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“Do I like it?” I laugh a little at his uncertainty and a little at my bewilderment. “That’s an understatement. I love it. I’m not sure if you’re going to be able to get me to leave and I haven’t even seen inside yet.”
“Well, we may be able to arrange that.” He’s giving me that sexy grin again and I realize that I have missed it and I definitely do not want to be the cause of it being gone ever again.
“Which part? Seeing inside or me not ever leaving?” I can’t help but smile flirtatiously at him; he brings out my inner flirt.
“Both.” He winks. He freaking winks!! My insides melt immediately, tonight may be more difficult than I thought. Who am I kidding? I didn’t think this through at all.
Talon unlocks the extremely tall door and gestures for me to walk into a warm foyer. The floors are a dark wood and the furniture is classy and comfortable in a smooth cream color and bold floral print accents. We step down into what looks like a family room with a lit fireplace. There are several candles lit and the far wall of windows are uncovered to a beautiful view of lush landscaping that runs right down to a small beach before going down into the water. I am in awe. But the candles and fireplace are confusing me; I thought he was coming up to be alone. Was someone else here already?
“Is someone here?” I turn away from the view and look to find him watching me. The thought of meeting his parents with him and not Kali makes me feel very uneasy.
He looks at me curiously and slightly shakes his head. “Nope, it’s just us. Why do you ask?”
“The fire is going and the candles are lit.” I sweep my hand in the general direction of the fireplace.
“Oh yeah.” He chuckles. “Uh, Helen is the house caretaker. She takes care of things while we’re back home. She’s been around forever. The fireplace and candles are always lit when we get here. She opens the place up to air it out and stocks the fridge for us.” He’s rubbing the back of his head and looking around while he talks. He’s acting as though this information makes him uncomfortable.
I smile at him and try to get a playful side out of him. “Well, that’s just handy, isn’t it?”
He laughs and starts up the wide curved staircase. “I’ll show you where you’ll be staying.”
I feel a pang of disappointment that I won’t be staying in his room with him. I shake that insane thought from my head and follow him up the stairs.
CHAPTER TEN
TALON
I leave Bailey in her room and go out to get the rest of her things from my car. I need to take a minute to myself and call Kali to see what she knows about Bailey’s face. I was so shocked when I saw it peeking out from her glasses that the excitement of getting her to myself for at least twenty-four hours subsided too quickly for my liking. That kind of bruise comes from a large and blunt force like the result of a car accident or… a man’s hand. I’m putting my money on the latter and I want to kill this guy whom I’ve never even met. I finally got out of Kali the other day that Bailey hasn’t seemed too happy in her relationship ever since my sister befriended her, so I can only assume it is at his hand that her face and spirit are so broken. I walk all the way out to the car before I call Kali.
“Hey! Did you guys make it already?” she answers in her typically chipper voice.
“Yeah, we just got here. Kali, what do you know about Bailey’s boyfriend?” No point in beating around the bush.
“Not too much really. She hardly mentions him at all. Why? What’s going on?”
“She said it’s been a long couple of days which is why she wanted to come up today with me, and when I picked her up her face was all busted up. She won’t talk about it.”
“What do you mean ‘all busted up’? What happened to her?” Now Kali’s starting to freak out.
“It looks like someone backhanded her across her damn face, Kali! And I’m guessing it’s that freaking boyfriend
“Do I like it?” I laugh a little at his uncertainty and a little at my bewilderment. “That’s an understatement. I love it. I’m not sure if you’re going to be able to get me to leave and I haven’t even seen inside yet.”
“Well, we may be able to arrange that.” He’s giving me that sexy grin again and I realize that I have missed it and I definitely do not want to be the cause of it being gone ever again.
“Which part? Seeing inside or me not ever leaving?” I can’t help but smile flirtatiously at him; he brings out my inner flirt.
“Both.” He winks. He freaking winks!! My insides melt immediately, tonight may be more difficult than I thought. Who am I kidding? I didn’t think this through at all.
Talon unlocks the extremely tall door and gestures for me to walk into a warm foyer. The floors are a dark wood and the furniture is classy and comfortable in a smooth cream color and bold floral print accents. We step down into what looks like a family room with a lit fireplace. There are several candles lit and the far wall of windows are uncovered to a beautiful view of lush landscaping that runs right down to a small beach before going down into the water. I am in awe. But the candles and fireplace are confusing me; I thought he was coming up to be alone. Was someone else here already?
“Is someone here?” I turn away from the view and look to find him watching me. The thought of meeting his parents with him and not Kali makes me feel very uneasy.
He looks at me curiously and slightly shakes his head. “Nope, it’s just us. Why do you ask?”
“The fire is going and the candles are lit.” I sweep my hand in the general direction of the fireplace.
“Oh yeah.” He chuckles. “Uh, Helen is the house caretaker. She takes care of things while we’re back home. She’s been around forever. The fireplace and candles are always lit when we get here. She opens the place up to air it out and stocks the fridge for us.” He’s rubbing the back of his head and looking around while he talks. He’s acting as though this information makes him uncomfortable.
I smile at him and try to get a playful side out of him. “Well, that’s just handy, isn’t it?”
He laughs and starts up the wide curved staircase. “I’ll show you where you’ll be staying.”
I feel a pang of disappointment that I won’t be staying in his room with him. I shake that insane thought from my head and follow him up the stairs.
CHAPTER TEN
TALON
I leave Bailey in her room and go out to get the rest of her things from my car. I need to take a minute to myself and call Kali to see what she knows about Bailey’s face. I was so shocked when I saw it peeking out from her glasses that the excitement of getting her to myself for at least twenty-four hours subsided too quickly for my liking. That kind of bruise comes from a large and blunt force like the result of a car accident or… a man’s hand. I’m putting my money on the latter and I want to kill this guy whom I’ve never even met. I finally got out of Kali the other day that Bailey hasn’t seemed too happy in her relationship ever since my sister befriended her, so I can only assume it is at his hand that her face and spirit are so broken. I walk all the way out to the car before I call Kali.
“Hey! Did you guys make it already?” she answers in her typically chipper voice.
“Yeah, we just got here. Kali, what do you know about Bailey’s boyfriend?” No point in beating around the bush.
“Not too much really. She hardly mentions him at all. Why? What’s going on?”
“She said it’s been a long couple of days which is why she wanted to come up today with me, and when I picked her up her face was all busted up. She won’t talk about it.”
“What do you mean ‘all busted up’? What happened to her?” Now Kali’s starting to freak out.
“It looks like someone backhanded her across her damn face, Kali! And I’m guessing it’s that freaking boyfriend
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