Page 46 of Point of Infinity
“All that sun, though.” She played with the button on my shirt. “Not good for my skin.”
“And the sand probably gets into everything.” I ran my hand down her back.
“And I bet the people down there are like that fake happy that I can’t stand. I’d get into so much trouble.” She giggled.
“And I’d have to come down and bail you out of jail.” I smelled her hair.
“Well, yeah.” She turned her face up. We stared into each other’s eyes. “I guess I could hang around here. Keep you two out of trouble.”
“Something tells me I’m the one who needs to keep you and Patrick out of trouble.”
“Please, I’m an angel.” She looked up at me. “But maybe you can take me to the beach for a vacation sometime.”
“I’ll take you anywhere you want to go, princess.”
She grinned and shoved the last of the donuts in her mouth. A big yawn overtook her whole body.
“Why don’t you close your eyes?”
She laid her head on my lap.
“You won’t get sick of me.” She looked up.
“Probably.”
She scoffed.
“But it doesn’t matter because I’ve already decided.” I took her hand and kissed it.
“Decided what?”
“I’m not letting you go.”
“Now?”
“Ever.” I shrugged and yawned. She grinned.
I was too wired to relax. I leaned my head back, but every time I closed my eyes for a second, my brain would yank me awake. I kept peeking down the hall. If I let my guard down, Patrick wouldn’t be okay, and that wasn’t an option.
“It’s going to be rough around here for a while.” I loved I didn’t need to protect her from my world. “It’s not like acorporate takeover. There will be challenges from the inside and out. I’ll be an overprotective asshole for a while.”
“I can take care of myself.” She frowned.
“I know, but if you’re my girl now, it’s my job to take care of you.” I kissed her forehead. “Get used to it.”
She pouted, but I could see it in her eyes. She loved it.
Finally, Doc shuffled down the hall. He nodded to the men in the room but walked over to me. I stood up. “He’s going to be fine.”
We all took a collective sigh of relief.
“Surgery went fine. We got the bleeding stopped and repaired the damage to his kidney. All the other injuries just need rest and time to heal on their own.” Doc patted my shoulder.
“Thanks, Doc.” I shook his hand. “Can we see him?”
“We’ll get him to a room in about thirty minutes, then you can see him.” He sat down in front of me. “I’m heading down to the ER. Heard some bikers got into some shit tonight. Anything you want to share with me?”
“Not tonight.” I shook my hand. “Go, do your job. We’ll talk in a few.”
