Silver came back from the bathroom and climbed into bed and right away, Jolene cuddled into his arms. He kissed the top of her head and he felt her smile against his chest.
“You OK, babe?” she asked him, her words soft as a breath.
“Yeah,” he said and he was surprised that he meant it. “I really am.”
“I wish that you didn’t have to go on that sourcing trip tomorrow.”
“I know, sweet thing. The timing sucks, huh?” He tried to lighten her mood a bit. “I’ll see Nell when I’m out that way, so I’ll say hi for you, OK?”
“No way to put it off?” She wasn’t about to be put off, he saw now. She sat up and he brushed her hair off her beautiful face, unable to keep his hands off her for even a second. “Reschedule it?”
“Nope. I have several meetings set up with sellers and one guy is getting a car
