Page 15 of His Burning Addiction
He’d been planning to find her when things settled, but fortunately, she’d saved time by coming home.Now he just had to keep her here.
“I really am sorry about your father.”
“Thank you, baby.What happened to yours?I never saw him when I stopped by.”
“He left shortly after I went to school one day and never returned.It was a godsend.I tried to get my mom to go with me when I went off to school, but she felt obligated to take care of him at first, and then after he left, she had the small ranch to take care of.”
“You never found out?”he asked.
Hanna shrugged.“I never cared enough to find out.How long ago did your mother die?”
“She’s not dead.”
Hanna looked surprised.“Oh, I’ve never heard about her.I guess I assumed she was dead.”
“No, she moved off the ranch when I was three or four.She hated everything about it.She lives in Texas somewhere, I think.”
“You mean she doesn’t visit?”
“No, baby, I haven’t seen her.”
“Did they ever divorce?”
“No.I’m not sure exactly why.I know she gets paid an allowance every month until she remarries.”
“I guess there is no normal family anymore, is there?”
He smiled and shook his head.
“Are we done with our talk?”she asked.
He saw how tired she was.“Would you stay if I gave you a bedroom so you could nap?”
She shook her head.“No, I really have to get back to the house.”
“Promise me you won’t leave.I still want to talk.”
She studied him for a moment.“I won’t leave without telling you.”
He stood and pulled her up.He stared down at her as he held onto her shoulders.It always amazed him how pretty she really was.Her light green eyes stood out on her pretty face.She still had long dark hair, but now it was to the middle of her back.Several inches shorter than she wore it in high school.
She was still slim but had filled out with delicious curves.
He wrapped an arm around her waist and was glad she didn’t pull away as they walked outside.
They were about to get in the truck when Blake yelled.“Bonzer, follow us in one of the trucks.”
“Wait,” she said and turned to him.“What are you doing?”
He turned, gripped her shoulders, and leaned down to say.“I’m going to drive you home and then ride back with Bonzer.I’m not going to let you drive, baby.You’re wiped out.Let me take care of you, please?”
She sighed and then nodded.
He lifted her into the passenger side seat and helped her put her seatbelt on before he went around and slid into the driver's seat.
He started the vehicle and then drove toward her house.
“Do you like what you do?”
