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Authors: Nessa Connor
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should’ve known his good mood wouldn’t last long. It seemed to be one step forward, two steps back. As soon as he pulled into the parking lot to the hotel, a van pulled up beside him. Its window rolled down slowly.
Jag expected he might have to dive to the ground or leap for his gun if this were some idiot trying to kidnap him. But he instantly recognized the woman—Sammy Jo’s mother, Mrs. Kingston.
She wasn’t smiling though. It dawned on Jag shortly after that she would be grilling him for answers. While she always seemed like the nicest mom on the block, she never took a liking to Jag. There were good reasons for that, like how he wanted to get in her daughter’s pants.
But he’d always treated her with respect, so he’d push back if needed.
“Perry, we need to have a talk.”
He let out a long sigh, as Mrs. Kingston got out and cornered him.
“Nice to see you, Mrs. Kingston.”
“You know why I want to talk to you.”
“It’s been a long time coming.”
“And so have you? Where have you been? If you were this interested in Sammi, why wouldn’t you keep in touch?”
“I was young. I needed to start my career.” The truth. “I made a mistake.”
“That’s a pretty big mistake. And now you want to date her, Mr. Billionaire?”
“Mr. Billionaire, that’s a good name. I should use that more often.”
“I’m not laughing.”
Being a smart ass wouldn’t help him here. It also didn’t help that all of the blogs wrote nonsense about him and his love life.
“I love her,” he stated, with conviction. It didn’t require any exaggeration on his part. It felt right in every cell of his being.
“Love her?” Mrs. Kingston visibly staggered from the words. “Are you sure you’re not losing your mind, Perry? This isn’t some game. Because those words have very big consequences.”
“I understand. I know what I’m doing.”
She leaned against her van as she pondered this new revelation.
“Don’t tell her you love her,” she said. “Not yet. You’ve got to prove it to her first.”
Damn, here he was thinking he was doing a pretty good job of that. He’d treated her nicely, been a gentleman, and when the heat needed to be turned up, gave her a wickedly hot orgasm. Where did he go wrong?
“She’s had a bad run with men. I know she cares about you. Ever since your teens, I knew it, but I didn’t want to see her heart get broken. Because if you broke her heart, I knew she might never get back up again. With the other men, she would be able to stand back up. With you, I’m not so sure.”
“I won’t break your daughter’s heart, I promise.”
“Words mean nothing, Perry. You’ve got to prove it.” As Mrs. Kingston stalked forward, he drew back.
“And if you do hurt her, you can rest assured I’ll hurt you. I’ll string your balls up and dangle them from the rearview mirror of my van.”
“Noted,” Jag grumbled.
Mrs. Kingston crooked her eyebrow before returning to her vehicle. Jag watched her pull away as he mumbled. “Always a pleasure, and not scary at all talking to you, Mrs. Kingston.”
Headed back to his hotel room, he didn’t mind her suggestions at all. It had actually helped him.
Jag needed a game plan. He needed to take Sammi away from here to prove to her how much he cared for her. Her parents wouldn’t doubt him, and most importantly, Sammi wouldn’t, soon enough.
***
Sammi
Waves splashed against the sides of their boat as Sammi forced herself to keep rowing. Her arms burned but her adrenaline deadened the pain. They needed to get through these shallow rapids in the river or else they’d be tossed over. They fought, Jag doing most of the work, but Sammi helping too, to get through the maze of choppy water.
But they weren’t through. They soared down a gorge—not very tall, about a few feet, but with the force of the water crashing into them, it felt much bigger. She whooped as they splashed down into a less choppy current.
It was easier
Jag expected he might have to dive to the ground or leap for his gun if this were some idiot trying to kidnap him. But he instantly recognized the woman—Sammy Jo’s mother, Mrs. Kingston.
She wasn’t smiling though. It dawned on Jag shortly after that she would be grilling him for answers. While she always seemed like the nicest mom on the block, she never took a liking to Jag. There were good reasons for that, like how he wanted to get in her daughter’s pants.
But he’d always treated her with respect, so he’d push back if needed.
“Perry, we need to have a talk.”
He let out a long sigh, as Mrs. Kingston got out and cornered him.
“Nice to see you, Mrs. Kingston.”
“You know why I want to talk to you.”
“It’s been a long time coming.”
“And so have you? Where have you been? If you were this interested in Sammi, why wouldn’t you keep in touch?”
“I was young. I needed to start my career.” The truth. “I made a mistake.”
“That’s a pretty big mistake. And now you want to date her, Mr. Billionaire?”
“Mr. Billionaire, that’s a good name. I should use that more often.”
“I’m not laughing.”
Being a smart ass wouldn’t help him here. It also didn’t help that all of the blogs wrote nonsense about him and his love life.
“I love her,” he stated, with conviction. It didn’t require any exaggeration on his part. It felt right in every cell of his being.
“Love her?” Mrs. Kingston visibly staggered from the words. “Are you sure you’re not losing your mind, Perry? This isn’t some game. Because those words have very big consequences.”
“I understand. I know what I’m doing.”
She leaned against her van as she pondered this new revelation.
“Don’t tell her you love her,” she said. “Not yet. You’ve got to prove it to her first.”
Damn, here he was thinking he was doing a pretty good job of that. He’d treated her nicely, been a gentleman, and when the heat needed to be turned up, gave her a wickedly hot orgasm. Where did he go wrong?
“She’s had a bad run with men. I know she cares about you. Ever since your teens, I knew it, but I didn’t want to see her heart get broken. Because if you broke her heart, I knew she might never get back up again. With the other men, she would be able to stand back up. With you, I’m not so sure.”
“I won’t break your daughter’s heart, I promise.”
“Words mean nothing, Perry. You’ve got to prove it.” As Mrs. Kingston stalked forward, he drew back.
“And if you do hurt her, you can rest assured I’ll hurt you. I’ll string your balls up and dangle them from the rearview mirror of my van.”
“Noted,” Jag grumbled.
Mrs. Kingston crooked her eyebrow before returning to her vehicle. Jag watched her pull away as he mumbled. “Always a pleasure, and not scary at all talking to you, Mrs. Kingston.”
Headed back to his hotel room, he didn’t mind her suggestions at all. It had actually helped him.
Jag needed a game plan. He needed to take Sammi away from here to prove to her how much he cared for her. Her parents wouldn’t doubt him, and most importantly, Sammi wouldn’t, soon enough.
***
Sammi
Waves splashed against the sides of their boat as Sammi forced herself to keep rowing. Her arms burned but her adrenaline deadened the pain. They needed to get through these shallow rapids in the river or else they’d be tossed over. They fought, Jag doing most of the work, but Sammi helping too, to get through the maze of choppy water.
But they weren’t through. They soared down a gorge—not very tall, about a few feet, but with the force of the water crashing into them, it felt much bigger. She whooped as they splashed down into a less choppy current.
It was easier
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