Chapter 11
It had been three weeks since I let Jordy back in my life.
Honestly, I had never felt better. It felt crazy to be so happy and hopeful.
JoJo fit so well into my and Cameron’s life that it was uncanny.
Against my protest, he had been picking Cameron up from school and taking him to the office with him on the days that they didn’t have Sprouts.
Jase came through in a major way by getting me a job as a trainer.
I didn’t make as much as I did at my previous job, training boxers, but it was work.
I could take care of me and my son, and that was the most important thing.
Plus, I got to work and work out at the same time.
I already had a few clients and was working on an idea for a kickboxing class to present to the owner.
I worked at the gym from nine to five on Monday through Thursday and didn’t have the luxury of coming and going as I pleased.
As soon as the issue of picking Cameron up from school, JoJo volunteered to pick him up after school and help him with his homework.
Cameron loved spending time at the office with the guys.
He came home every day bragging about how cool Doctor JoJo and Doctor Jase were even though they were smart.
The best thing about the whole situation was how much my baby’s behavior had improved.
The teachers were surprised at how quickly things were turning around for him.
Cameron enjoyed school again. He even had friends in and out of the Sprouts program.
I had to credit Cameron’s improvement to the twins.
My baby loved them. It warmed my heart and terrified me at the same time. I didn’t want my son getting used to something that was short term. I loved the twins, and they were crazy about Cam, but nothing good seemed to last. I was trying to live in the moment, but that really wasn’t my style.
On top of spending time bonding with Cameron in the office, JoJo had been coming over for dinner a few days a week.
I loved having him there. Being with him felt like old times.
We had grown, but we were the same people.
He was the same quiet, powerful force that drew me like a magnet whenever he was in the room.
Having someone other than Kendrick around was still such a new concept that I had Jordy leaving and coming back after Cam went to bed.
I loved having Jordy in my bed every night, but I wasn’t ready for my son’s questions.
He’d been trying to get me to come to their house, but I didn’t want to pawn my son off on my mom so I could creep with Jordy.
He even suggested that I bring Cam along, which was definitely out of the question.
“Come away with me for the weekend, Harper,” Jordy posed.
I looked up to find his eyes on me as he leaned against the kitchen counter.
He wasn’t wearing his glasses tonight, which made me realize how much I loved seeing him in them.
If anyone could pull off the unassumingly sexy vibe, it was JoJo.
Sometimes I wondered if he knew just how fine he was.
At six-two and almost two hundred pounds, he was a bronzed-dipped god with a quiet sex appeal that still made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up after all these years.
JoJo’s question caught me off guard, so instead of looking at him, I focused on washing dishes as I thought of a way to shoot it down without offending him. There was too much to consider. I couldn’t just hop up and go away with him. I had responsibilities and a life.
I narrowed my eyes as I finally turned to face him. “The whole weekend, Jordy?”
“Yes, ma’am. I have a cabin in the mountains. There’s a Jacuzzi and a fireplace. We can go up there for a couple of days to relax and just enjoy each other.”
I smirked at his statement. “Oh, so you’re just trying to get into my panties.”
“I’m trying to hoard your time. The panties are a plus.”
“What about Cameron?”
“I already spoke to your mom about watching him. Her and your brother are hosting a sleepover Friday night.”
“So, you’ve thought of everything, huh?”
“And next week, I want us to take Cameron to the lake. I promised to take him fishing.”
“JoJo,” I whined once I realized he wasn’t going to make it easy for me to get out of his plans.
He chuckled as he moved close enough to brush my hair over my shoulder. “I’m not sure if that tone is good or bad, baby.”
I sighed. “When are you planning on going? I have to check my training schedule and pack.”
“You’re off Friday and Saturday, Harper. I’ll have you home in time for your client on Sunday.”
“JoJo, you’re too much, baby.” I sighed as I reached up and cupped his handsome face.
He leaned down, meeting me halfway and kissing my lips.
There was nothing in the world that this man thought I might need since I had been here that he didn’t provide.
Between him and Jase, I barely knew if I was coming or going.
Jase came by the gym every morning to check on me and make sure I was adjusting well and get me a smoothie from the juice bar in the gym.
Never the one to be outdone, Jordy sent me lunch every day.
He’d sent me flowers twice a week since I’d been there, with cute little notes reminding me that he was thinking about me.
The least I could do was show my appreciation and go with him on a trip he seemed to have gone through a lot of trouble to set up.
“I’m so scared, Jordy,” I finally confessed, breaking the lingering silence.
“I know, baby, but I promise I’m never going to hurt you again,” he vowed, kissing my forehead.
I touched his face again, letting my thumb linger along the seam of his bottom lip as I gazed up into his eyes.
Jordy looked so sincere and honest. That never changed.
I never thought that I couldn’t trust him until I saw it with my own eyes.
Now I wished that I was a mind reader. I wanted to know without a doubt that he was sincere.
There was no way to tell, so the only thing I could do was go with my gut.
This getaway would be a reset for us. No matter how much my mind told me that we were moving too fast, my heart wanted Jordy.