, that’s what you bring.”
“But,” I whisper.
“Let’s just take it one day at a time.”
His logic steals my argument which hadn’t fully formed. I just can’t picture myself in a home where I’m wanted.
“It’s a modernized farmhouse and there’s land.” He kisses the back of my hand. “It’s not far from Agile’s headquarters. It’s a nice little town.”
“Will you be there?”
His expression turns serious. “I’ll try to be there as much as I can. This job?—”
He shakes his head. “We’ll have to figure out if this job is right for our future.”
Future.
I press my hand over my heart. “I’m not sure I’m going to be able to sleep tonight.”
He leans in, kisses my temple, growls roughly. “I wish I was going to be in bed with you, but I’m going to be tied up with the guys. I’ll just be loading gear, and going over intel. You need anything, I’m not more than a few steps away.”
I settle back into the bed and he tucks me in, his eyes a little bright, and mine definitely damp.
“Ryker,” someone calls in the hallway.
“Gotta go. Duty calls.” He plants a swift kiss on my forehead. “I’ll wake you up when it’s time to leave.”
“Wait,” I grab his hand. “What about June?”
“She’s ours. Scout gave her to us as a gift.” June pads over to the edge of the bed, her expression adorable as she looks between us.
He snaps his fingers. “Come on. Up.”
She leaps into the bed, snuggling down next to me. “Keep my girl safe,” he tells her with some scratches. Then he backs out of the door, watching us until the very last sliver disappears.
Oh my god. I’m moving to Utah to live with Ryker. “Did you hear that, June?”
I’m glad he’s gone, because I cry. June snuggles me. And I finally let it go. What happened in my past stays here. It’s not coming with us to our home.
Our home.
CHAPTER 30
One Week Later - Eden, Utah
Ryker pulls me into his arms. “Don’t go far, okay?”
He’s said this a hundred times at least since we’ve gotten to Utah. It’s sweet, even if it’s a little over-the-top.
