“I’m ready for you, Vi!” Harper shouted as she came running down the hall and took my hand. I glanced over my shoulder and found his heated gaze watching us.
“See you later, Charles,” I said with a smile.
“Count on it.”
I chuckled as I followed Harper down the hall.
I liked how I felt when I was here.
When I was with them.
Like I belonged.
It was equal parts exciting and terrifying.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Charlie
I dropped Harper at school and made my way to Violet’s house to see how the deck was coming along. She’d stayed for dinner last night, but she’d left shortly after because the reality was, I still had a daughter to take care of.
We both agreed that we needed to figure out what this was before we started having sleepovers in front of Harper.
I’d never had a woman stay the night at my home, and I never thought I’d consider it.
But Violet was different.
All-consuming.
She’d come by for breakfast this morning, even though her oven was fixed.
She’d come over and cooked Harper and me breakfast.
We’d traded some sexy texts last night, and I was going out of my mind.
I wanted her in my bed.
I’d gone long stretches without sex many times over the years, but now that I’d been with Violet, it was all I could think about.
“Hey, boss. I thought you were working over at the hotel job today,” Will said as he wiped his forehead with the sleeve of his shirt.
I nodded at Jason and Kory, two of our workers, as they continued laying out the planks for the deck.
“I have an appointment this morning. I just wanted to see how it was going over here. I’ll be at the hotel all afternoon.”
“That groundhog sure did some damage. I got a good look at the wires and the pipes, and he was awfully busy down there.” Will chuckled. “I’ve got James coming to fix the wires this afternoon, and we’ll get those pipes replaced this week.”
“All right. That sounds good. Have you seen the groundhog around this morning?”
“Nope. I had things really fortified last night, so he probably figured out that we’re onto him.”
I glanced around. She had a nice piece of land, and the tree line wasn’t too far off. We’d just need to make sure everything was closed up well.
“Okay. Thanks for getting this done. I appreciate it.”
“No problem. I like it over here more than the hotel anyway.” He shrugged. “It’s quiet, and Violet always brings us treats when she stops by.”
I snorted. “You’re so easy.”
