Page 117 of Bragg's Match

Sage bats her eyelashes at me. “Yes, Brody.”

“Can I speak to Soleil alone?”

“We’re not stopping you.”

Soleil grabs my hand and drags me toward the shed. “We need to leave since they never will.”

I don’t say anything since she’s not wrong. Instead, I open the shed door and usher her inside. She gasps and drops my hand to survey the room. She runs her hands over the new kiln and pottery wheel.

“I can’t believe this. It’s incredible.” She frowns when she notices the rows of finished pottery on the shelves. “What are those doing there? I thought none of my pots survived the fire.”

“They didn’t. Those are some of your new pots.”

Her brow wrinkles. “Some of my new pots? But I haven’t had any time to build up any stock.”

I shrug.

Her jaw drops when she connects the dots. “You’re J. Smith. You’re the one who’s been ordering the most expensive pieces I have listed online.”

“Guilty as charged.”

“You couldn’t have thought of a more original name?”

“Fooled you, didn’t I?”

She growls. Shit. I said the wrong thing.

“Ignore what I said. I’m an idiot.”

She snorts. “You won’t hear me arguing with you.”

I wish she would never argue with me again, but I know couples argue. Now to convince her to be a couple with me again.

“Is there something you need to tell me?” I nod toward her stomach.

She wags her finger at me. “I’m not done yelling at you about the pottery shed.”

“Why yelling? I thought you’d be happy I built you the shed.”

“You built this shed?”

I hold up my hands. “With my very own hands. I used Riley’s tools, though.”

“But how did you afford this?”

Crap. I knew I’d have to tell her about my company and the money, but I thought I could tell her after we reconciled. There goes my plan. I grasp her hands and lead her to a chair.

“I need to sit down for this? Oh boy.”

I pace the shed as I consider how to tell her the truth. I should have prepared myself for this. I knew the question would come up.

“I have money,” I blurt out.

“Oookay?”

“I don’t play video games, I develop them.”

I pause and she motions for me to continue.

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