don’t…Do you?”
Kneeling down, he dipped his fingers into the warm
water. “No, I don’t.” He stared into the dark brown eyes. “What do you want?
It’s not all about sex. We’re parents raising a baby, but at the same time we
can’t deny the attraction and chemistry between us.”
Jasmine started to twist a tendril of her black
hair. “I’m looking for more than just a roll in the hay as you would say. I had
stability before you begged me to come back to Texas.”
“I don’t want just a roll in the hay,” he drawled,
as he touched the side of her face. “I want us to think about the future
together.”
Jasmine moved her face away from his touch. “I’m
not interested in getting hurt by you, Shane. We bother know that you can’t
offer me what I need besides a nice romp in the sheets.”
“You make me happy.”
Jasmine thought about those words. You make happy.
She didn’t only want happiness, Jasmine wanted more. There was this list she
made her senior year in college that she remembered verbatim, but Jasmine knew
Shane couldn’t fulfill her requirements.
“It would be wrong if I said you didn’t make me
happy...I would be settling…and I refused to do that.” Jasmine stood up and
grabbed the plush white robe and wrapped it around her body.
“What?” Shane said looking dumbfounded. “You’ll be
settling?”
“Yep and so would you.” She walked into her room
and took out black and white shorts and placed them on the bed along with a
tank top.
“How would you be settling?” he asked.
“Because you're only looking for a companion,
there is no love. We’re only civilized with one another.” Jasmine paused and
looked up at him. “There is a fire between us but at the end of the day…I need
more.”
“Does Max give you that?”
“Max is not up for discussion.” She rolled her
eyes. There was no way Jasmine was going to talk about that relationship with
Shane because it was none of his business.
“Why not? I should know who the mother of my child
is socializing with.” Shane knew he sounded like a jealous boyfriend, but he
didn’t want another man around Jasmine or their daughter.
Jasmine rolled her eyes again. She couldn’t
believe Shane was all up in her business. “I don’t owe you an explanation,
unless it’s pertaining to our daughter.”
“What’s his last name?” Shane didn’t agree with
Jasmine and he wasn’t going to back down until he got the information he
wanted.
“N-O-N-E-O-F-Y-O-U-R-D-A-M-N-B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S!” she
spelled out. Jasmine laughed when Shane’s face turn ed beet red.
“You know I have a way of finding things out,”
Shane said with an amuse d look on his face.
Jasmine arched her eyebrow at him, realizing why
Shane was talking like this. “Wait a minute, are you jealous?” she asked,
smiling big. A small part of her was happy to see Shane jealous, all those
years she was envious of his marriage. Shane wasn’t an insecure man so him
becoming territorial it must have meant something, but Jasmine wasn’t going to
put too much thought into the green-eyed monster in front of her. In some way s ,
she was going to relish in his disliking of Max and her dating life.
“What? Me? Jealous? Of course not. I’m never jealous,
not once have I been bitten by the jealousy bug,” Shane said as he tried not to
appear flustered.
Jasmine chuckled and smiled to herself. She went
over to him and planted a soft kiss on his lips. “Whatever helps you sleep at
night,” she whispered in his ear.
“I’ll have you know that I sleep very good,” he
replied, looking into those soft brown eyes.
Taking a step back, she kept her eyes glued to
his. “I’m about to lotion my body, you can leave,” she said.
Shane knew exactly what Jasmine was trying to do
and he had to applaud her. She had him exactly where she wanted him. It’s like
he was eating out of her hands.
Jasmine shrugged her shoulders and allowed the
bathrobe to fall to the floor.
Kneeling down, he dipped his fingers into the warm
water. “No, I don’t.” He stared into the dark brown eyes. “What do you want?
It’s not all about sex. We’re parents raising a baby, but at the same time we
can’t deny the attraction and chemistry between us.”
Jasmine started to twist a tendril of her black
hair. “I’m looking for more than just a roll in the hay as you would say. I had
stability before you begged me to come back to Texas.”
“I don’t want just a roll in the hay,” he drawled,
as he touched the side of her face. “I want us to think about the future
together.”
Jasmine moved her face away from his touch. “I’m
not interested in getting hurt by you, Shane. We bother know that you can’t
offer me what I need besides a nice romp in the sheets.”
“You make me happy.”
Jasmine thought about those words. You make happy.
She didn’t only want happiness, Jasmine wanted more. There was this list she
made her senior year in college that she remembered verbatim, but Jasmine knew
Shane couldn’t fulfill her requirements.
“It would be wrong if I said you didn’t make me
happy...I would be settling…and I refused to do that.” Jasmine stood up and
grabbed the plush white robe and wrapped it around her body.
“What?” Shane said looking dumbfounded. “You’ll be
settling?”
“Yep and so would you.” She walked into her room
and took out black and white shorts and placed them on the bed along with a
tank top.
“How would you be settling?” he asked.
“Because you're only looking for a companion,
there is no love. We’re only civilized with one another.” Jasmine paused and
looked up at him. “There is a fire between us but at the end of the day…I need
more.”
“Does Max give you that?”
“Max is not up for discussion.” She rolled her
eyes. There was no way Jasmine was going to talk about that relationship with
Shane because it was none of his business.
“Why not? I should know who the mother of my child
is socializing with.” Shane knew he sounded like a jealous boyfriend, but he
didn’t want another man around Jasmine or their daughter.
Jasmine rolled her eyes again. She couldn’t
believe Shane was all up in her business. “I don’t owe you an explanation,
unless it’s pertaining to our daughter.”
“What’s his last name?” Shane didn’t agree with
Jasmine and he wasn’t going to back down until he got the information he
wanted.
“N-O-N-E-O-F-Y-O-U-R-D-A-M-N-B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S!” she
spelled out. Jasmine laughed when Shane’s face turn ed beet red.
“You know I have a way of finding things out,”
Shane said with an amuse d look on his face.
Jasmine arched her eyebrow at him, realizing why
Shane was talking like this. “Wait a minute, are you jealous?” she asked,
smiling big. A small part of her was happy to see Shane jealous, all those
years she was envious of his marriage. Shane wasn’t an insecure man so him
becoming territorial it must have meant something, but Jasmine wasn’t going to
put too much thought into the green-eyed monster in front of her. In some way s ,
she was going to relish in his disliking of Max and her dating life.
“What? Me? Jealous? Of course not. I’m never jealous,
not once have I been bitten by the jealousy bug,” Shane said as he tried not to
appear flustered.
Jasmine chuckled and smiled to herself. She went
over to him and planted a soft kiss on his lips. “Whatever helps you sleep at
night,” she whispered in his ear.
“I’ll have you know that I sleep very good,” he
replied, looking into those soft brown eyes.
Taking a step back, she kept her eyes glued to
his. “I’m about to lotion my body, you can leave,” she said.
Shane knew exactly what Jasmine was trying to do
and he had to applaud her. She had him exactly where she wanted him. It’s like
he was eating out of her hands.
Jasmine shrugged her shoulders and allowed the
bathrobe to fall to the floor.
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