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“And I hope you have a plan to fix things because Will and Leo just walked in and I’m pretty sure I’m about to get my ass beat by the way he’s glaring at me.”
Turning her head slowly to the doors at the front of the café, Jazz locked eyes with the man that she had spent the last twenty-four hours thinking about.
He didnotlook happy.
Chapter 22
The last thing that Leo expected to see this morning was his woman cozied up to a guy eating breakfast.
“There’s your girl,” Will said softly, all the while eyeing the bakery case.
“Seems like I need to remind her she’s still mine,” Leo muttered, nodding to where Butler was holding her hand.
“Don’t go overboard, man,” his buddy warned. “Butler’s a friend.”
“If he doesn’t move his hand soon, I’m gonna rip it from his body and beat him with it,” he growled, unable to control the feeling building in his chest.
He’d liked the guy before today, but his opinion was changing fast.
Leo walked away from Will and towards his woman.
The closer he got to the table the more he noticed how ragged the ladies looked—both of them. Winter was holding a cup of coffee as if it were going to save her life and Jazz’s complexion was extremely pale.
“Hey,” he rumbled stepping up to their table. “Win, do you mind if I sit next to my girl?”
His question broke whatever spell had been cast over the trio, and as if by magic, everyone started moving at once. He let out a deep breath when Butler removed his hand from Jazz as they began to shuffle seats.
“Am I?”
The question came out so softly that Leo almost didn’t catch it.
“What, sugar?” he asked, scooting into the booth next to Jazz.
“Am I?” she repeated, louder this time.
“Are you, what?” He shook his head in confusion, not sure what she meant.
“Am I your girl? Still?” Jazz dropped her eyes to the table.
At that moment, Leo felt his heart break a little.
Moving his arm from the back of the bench to her shoulders, he hugged her close. Lowering his face to her cheek, he kissed the skin softly before he whispered into her ear. The words for her and her alone. “Sugar, I can’t imagine anything standing in our way…not even your parents. You’re mine and I’m yours. Ain’t nothing changing that.”
When she let out a little hiccupping sob at his words, he looked up at the pair of gawkers staring at him from across the table. “We’ll be right back.” He motioned to Jazz’s breakfast. “Can you order her a fresh plate? That looks like it’s gone cold.”
Winter nodded at him while Butler smiled and answered, “Sure, man.”
Scooting out of the booth, he tugged Jazz up behind him. “C’mon, sugar. We need to talk, and I can’t do it with those two watching us like hawks.”
Jazz nodded. She still looked to be on the verge of tears but managed to give him a small smile. “Okay.”
Walking to a small grassy area in front of the restaurant, he pulled her in for a hug.
“Shhh…it’s okay, sugar,” Leo whispered against the top of her head when she let out a small cry. “Everything’s going to be okay.”
“I’m so sorry,” she whispered into his chest.
Feeling the telltale wetness of her tears, he leaned back and tipped her face up so he could see her eyes.
