Page 48 of Reckless and Rooted
It is only a matter of time before someone figures out how accessible she is and uses that to their advantage.
People like my father…
Shit. I can’t help but think that he is going to find out she is home, find out that the same girl I’d been obsessed with in high school is the same one that can solve all of his money problems, if he even remembers who she is.
Not that I would ever let her.
I want her as far away from that asshole as humanly possible.
I think back to the night his guys came to pay me a visit and shake my head, wondering how she let me off the hook so easily. I fully expected to be grilled that morning when I’d woken up and saw her there, cleaning my freaking apartment—since which I have kept up so she never saw it like that again. Instead, she had smiled at me, and, for whatever reason, given me an out.
One I took.
Only because I wasn’t ready for whatever we were finally starting to be to become tainted by the memory of that night. She only asked for some time with me that day, and I was prepared to give it to her whether it was lying in bed or walking around the ranch.
I hadn’t wanted her to leave.
Now, I wish she hadn’t.
After she got home, she had meetings with her manager and whatever was said meant she had to get back to California forsome things. I didn’t ask for specifics, and she didn’t offer them. We weren’t there—yet.
You’re probably sleeping, but I just wanted to say good morning.
I wait a beat after sending the text before I get up and get ready for the day. I have a full day of work ahead, including doing some things at Felicity’s house. Now that I know it is hers, something in me wants to make sure it’s just perfect for when she moves in.
After showering and changing, I sit down to check my phone, unable to stop the grin from spreading across my lips.
City Girl
I, unfortunately, was awoken by a dream I had about a certain cowboy.
It was Cal, wasn’t it?
I smirk at my joke, referencing CT’s dad.
City Girl
There is just something about that silver fox look. Sexy.
I laugh at her joke, slipping into my boots and leaving the apartment.
Luckily for you, silver runs in the Cash family. So in a couple of years, you’ll have your wish.
City Girl
I have to wait a couple of years? Damn. I was hoping to get started now.
I feel my heart tick, wondering if she is trying to cutely lead to something. I want it bad enough that my palms start to sweat slightly.
How about we hope for the best and start tonight?
City Girl
I think that could be arranged. I’m heading to the city to work in a studio we found, so I may be back late.
You’re taking security?
City Girl
