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Easy answer. Yes.
Did I want him to sell the land? Of course not. But was it worth losing him over? That answer had become less and less clear every single day.
He’s in this building.
Part of me wanted to barge in on the meeting, beg Jax not to sign the purchase agreement and tell him how much I loved him. How much I wanted him to stay, like he’d suggested before I froze him out. How much I craved his touch, his kisses.
Dave would definitely think I’d lost my mind.
So instead, I sat in my office staring at the laptop, waiting.
Fuck this.
I couldn’t take it anymore. Maybe I couldn’t blurt that all out in front of Dave, but I had to go in there and see him. Had to tell Jax that, no matter what happened, we’d work it out. That I shouldn’t have run.
With a quick knock and Dave’s “come in” I popped open the door.
One look at him, and it was over. Jax sat in the chair opposite my boss’s desk, legs outstretched, dressed casually in pants and a long-sleeved shirt, rolled up, for god’s sake. He looked so damn good.
My chest ached with need for him.
Well, that wasn’t the only thing that ached for him, if I were being honest.
“Sorry,” I said, not sorry at all.
“Come in,” Dave replied amicably. “We were just finishing up.”
“Finishing up?” I asked, taking a tentative step into the office.
Was it me or was Dave acting a bit strange?
“Yep, finishing up,” he repeated.
Jax didn’t say a word. This was military Jax. Ranger Jax. The disciplined military man turned successful entrepreneur Jax. He wasn’t giving away a thing.
“I see.”
“Take a seat,” Dave said, still acting weird. So I did. “Deal’s done. Jaxon officially purchased the inlet.”
My stomach dropped. Why was that such a surprise? Of course he had. It’s what he came to town for in the first place. Was he really going to lose out on the deal of the century for a little bet? One, technically speaking, that I’d lost, because wehadgotten together. Pause or no pause. He’d predicted it.
“I see.”
“I don’t think you do,” Jax finally spoke.
His words made no sense.
“Did he buy the land?” I asked Dave.
“He did,” my boss answered.
“Then that seems pretty cut and dried to me.”
Dave and Jax exchanged a glance. Yep, something weird was happening.
Jax stood. “Maybe we should head into your office so I can explain.”
Explain what? He bought the land.
