They went to yoga.
Fucking great.
Wolfe checked his Tag Heuer watch and knew he had to hustle up to the rink for the weight workout with his teammates.
Again, Wolfe’s questions remained unanswered as both Dante and Matt failed to show for the workout.
And surprise, calls to both dickheads went to voicemail.
He finished his workout in record time, showered and jumped in his car to break down the goddamn door of Dante’s condo so he could get some answers.
His phone dinged indicating a text.
Aspen.
“Jesus.Finally.”
Wolfe swiped the notification to read her text.
Aspen: Mia’s settled.I’m in the area.Can I come by your place for an update?
Wolfe thought about all of the things he wanted to reply starting with ‘About damn time’ to ‘It’s bullshit being left in the dark.’
He instead settled for K.
The universal texting symbol for I’m pissed.
Petulant for sure, but all he wanted to do was help.And there was no one around to fucking help at the moment.Wolfe didn’t like to feel helpless.He also didn’t like to feel out of control, like diving under the water over and over again in search of his sister while his friends ran to get help.Utterly helpless.
Not the same thing.This situation had nothing to do with Elle.
Wolfe parked his Jag SUV in the driveway, spotting Mia sitting on a wooden bench seat outside his front door.Looking like she belonged there.Belonged there with him.
He could say he was all kinds of mad at the situation and at the people in it for not updating him or even being around to check in, but seeing Aspen on his porch, sitting as regally as the stone lions that flanked the steps washed his anger clean away.
His copper-haired beauty looked exhausted but sexy as hell.He wanted to focus on her form-fitting stretchy pants paired with a scoop neck tee that offered a sweet peek at the crest of her perfect tits, but it was the downward pull of her eyelids showing just how tired she was that made Wolfe want to carry her inside and keep her in his bed for days.
“Doing okay there, BB?”
Once on the porch and standing in front of her, Wolfe held his arms open wide and Aspen walked right into him.She wrapped her own arms around his waist and pressed her cheek against his chest.
“Yeah, it was a long night,” she confessed.“Mia didn’t get to sleep until about four and she woke up at six and wanted to go to yoga.”
“So you went to yoga even though you were exhausted,” Wolfe guessed.
“Yeah, and I didn’t even open the bakery today.It was worth it to be there for Mia, but...”
Wolfe knew the impact on her bottom line to close the bakery even for an hour, let alone a full day.
He made a mental note to tell his teammates to get their asses to her shop to buy a shit ton of her baked goods.On the down low, of course.
“You’re a good friend.”
“To Mia maybe, but you...”Aspen peered up and into his gaze, her vivid green eyes dimmed most likely due to her tiredness.“I’m sorry I practically sprinted out your door.I’m so sorry I didn’t call or text you with more information last night, Connor.”
She certainly didn’t need any more pressure on her and, quite frankly, all Wolfe wanted to do was take care of her.There would be time for their talk later.
“C’mon in,” he said with gruffness in his voice as he tried to understand the weird feelings bouncing around inside him.Genuine care.Understanding.Love.All words that remained locked inside his brain.
