I placed my hand in his, slid across the seat and jumped down. Letting go of his hand only when my feet were planted on the floor, I walked next to him. The only sound in the still night was the gravel crunching under our feet.
I followed him up to his door, still worrying my hands together. Pushing it open, he waved me inside. Ducking under his arm as he held it open, I waited at the bottom of the stairs while he closed the door.
I shuffled my feet, looking down, suddenly nervous. “Can I go straight up?” I hooked my thumb over my shoulder, just wanting to get out of this semi-awkward situation.
“Yeah.” He pushed his boots off and walked past me, jogging up the stairs, taking them two at a time.
Following him up and towards his room, I stumbled slightly as I came to the door. Inside, I knew that we were only friends but it still didn’t feel right stepping into his bedroom when it was just me and him. It wasn’t that I didn’t feel safe with Luke, because I did. I just didn’t feel right about it.
I took a tentative step inside as he rummaged through his drawers and pulled out a t-shirt. “Here.” He held it out and watched me. “You good, darlin’?”
“Yeah,” I whispered, taking them from him.
“I’m only downstairs if you need me.” He reached forward, planting a kiss on my forehead.
“I don’t mind sleeping on the couch,” I said as he went to the door.
“Nah, you take the bed,” he said, walking out of the room and down the hallway.
“Thanks, Luke!” I called after him.
“No worries!” he shouted back.
Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door closed and looked down at the t-shirt he’d given me. I smiled when I realized what one it was, it was one of his t-shirts, from his time in the Special Forces.
Undoing my dress, which wasn’t easy on my own, I pulled the t-shirt over my head and climbed into his bed.
Wearing one of these t-shirts made me feel closer to Corey, but also close to Ty as well. A double edged sword.
Blowing out a breath, I decided to deal with the whole Corey thing tomorrow as well. I hadn’t spoken to him since I found out he had visited and not come to see me.
Lying my head on the pillow, I closed my eyes, hoping that sleep would come quickly but that the night would go by slowly so I didn’t have to face everything too soon.
I didn’t go straight back to the compound, not trusting myself to give Kay the space she so clearly needed. She was the type of person who had to think things over, she needed time to process. Whereas I was the type of person who wanted to sort things out there and then. It was an adjustment that I had to learn to make. It was hard though, when all I wanted to do was follow her and make t
hings right.
So instead, I drove around the streets, getting my own head together and trying to come up with some explanation as to why Serena was back and what she wanted.
Serena being my ex-wife, or, wife if you wanted to get technical.
After driving for a few hours, no destination in mind, I found my way back to the compound. I looked up at my house and took a deep breath, walking towards the door. My stomach flipped as I went inside and up to her room.
Finding the room empty, I frowned and checked all the other rooms apart from the one that Miss Maggie was staying in. Just putting my ear to the door was enough to know that Kay wasn’t in there.
Jogging back down the stairs, I headed for the warehouse but the door was locked. Looking around, I wondered where she was. Luke had said that he’d watch over her. So did that mean he’d took her back to his house?
My nostrils flared as I jogged across the compound and went into Luke’s house without knocking.
Tip toeing up the stairs, so that I didn’t disturb Kay, I told myself that I’d only check on her and then go back to the house. But as I slipped into Luke’s room, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to leave.
Her mouth hung open slightly and soft snores sounded around her. I couldn’t help the smile that came across my face, I loved watching her sleep. It was rare that she slept without a nightmare, and knowing that she was sleeping soundly made me happy. But the fact that she was in Luke’s bed had my fists clenching.
My eyes followed the length of her leg that was thrown over the sheet, the t-shirt she was wearing sat precariously at the top of her thigh and my eyes landed there. Continuing up, I noticed that it was one of Luke’s t-shirts; that didn’t help me keep my cool. My jaw clenched and I had to take a step back so that I didn’t take it off her. She shouldn’t be wearing his t-shirt; it should be mine that she was wearing.
“Boss?” I spun around to the door as Luke opened it, his head coming through the small gap and his eyes finding Kay.
“Out,” I grunted and pushed him back out the door. No way was he seeing my woman like that.