Page 61 of Sunrise

"I wish. I'd keep him for the sex alone. Holy hell, you don't realize how long it's been since you got some until you get some." I shake my head.

I stop to pick up a shark's tooth, then turn to Brynn. "Maybe hooking up with Jasper will solve both your problems. You need to get it out of your system. He's hurting; you need to get laid. You've slept together before, so why not?"

"Are you crazy?!" She shrieks so loud birds take off flying from the grass.

"Shh," I tell her as I burst into a fit of giggles.

"You have done lost your mind. I'm cutting you off. I don't even want to know what will spill from your mouth with another glass of wine." She shakes her head as we turn back toward her room.

"Think about it. You can have angry, I hate you sex. Isn't that as good, as against the wall sex?" I laugh.

She grunts and changes the subject, and I decide to let it go. "As soon as the bridge is fixed, the guy will be here to install the new sales system," she says.

"Any news on the bridge?"

"They have cleaned it up and basically torn it all down to start over. There is something about the piling in the water and attaching to them, and I have no idea. All the technical stuff makes me zone out, but they say it should be any day now."

I nod and hate the feeling in my gut. As soon as the bridge is ready, Kade will leave. That has always been the plan, and I don't think it will change just because we are having sex. I'm not naïve enough to think that. I do want our time to last a bit longer, so I can only hope for a few delays.

"Hey, him going will be a good thing, Lin. You can heal and get back on track before the season hits. This has always been the plan."

"I know. As I said, it would be hard to see him go, no matter what."

We head back to her room, but I check over my shoulder before stepping onto the porch, and Kade is still there on his balcony. From here, the light of the setting sun is just enough to see him nod. I smile and follow Brynn inside.

"Ugh, why do you let me drink like that?" I throw a pillow at Brynn when I wake up to the sun in my eyes. We polished off four large bottles of wine and a ton of sugar, and now I'm paying for it with a monster headache.

"Let you? I couldn't stop you if I tried." She throws the pillow back at me.

There is a knock on the door. "Go away. We're dying!" Brynn yells.

"Room service!" Kade's voice comes through the door.

We look at each other before I shove her off the bed to get the door since it's her room. When she opens the door, Kade is there with a tray of food and coffee.

"Figure you girls could use some food and coffee to ward off those headaches." He smiles his genuine smile, not the one that graces all the magazine covers. The one you only get to see if you get to know him.

"Lin, he brought tacos!" Brynn moans. "Can we keep him? Please? My handcuff offer is still on the table," she says as she takes her plate to the couch.

"Do I even want to know?" Kade asks as she brings me my plate and sits next to me on the bed.

"I'd watch her. She has a plan to handcuff you to the bed and use you as a sex slave," I warn him.

"So, you can use him a sex slave." Brynn's trying to correct me.

"Mmm, I remember it was you who wants to have him," I joke.

"You drank too much." She rolls her eyes and digs into her second taco.

"I like the second option," Kade whispers so only I can hear him, and he doesn't hide the fire in his eyes.

"I don't think I'd say no to it either," I joke.

When we are done eating, Kade takes me back to my room to get ready for the day.

"What's on the agenda today?" he asks.

"I need to sort through the applications to hire some more staff for the summer. There have been a lot more applications recently, though I can't imagine why." I roll my eyes.

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