Jullian Hemmingway didn’t waste time when he knew what he wanted, and right now, the one thing he wanted, the one thing he had wanted for a while, was Grace Jones.
Not in a passing, fleeting way. Not in the way he used to want things, where they were interesting for a moment before the thrill faded. Grace was different.
She had been there when he was shot, fussed over him while pretending she wasn’t, and tolerated his relentless teasing like no one else ever had. She challenged him, made him laugh, and somehow, he was always thinking about her.
She gave him a sense of stability. Not a fleeting moment with just another woman. Not just a hookup or a temporary relationship. With Grace, he felt it would be his forever.
So, after weeks of what he considered a very patient wait, weeks jest
