“Sit down and let her run around.”
I did exactly what he said. “Oh my sweet little girl. What should I name you?”
Jase sat down next to me as the puppy jumped all over both of us.
“Bella! I’m going to name her Bella!”
“I think that is the perfect name for her.”
Bella ran up and jumped on me and that’s when I saw it. My breath hitched as I grabbed onto my new puppy to keep her still.
“Oh my gosh. Jase!”
Reaching over, Jase untied the bow and took the ring off. He took my hand in his as tears rolled down my cheeks.
“I want to dance every dance with you for the rest of our lives. Every breath I take is for you, Taylor.”
A loud sob escaped from my lips as he slipped the ring onto my finger. It was a beautiful princess-cut diamond flanked by smaller diamonds. It was breathtaking.
“This ring was given to me by my father. It was his mother’s.”
Knowing how much that meant, I cried harder as I got on my knees and threw myself into Jase’s arms. “It’s stunning! I love it and I love you so much.”
Pulling back, his hands cradled my face. “I’m sorry I made you wait so long.”
Narrowing my eyes, I looked at him confused. “Some people would think we were rushing this.”
He looked down at the ground and shook his head. “If I hadn’t been so stupid, I would have made you mine a long time ago.”
My arms wrapped around his neck. “None of that matters. All that matters is we’re together and everything is amazingly perfect.”
Bella barked, causing Jase and I to laugh. “I think your baby girl wants some attention.”
After playing with Bella and wearing her out, we ate the sandwiches Jase had made and snuck off to the truck while Bella was sleeping in the little doggy playpen Jase had set up.
The anticipation of what was to come had my lower stomach pulling. Jase picked me up and pushed me against his truck.
Moving my panties out of the way, he pushed himself into me as I dropped my head back.
There was nothing I loved more than Jase buried deep inside me as he whispered my name against my lips.
This was beyond perfect.
It was heaven.
Jase
Bella ran around as Taylor sat on the edge of the bed watching my every move.
“I’ll only be gone for a few days, sweetness. You won’t even know I’m gone.”
She pouted and pulled her knees up to her chest. My heart was aching. As much as I wanted to go . . . I didn’t want to go. “You could come, you know.”
Chewing on her lip, she contemplated it again. “I can’t ask for time off. Even though it’s Scott, I still can’t do that. I feel like I’m still too new.”
“It’s only for four days.”
Her legs dropped to the ground. Standing, she walked up to me. “I want to, but honestly the small plane scares me.”
I tried not to laugh, but it was cute how worried she was. “It’s not that small. It’s a private jet yes, but that damn thing is huge.”
“Are you sure Nate is okay to fly it?”
“Yep. Plus, there will be another pilot. He was a navy fighter pilot, baby. If I’m not safe with him then I’m really fucked.”
Frowning, she snapped back, “Don’t say that, Jase.”
My arms wrapped around her while I pulled her closer to me. “Everything is going to be okay.”
Her eyes searched my face. “Promise?”
I kissed the tip of her nose. “I promise.” Slapping her ass, I stepped back. “We better head out so we make it to the airport in time.”
“Meagan’s coming with us, if that’s okay.”
Glancing over my shoulder, I smiled. “Of course it is. I’ll put Bella in her crate.”
Right as we were putting my luggage in the trunk of Taylor’s car, Meagan pulled up. “Wait! I want to see, Bella!”
Dashing into the house, Meagan gave Bella a few quick hugs and put her back into her crate. “All right. Let’s get the show on the road. I’ve got some shopping to do while in Austin.”
Taylor’s mouth dropped. “What? I don’t want to go shopping, Meg.”
With a quick shrug of her shoulders, she got into the backseat. “Too bad. I’m taking full advantage of no kids.”
We stood in the airport and kissed one last time.
“Have fun. Be careful and don’t make any cows mad,” Taylor said with her hands on my chest and tears pooling in her eyes.
“I’ll be back before you even miss me.”
Her lips trembled. “I should be going.”
My hand slipped behind her neck as I pulled her lips to mine. I didn’t care that people were walking by; all I cared about was her knowing how much I loved her.
Slightly pulling back, I spoke against her lips. “I won’t be gone long.”
“O-kay,” she whispered between sobs.
“I’ve got to go.”
Nodding, she took a step back and tried to give me a smile.
“Taylor?”
Her eyes brightened up as her breath caught. “Yes?”
“I love you.”