She might not like the other women, but she could understand them.
Sawyer went upstairs to her room , planning on taking a nap. Hearing voices, she went to her side window and watched as the band and their guests climbed into two large cars. Kaden was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and sunglasses. The sun glinted on his hair. He was striking just standing there among the other men. Alana was standing next to him and they were talking before they slid into the car together.
Sawyer ignored the twist in her stomach before she went to the bed to lie down. Jordan had told her that she had been given the night off, that as they had made plans to eat out for the night. Alec had paid her a visit before he had left, warning her to stay in the house or by the pool.
Sawyer stretched out on the bed with nothing to look forward to other than another boring night. While the band partied in town, she had remained hiding in her room. Just once she wished she could find the courage to actually go out and be carefree, but growing up in the poorest section of Queen City had shown her the harsh reality of life. It was a lesson that her mother had constantly warned her of, without having to utter a single word.
H er mother had no other option but to move into the large low-income apartment building after her father’s death. While his death had been unintentional, the apartment building had been filled with children being raised without fathers. There hadn’t been a single man trapped by low income within those vicious walls, unless they had been living off one of the women, desperate for their company, or a son who was perpetuating their father’s example.
She had watched Vida’s mother suffer through each failed relationship , while Callie had never even known who her father was before being left in her mother’s sadistic care, using men like used newspaper over and over again.
A s she grew up, she had seen the consequences of foolishly loving someone. She had sworn that she would be smarter, wiser. She wouldn’t fall in love and become destroyed. She wouldn’t be held back with invisible chains, her heart held prisoner. She would be free.
Chapter Eleven
Sawyer woke up from her nap energized. Remembering the swimsuit s in one of the drawers, she picked out a black one and changed into it before she could change her mind.
The security was at the front gate and Alec had gone into town with the band. Jordan had wanted to use her free time to catch up on some of R.J.’s work, so Sawyer had the house to herself.
She could n’t remember the last time she had gone swimming. Grabbing a towel, she went downstairs to the pool where she dropped the towel on one of the loungers before cautiously going in. She was pleasantly surprised when she found it was warm, which made her jump in. Coming up out of the water, she laughed, shaking her hair out of her face before she began swimming the length of the pool. Enjoying the silky feel of the water against her skin, she paused to catch her breath, leaning against the side of the pool.
Hearing a splash , she turned around, startled at the sound. As soon as she saw his shoulders, she knew it was Kaden. The other men were broader while Kaden was leaner.
He swam over to her. “I see you decided to quit being a hermit when everyone left.” Kaden was able to stand and touch the bottom while the water was a few inches deeper for her because of her lack of height.
“ I— I thought you left,” Sawyer stated the obvious.
“I came back early ,” Kaden said with amusement glinting in his eyes.
Sawyer wasn’t sure , but somehow she thought she had stepped in a trap. Not liking the feeling, she decided to go back inside.
“Not thinking of running away , are you?” he taunted.
Sawyer stiffened. “I’m not running away from you , Kaden. I just don’t want to spend any time with you.”
“Sawyer , you are definitely a woman not afraid of speaking her mind. “ His eyes lowered to her
Sawyer went upstairs to her room , planning on taking a nap. Hearing voices, she went to her side window and watched as the band and their guests climbed into two large cars. Kaden was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and sunglasses. The sun glinted on his hair. He was striking just standing there among the other men. Alana was standing next to him and they were talking before they slid into the car together.
Sawyer ignored the twist in her stomach before she went to the bed to lie down. Jordan had told her that she had been given the night off, that as they had made plans to eat out for the night. Alec had paid her a visit before he had left, warning her to stay in the house or by the pool.
Sawyer stretched out on the bed with nothing to look forward to other than another boring night. While the band partied in town, she had remained hiding in her room. Just once she wished she could find the courage to actually go out and be carefree, but growing up in the poorest section of Queen City had shown her the harsh reality of life. It was a lesson that her mother had constantly warned her of, without having to utter a single word.
H er mother had no other option but to move into the large low-income apartment building after her father’s death. While his death had been unintentional, the apartment building had been filled with children being raised without fathers. There hadn’t been a single man trapped by low income within those vicious walls, unless they had been living off one of the women, desperate for their company, or a son who was perpetuating their father’s example.
She had watched Vida’s mother suffer through each failed relationship , while Callie had never even known who her father was before being left in her mother’s sadistic care, using men like used newspaper over and over again.
A s she grew up, she had seen the consequences of foolishly loving someone. She had sworn that she would be smarter, wiser. She wouldn’t fall in love and become destroyed. She wouldn’t be held back with invisible chains, her heart held prisoner. She would be free.
Chapter Eleven
Sawyer woke up from her nap energized. Remembering the swimsuit s in one of the drawers, she picked out a black one and changed into it before she could change her mind.
The security was at the front gate and Alec had gone into town with the band. Jordan had wanted to use her free time to catch up on some of R.J.’s work, so Sawyer had the house to herself.
She could n’t remember the last time she had gone swimming. Grabbing a towel, she went downstairs to the pool where she dropped the towel on one of the loungers before cautiously going in. She was pleasantly surprised when she found it was warm, which made her jump in. Coming up out of the water, she laughed, shaking her hair out of her face before she began swimming the length of the pool. Enjoying the silky feel of the water against her skin, she paused to catch her breath, leaning against the side of the pool.
Hearing a splash , she turned around, startled at the sound. As soon as she saw his shoulders, she knew it was Kaden. The other men were broader while Kaden was leaner.
He swam over to her. “I see you decided to quit being a hermit when everyone left.” Kaden was able to stand and touch the bottom while the water was a few inches deeper for her because of her lack of height.
“ I— I thought you left,” Sawyer stated the obvious.
“I came back early ,” Kaden said with amusement glinting in his eyes.
Sawyer wasn’t sure , but somehow she thought she had stepped in a trap. Not liking the feeling, she decided to go back inside.
“Not thinking of running away , are you?” he taunted.
Sawyer stiffened. “I’m not running away from you , Kaden. I just don’t want to spend any time with you.”
“Sawyer , you are definitely a woman not afraid of speaking her mind. “ His eyes lowered to her
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