Chapter 31

Jason’s body tensed slightly but he did not resist. He lay his head on her shoulder and felt her smell enveloping him.

Her scent with its faint fragrance inexplicably gave him a feeling

of contentment.

It was as if being by her side allowed him to relax completely.

“Jay, didn’t you say that you would never abandon me? I vow the same, I will never abandon you. No matter what happens in the future, I will stay by your side.”

Her voice was a whisper in his ear.

“Would you really stay by my side no matter what happened?” he mumbled.

“Of course,” she replied matter-of-factly.

“Won’t you be scared of me?” he asked.

She chuckled lightly. “Why would I be scared of you? My Jay…” She leaned back to smile at him.

My Jay… there she went again with that wording. Like he belonged to her. Oh, he wasn’t averse to hearing it. He might even be happy about it.

But right now he was thinking too much and when he raised his head suddenly their faces were only inches apart. The tips of their noses were almost touching.

And he stopped thinking entirely.

and when she instinctively backed up, he looped his arm around her waist,

away.

all the blood in her body was rushing to her head. When Jay was this close to her, she

arm wrapped around her was strong. She could feel the thick muscles

were blown out making her

with her scars, baggage, and worthlessness. But in his arms, she

something more than an ex-con.

As a human.

a … woman.

there, suspended in his arms as her gaze darted between his eyes and mouth.

see me as your brother?” Jay whispered.

There was nothing brotherly about him

big body was strong and he cradled her like she was something precious.

eyes crinkled at

knowing grin, she realized that he saw

way a woman wanted a

saw it.

phone rang and the moment was shattered.

by the bell, so to

how she felt about the

moment with him.

embrace and that she was reading too much into

felt… alive. Like her mind and body were coming back

probably just his good looks. He was so attractive that she’d have

can. The garbage truck is coming in

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