Chapter 3
BUCK
I couldn’t believe she showed up at the hospital. Not because I didn’t think she was a generous or a kind person to bring food for us–if she was anything like her aunt Mabel, then she had to be–but because I was given a second chance to see her.
I’d driven a very calm Ellie and a batshit crazy Trig to the hospital, then joined Ma and Pops and Shep who’d been in the waiting room for news about Colt and Molly’s baby. They’d been surprised and excited to hear about the twist in the baby news and had called in the others for double deliveries.
Now, hours later, my entire family was in the waiting room and both babies were here.
Fine. Great. Yay, for new babies.
But she was here.
Sage. While everyone else was distracted by babies, I focused on her. Couldn’t look away.
Her hair had come out of its braid even more since our early morning breakfast–that we never ate. Her cheeks were flushed, probably from the cold outside. Her eyebrows were full and arched, strong cheekbones and full lips.
Kissable lips.
As we talked, I loomed over her. She wasn’t much taller than Lainey, which was pint sized, but sturdier. More than a handful. Wearing a coat, it was hard to tell her shape, but I remembered her curves in the simple t-shirt and jeans.
She wasn’t fancy. If she was running the diner, she was a hard worker.
We’d barely spoken to each other and still I knew she was going to be mine.
Except she wasn’t from Devil’s Ditch. She was from New York and here to fill in for her aunt. That meant if she was thinking about going back, I had six weeks to make her mine. Make her stay. Hell, I could have her knocked up and permanently tied to me by then.
I heard–maybe more than I wanted to–that Colt and Molly liked to use handcuffs in bed. If that was their kink, then fine. I was all for tying Sage up and satisfying her until she passed out. Hell, yeah. Now, the restraints had a whole new meaning.
If Sage still planned to leave, I’d tie her to my bed. Convince her with my mouth. My hands. My dick.
No way could Sage turn me down then.
She was going to give me everything I ever wanted. She just didn’t know it yet.