“Because I can’t find any job prospects. I love the center I work at now, but after giving it some thought, I realized there are kids everywhere that need help, Croftridge included.”
I carried her back to the couch but kept her straddling my lap when I sat. “You’re willing to move to Croftridge?”
She nodded. “If I can find a job—”
I grabbed her face and slammed my lips to hers. She had mortally wounded my heart and healed it in a matter of seconds. My emotions needed an outlet and said outlet was currently straddling me. I stood, still kissing her, and started moving us to her bedroom. Against her lips and between kisses, I managed to tell her, “Ember is opening a counseling center in Croftridge. Wants you to be in charge of it. Say yes.”
She moaned loudly when I worked my way down her neck and lightly bit down on her shoulder. “Yes. Oh, Chase. Talk later. Fuck now.”
I grinned against her skin. I couldn’t argue with that.
Once we made it to her room, I dropped her onto her bed and followed her down. Holding myself up with one arm, I shoved her skirt up to her waist and ripped her panties from her body with a firm yank.
“Chase,” she gasped. “I just bought those.”
“Hush and get your tits out unless you want the same thing to happen to your bra,” I ordered as I undid my jeans and shoved them down far enough to free my length.
As soon as I had my dick free, I pushed into her and looked up to see her tits bouncing freely as she let out a sigh of contentment.
I brought my face down to hers and stared into her eyes. “You really upset me,” I told her as I continued to move my body against hers.
Her hands came up to cup my cheeks. “I know, baby, and I’m sorry. I would never do anything to hurt you like that. I love you.”
“I love you, too,” I said before I covered her mouth with mine and showed her just how much I loved her.
***
“Why is Ember opening a counseling center?” she asked, lazily drawing circles on my stomach with her finger while her head rested on my chest.
“She felt like it would be beneficial to the community, and because I asked her to.”
“You what?” she screeched.
I grinned. “I asked her to. I know how important helping children is to you and I wanted you to be with me in Croftridge. She already has some programs in place to help the community, and she has several buildings on the property that aren’t in use, so I asked, and she said yes. And before you say anything, you should know she’s opening the center whether you take the job or not, but she really wants you to take it, and so do I.”
She pushed herself to a sitting position and met my eyes with her watery ones. “You did all of that for me?”
“Yes, baby. I love you. I would do anything for you.”
“I love you, too, big guy.”
***
“How long do you think it will take Ember to get the center open and ready for business?”
“I have no idea. Do you want to call and talk to her about it?” I asked.
“Yes, I probably should before I start making plans,” she giggled.
“What kind of plans are you making?” I asked, still feeling off-kilter from our misunderstanding the night before. I don’t think she realized it, but she had the power to destroy me with a few simple words. I hoped like hell that day never came.
She placed her hands on her hips and cocked one to the side. “Are you serious right now?” The dumbfounded look on my face told her she needed to continue. She started ticking things off on her fingers. “I have to give my notice at work. I have to pack and schedule movers. I need to find a place to live in Croftridge, and my house needs a little work before I can put it on the market.”
“Hold it right there,” I interrupted. “Did you just say you needed to find a place to live in Croftridge?”
“Yes.”
I snorted. “Baby, you’re living with me. Problem solved.”