was getting enjoyment out of this.
“Do you know each other?” Molly asked.
Ian stumbled over his words, but Easton took over once more. “Yeah, I know your husband here quite well, but I do have to say he never mentioned he was married.”
Molly glared up at Ian and crossed her arms over her chest. “Oh really?”
“I’m Easton, and this beautiful girl right here is Harper.” Ian only grew tenser as Easton introduced us, his expression hiding nothing.
“It’s very nice to meet you both. I’m sorry to interrupt your party. I just thought you looked very familiar.” Molly was once again looking directly at me.
“No problem. It’s my brother’s restaurant, and we’re just having a little party for our friend to celebrate her birthday.” I looked at Ian, who was glaring at me.
“Well, enjoy your party,” Molly said as she stepped back, lightly pulling on Ian’s arm. I watched them walk away.
“Are you okay?” Easton asked.
I nodded. “It’s just makes me sick that he’s treating his family so horribly. Does he not realize how selfish he’s being?”
“Men like him, they don’t care,” he whispered before placing a soft kiss against my temple. “They only care about their own needs. Everyone else is expendable.”
***
“So he’s married and has two kids?” Alexis gasped through the phone. “You’re joking, right?”
“Nope.” I popped the P for emphasis. “He’s a scumbag, and of course I was lucky enough to cross paths with him. We Jameson girls seem to attract dirt bags. If they’re out there, they will find us.”
“Well, Jett says Easton and you are getting along nicely,” she said, prodding for details.
I laughed. “Um, if having lots and lots of earth-shattering sex with a man that has magical powers in the bedroom qualifies as getting along nicely, then yep, we sure are.”
She giggled. “Jett says he’s crazy about you.”
My heart sped up at the thought of Easton having strong feelings for me. “He’s pretty great, but I’m just taking it one day at a time,” I said as a nervous feeling settled over me. “Things seem to shift in the blink of an eye for me.”
I was one of those people that waited for the other shoe to drop. It was inevitable. It would happen; it always did.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Easton
“You think she’ll like it?”
I looked up at Jett and grinned. “What girl wouldn’t love an engagement ring? You do need to make sure she takes it off before swimming, though. With that thing on her finger, she’ll surely sink right to the bottom.”
Jett held the large diamond ring between his two fingers, smiling like a fool. The expression looked good on him. “Congratulations, man,” I said. “You found the right girl.”
“I sure did,” he said. “Quinn owns me. She’s my world.”
“So when are you asking her?”
He placed the ring back into the box and tucked it inside the desk drawer. “Tonight,” he replied. “I can’t wait any longer. I’m ready to make her my wife.”
***
My conversation with Jett had me thinking about my future. What would it be like to find that one person who shifts the ground beneath your feet? The one that holds your heart in their hands, who makes you feel as though you’re suffocating unless they’re by your side?
I wanted that. The security of a lasting love.
What I didn’t want was to pull up at my place to find Sarah perched on my front steps with Ray at her side. As I approached them, Sarah stood up and brushed off her pants.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“We were hoping that we could talk.” She looked at me with a pleading expression. “It’s really important.”
Without replying I led them inside, took off my suit jacket, and draped it over the back of the couch.
Something red on the arm of the chair caught my eyes. The shirt Harper had worn on the last night she was here was lying where I’d placed it
“Do you know each other?” Molly asked.
Ian stumbled over his words, but Easton took over once more. “Yeah, I know your husband here quite well, but I do have to say he never mentioned he was married.”
Molly glared up at Ian and crossed her arms over her chest. “Oh really?”
“I’m Easton, and this beautiful girl right here is Harper.” Ian only grew tenser as Easton introduced us, his expression hiding nothing.
“It’s very nice to meet you both. I’m sorry to interrupt your party. I just thought you looked very familiar.” Molly was once again looking directly at me.
“No problem. It’s my brother’s restaurant, and we’re just having a little party for our friend to celebrate her birthday.” I looked at Ian, who was glaring at me.
“Well, enjoy your party,” Molly said as she stepped back, lightly pulling on Ian’s arm. I watched them walk away.
“Are you okay?” Easton asked.
I nodded. “It’s just makes me sick that he’s treating his family so horribly. Does he not realize how selfish he’s being?”
“Men like him, they don’t care,” he whispered before placing a soft kiss against my temple. “They only care about their own needs. Everyone else is expendable.”
***
“So he’s married and has two kids?” Alexis gasped through the phone. “You’re joking, right?”
“Nope.” I popped the P for emphasis. “He’s a scumbag, and of course I was lucky enough to cross paths with him. We Jameson girls seem to attract dirt bags. If they’re out there, they will find us.”
“Well, Jett says Easton and you are getting along nicely,” she said, prodding for details.
I laughed. “Um, if having lots and lots of earth-shattering sex with a man that has magical powers in the bedroom qualifies as getting along nicely, then yep, we sure are.”
She giggled. “Jett says he’s crazy about you.”
My heart sped up at the thought of Easton having strong feelings for me. “He’s pretty great, but I’m just taking it one day at a time,” I said as a nervous feeling settled over me. “Things seem to shift in the blink of an eye for me.”
I was one of those people that waited for the other shoe to drop. It was inevitable. It would happen; it always did.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Easton
“You think she’ll like it?”
I looked up at Jett and grinned. “What girl wouldn’t love an engagement ring? You do need to make sure she takes it off before swimming, though. With that thing on her finger, she’ll surely sink right to the bottom.”
Jett held the large diamond ring between his two fingers, smiling like a fool. The expression looked good on him. “Congratulations, man,” I said. “You found the right girl.”
“I sure did,” he said. “Quinn owns me. She’s my world.”
“So when are you asking her?”
He placed the ring back into the box and tucked it inside the desk drawer. “Tonight,” he replied. “I can’t wait any longer. I’m ready to make her my wife.”
***
My conversation with Jett had me thinking about my future. What would it be like to find that one person who shifts the ground beneath your feet? The one that holds your heart in their hands, who makes you feel as though you’re suffocating unless they’re by your side?
I wanted that. The security of a lasting love.
What I didn’t want was to pull up at my place to find Sarah perched on my front steps with Ray at her side. As I approached them, Sarah stood up and brushed off her pants.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“We were hoping that we could talk.” She looked at me with a pleading expression. “It’s really important.”
Without replying I led them inside, took off my suit jacket, and draped it over the back of the couch.
Something red on the arm of the chair caught my eyes. The shirt Harper had worn on the last night she was here was lying where I’d placed it
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