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Study every fucking inch.
Worship every fucking inch.
Memorize the changes, because God, my mouth was watering thinking about them.
My skin hummed, and I took a deep breath, keeping my eyes locked on that pink paper tacked to the board. It was a two bedroom home in a decent area of town, but the rent was astronomical. Her hand reached up to pluck one of the numbers off, and I smacked my hand down on the listing before she could grab one.
Her eyebrows shot up. “Do you mind?” I didn’t move, and Poppy’s head reared back slightly. “Jax, move your hand.”
“That’s a fucking rip off.”
“You haven’t even seen it, maybe it’s really nice.”
I spoke before thinking. “I have a better idea.”
Her eyes narrowed. “I swear, if you tell me that I should move in with you, I will punch you in the throat.”
A shocked exhale that was just short of a laugh escapedthrough my mouth, but Poppy didn’t so much as crack a smile. “I wasn’t going to,” I told her.
“Good. And don’t give me some giant lecture about why I shouldn’t move out because believe me, I’ve heard it all from my siblings, and I want my own space.” Her chin jutted up defiantly. “I have enough money to afford something nice, and I just want … I just want someplace I can call my own.” Her hand coasted over the front of her bump. “Now can you please move your hand?”
Slowly, I lowered my hand, keeping my eyes steady on hers. The idea took root quickly, and that ache under my sternum shifted into something else. Something good.
It wasn’t impulsive, and I could do this in a way where she still felt independent. Self-sufficient. Where I knew she’d be safe and taken care of.
“I have a better idea,” I repeated. “Will you come with me if I show you something?”
Poppy sucked in a sharp breath, her dark eyes flitting between mine like she couldn’t figure out my angle.
The white of her teeth bit down into her plush bottom lip. “What do you want to show me?”
“I’ll tell you when we get there.”
Her lips curled. “Ahh, we’re being mysterious again, are we?”
“Don’t tell me you don’t like that, angel,” I said, immediately freezing at the way the nickname slipped out. Her mouth fell open, but she snapped it shut just as quickly. “Probably shouldn’t call you that anymore, should I?”
I wanted to, though.
The deep, rough quality to my voice had her swallowing, pulling her gaze away from mine momentarily.
When she looked up again, her eyes were clear and her cheeks flushed. “Well … why don’t you show me this better idea.”
Chapter 24
Jax
“It’s a house.”
“Glad to see pregnancy hasn’t robbed you of your observational skills.”
I could sense the eye roll more than I could see it.
She let out a shaky breath, pushing the sunglasses back onto the top of her head. “Whose house is it?”
“My friend Henry used to live here.”
“Used to?”
