Sawyer (Alluring Indulgence #7)(97)
Author: Nicole Edwards

“Well, I suggest you hop to it soon,” Sawyer added.

“Why?” The curiosity in Jessie’s eyes made her look like a little girl waiting for her surprise.

“Because I don’t think your sister is lookin’ to go back to work full-time just yet. She feels a little . . . guilty, maybe. She doesn’t want to leave you hangin’.”

Jessie grinned. “I guess it would help if we did talk. Apparently she’s talkin’ to someone.”

“Travis told me,” Sawyer admitted, taking a step closer to Kennedy and planting a kiss on her lips. “I’ve gotta run to AI. I’ll see you tonight though, right?”

“I’ll be leavin’ here around six,” Kennedy assured him.

Although neither of them had announced their love for one another aside from that one time, things had certainly progressed. The routine they’d fallen into had grown comfortable, but still spontaneous enough to keep Kennedy on her toes. If she didn’t know better, she would think they were a real couple.

“Oh, hey,” Sawyer said, moving up against her. “One more thing.”

Kennedy fully expected him to kiss her, something he did quite frequently, but he didn’t. He merely met her gaze. “What’s that?” she asked, feeling a little breathless.

“I want you to come to dinner at my parents’ house tomorrow night.”

She noticed it wasn’t a question, but then Sawyer’s requests generally weren’t. He did make an effort to put them in a way that made her think she had a choice, but she could see in his eyes that if she said no, she’d be disappointing him. And that was the last thing she wanted to do.

“Sure. Okay,” she replied.

And then he kissed her.

Lord have mercy, the man could kiss.

“I’ll see you tonight,” he whispered against her lips. “I hope you’re ready for me.”

“Always,” she assured him.

They were still alternating between staying at each other’s places; however, after the Tim debacle, they’d spent every night together for the past week and Kennedy found herself looking forward to it. So much so, she wasn’t sure what she would do if she had to sleep alone at this point. Somewhere along the way, Kennedy had begun storing a toothbrush and bathroom stuff at Sawyer’s, while he’d done the same at her place.

Granted, Kennedy still hadn’t shared with Sawyer that she knew Greyson wasn’t the one who had leaked information about what was going on at the resort. Sawyer hadn’t even mentioned it again, which surprised her more than anything. She thought for sure he would’ve grilled her about what happened with Tim. Then again, her father hadn’t asked either, but Kennedy knew she was going to have to tell them sooner or later.

Part of her reason for holding on to the details was probably guilt. She felt sorry for Tim. He really wasn’t a bad guy, although he’d done something really stupid. Well, he’d actually done a few really stupid things, now that she thought about it. But a few poor decisions didn’t make him a bad person.

Then again, maybe it was a little more selfish than that. Maybe somewhere down deep she was still having trust issues, still confused as to whether or not this was a sure thing. And because of that, if Sawyer continued to believe Greyson was the leak, the wedge between Sawyer and Greyson was still there.

Oh, God. Surely that wasn’t why she did it. She’d never been a vindictive person, never intentionally hurt someone else.

“Hey, you okay?” Jessie’s voice pulled Kennedy from her thoughts and she realized she was standing there staring out into the parking lot, Sawyer’s headlights no longer lighting up the interior of the building.

“Yeah,” she said, turning abruptly. “Sorry.”

“Lost in your own thoughts, are ya?”

“Somethin’ like that,” Kennedy admitted. Remembering the topic that they’d pretty much dismissed with Sawyer’s departure, Kennedy smiled at Jessie. “So, you wanna stay here?”

“If you’ll have me,” Jessie admitted, getting to her feet after pulling her purse from her desk drawer. “I need to talk to Kylie, but yeah, I think this is a much better fit for me than sittin’ in an empty office waitin’ for the phone to ring. Not that I didn’t like working with my sister, but seriously, I think she offered me the job just so I would have something to do.”

“Well, I’d be thrilled if you’d stay on here. But if you need to go back to your previous job, I understand that, too.”

“I’ll talk to her and get back to you, but I think it’s safe to say I’m here for the long haul. If I had to guess, Kylie’ll probably sell that office building and move her business back home. That way she can still manage a few projects and not have to leave Kate.”