“You really are something else, darlin’.” I kissed down herneck.
The slightest moan escaped her parted lips as I ran my thumb over her soft cupid’sbow.
With my fingers, I pulled at her clothing, tossing them along with mine into a pile on thefloor.
“Bear?”
“Yeah, sweetheart?” I traced her thin collar bone with mytongue.
“Am I your old lady?” Her question struckme.
I shifted on top of her to make direct eye contact. “Yes, if you want to be. I feel like youare.”
“I feel like I am too.” She leaned up and kissed megently.
“Good. Scarlett, I am about to tell you something that I have never told any other woman. I know it is fast. I know you might not feel the same way or say it back and that is all right, but I love you. I think I have since the moment I first took a seat in that hospital room with you. I truly, madly, and deeply loveyou.”
Scarlett’s face softened as a knowing smile consumed her features. “I love you, too. I am honored to be your oldlady.”
Chapter 10
Bonus Chapter
Scarlett
After getting home from Vilas,life started to get to a sort ofnormalcy.
Like Bear has promised, divorce papers had been waiting. They were signed and processed. It was all too surreal that I was no longer tied to my dirtbag of an ex. I finally got a new license, bank account, credit cards. It was crazy to think how much of my life had been tied to Jasper. Divorces were messy, even when one of the parties was unable to protest from behind the metal bars of a prisoncell.
The apartment was being sublet. I sold everything that I could as far as furniture and belongings that reminded me of my former life and the rest was donated to charity. I truly was getting a fresh start in life and I could not have beenhappier.
Sitting in the kitchen a few weeks later, watching Bear cook bacon with his apron on, I read a headline that made my stomach flip and my heart race:Local Lawyer Found Guilty of Double Homicide.I feverously read the article that told about the tragic, brutal murders of two men a few years prior. The men were assumed to be affiliated with illegal activity that had put one of Jasper’s clients away. I was shocked that the forensic evidence was what put himaway.
I read a sentence out loud, “The overwhelming amount of concrete evidence was the undoing of the defense in this case. Finger prints, hair samples and matching shoe prints are just the tip of the iceberg of what the prosecutors nailed Keenwith.”
I waited for Bear to react, say something, turn around, anything – even a freaking grunt would have sufficed – but her just kept humming away, frying a few eggs in apan.
“I can’t believe that is all worked out like this.” I mumbled tomyself.
Bear put a full plate of bacon down in front of me, smiling. “I told you that we would take care of him. Now eat yourbreakfast.”
With a kiss on my forehead, Bear took his seat across fromme.
I folded up the paper, and started to cut up my fried eggs. We sat in silence, eating our delicious breakfast, for a fewminutes.
Bear’s phone vibrated across the wood table. He took the callquickly.
“Yeah?” he answered. “Weston, I have been waiting for this call. I’ll be at the shopsoon.”
After hanging up, Bear turned to me. “How about we finally take your bike out for aspin?”
I bounced a little in my seat. “Ahhhh! I would love too! I miss riding alot.”
Bear shoved away from the table. “I’m going to get dressed. I have to do a quick tune up on my buddy’s bike and then the three of us will go for a ride this afternoon. How does thatsound?”
I hopped up, kissing Bear on the cheek as I struggled to wrap my arms around his wide frame. “Fuckingamazing!”
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