by Kimber Chin
"Try harder next time.” He drew her up into a sitting position. The world swirled around her. She rested her aching head against his chest. He smelled good, warm and male. “Can you walk?"
She could barely sit. “Give me a moment.” At least until her head stopped pounding.
A moment? Like hell, he'd leave her another second on the cold, wet tile. “Come.” Jack gathered Renata up in his arms.
"Jack, no!” Her limbs flailed in protest.
He couldn't do this with her moving. “Be still, Renata.” She quieted, her feet linking around his waist, her arms hanging onto his neck. He pushed off the tile with his hands, struggling to rise, teetering, off balance. Oh, piss. His knee gave way. They were going to...
The back of Jack's shirt collar yanked up so hard, he gasped for air. ‘Fucked up jackasses’ muttered in his ear, the Boss’ grip remained until Jack stabilized. No offer to carry Renata. Good. He would have refused it anyway.
Driven, Jack strode through the house, blocking the pain. He needed to get her back to his room. That was his sole thought. He didn't care how they got there. In his room, he could take care of her, protect her.
By the time they reached there, he couldn't feel his leg. “You won't be fuckin’ leaving, Jack.” A grave-faced Boss held the door open. “We'll get another bodyguard and you can have a fuckin’ dog. ‘Cause I'm Mother fuckin’ Teresa,” he muttered as he left.
That was the future. Concerned only with the immediate moment, Jack laid Renata carefully down on the bed. “You carried me,” she whispered, her smile wobbly.
"I did.” He stretched out beside her, hugging her close. “I thought I lost you,” he mouthed into her hair. She had been so still, so stiff. He thought... and he knew if she died, a part of him would also.
"You didn't.” She moved down his body. “I love you, Jack.” Kisses on the hollow at the base of his neck.
"I love you too, Renata.” How could he not? After all she'd been through, she now rubbed his aching knee. He sighed, contented. She had magic hands.
"Jack.” She paused.
"Yes, love.” He shifted, encouraging her to continue her ministering.
"Did I hear the Boss correctly?” She touched him again. His eyes closed. Heavenly. “Are we getting a puppy?"
Jack chuckled.
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About Kimber
Kimber Chin writes romance novels set in the exciting world of business, a world she continues to play in daily. She is happily married to her first and only love. They spend any spare moments they have traveling (using their real, not camouflage passports) and starting new ventures (under corporations).
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