Garrick looked at Ethan, “Think you should cover her ears.”
Ethan nodded, then did just that.
Garrick looked at Misty and said, “Make an honest woman out of her, means to take her to bed that very moment and then marry her.”
Misty nodded, “Then y’all got what I meant.”
And with that, she walked out of my house, Frank walking in her wake with a smirk on his face.
“How she manages to shock all of us is beyond me,” Talia said.
I looked back down at Carter, who only had eyes for me, and when we heard the door close, he said, “Been driving for twenty hours. Told the boss I had something important to take care of. I did all that for you. Because I couldn’t go another minute with you thinking you weren’t good enough for me.”
I narrowed my eyes, “Sweet, but don’t you ever do that again. You need to stop and rest.”
He narrowed his eyes right back, “I stopped, I wouldn’t have been resting. Your words have played on repeat in my head.”
Getting his point, I asked, “So, what did you want to talk about?”
“Don’t think you can cute your way out of this. I want to know on what planet you thought I was out of your league?”
I sighed, knowing he wasn’t going to let up until I answered him; therefore, I gestured up and down his body, “Everything about you is so far out of my league it’s not even funny.”
He nodded, “Get that. But why?”
When I kept my lips pressed closed, he shook his head, “Love your stubborn side sometimes. Okay, I’ll tell you why I thought you were out of my league and why you deserved better.”
I opened my mouth to say that I wasn’t, but he kept talking, shooting me a look.
“You're twenty-four years old, Harlee Belle. You’ve still got your whole life ahead of you. Swear to Christ, when you smile, it’s like having the sun bear down on you for years. With just a fucking smile.”
I nodded, “So, you're saying I burn you. That’s nice to know.”
He chuckled, “Smart ass.”
“I’m thirty-seven, Harlee. I’ve lived my life. If you decided you wanted to spread your wings and fly, because there’s a great big world out there, I would have stood there and waved you away.”
Then I shared one of my truths, “Why would I want to see all that’s out there, when I had everything, I ever needed right here?”
He was silent, and then he said, “What all do you need?”
“You in my life in any capacity I could have you.”
He winked, “Well, since I want the same thing, what do you say, we both set our feelings of being unworthy to the side, and make a go of this?”
“And how would we make a go of this?” I asked him.
“Well, haven’t been on a date in well over six years, but I’m guessing that’s our first step. Then we just take it from there. That okay with you?”
I nodded, “Just to clarify, we’re going to make a go of this, in a monogamous relationship?”
He nodded, “Yeah. Just the thought of you with anyone else has me seeing red.”
I nodded because I felt the same way.
Then he lifted my hands that were still clasped in his, and pressed a kiss to my knuckles, then he said, “Okay, get up, let’s go.”
I tilted my head, “Go where?”
