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Light flickered across the roohway The constant rumble of the wheels below us comforted me as I held the wo I needed was on this bus Lane had finally chosen to give herself over to me and be completely mine

I traced ertips over the soft skin on her bare shoulder as she rested her head against my chest I adht at the end of

That Riff could be a sneaky bastard He was always able to pull fast ones if the situation called for it

I never expected to see Lane so soon, but he kne e for us to talk things out Over the few days ere apart, after Sophie and Mike revealed they co I wanted to say to her at least afor s work between us I should’ve stood up to Sophie after she tried trapping me in a relationship I didn’t want for the sake of a child—a child that turned out to not even be mine

I closed my eyes and tried not to think about that or how stupid ht process was over the whole situation The idea of being the best father I possibly could’ve been clouded every judg the way I tried to keep ured the Sophie thing out It rong of me to ask that of her, and the realization hit ood

The bus slowed down Our driver, Jimmy, probably needed to hit the head

Lane stirred in my arms “Are we nearly there?”

I sh her brown hair “Not yet We still have an hour or so”

I couldn’t wait to get her back to my place in Kentucky I knew after she saw it, she’d finally agree to ht it, I was looking for someplace like my parents house on Cedar Creek Lake back in Texas As much as I hated to admit it, I missed that place like crazy One of the best weekends I’d had in a long tihborhood Hopefully,home and safe

She lifted her head and placed her chin on my chest I took a lock of her brown hair and twirled it aroundthat At times, I wished it were physically possible to wrap her entire body around er It was crazy to love so around her made me want to be a better man

Big Bertha jerked to a stop and Lane pushed her self up on the bed She raised her arms over her head in a delicious stretch I tucked an arht of her bare chest in the ht I bit my lower lip as I trailedhow fucking sexy she was

She dropped her arms into her lap and whipped her head ins at me like that?”

I furrowedat you?”