Without knowing any of this, all her mind will be focused on at this moment is us. The tension is prevalent, I can feel it. I can’t say anything though, I would be a real bastard to try to make today about me. Does it even matter that I knew everything before I walked away? Fuck, I can’t go soft now. I don’t need her to know all that; I’ll make her mine again regardless.

Closing the back door after Lou jumps in, I watch as Kinsley buckles herself into the passenger seat. The ignition roars to life. I sweep my fingers through my hair and I can feel Kinsley’s eyes on me, for a brief moment I close my eyes and rest my head back against the seat. Don’t even think about it. Too late, my cock twitches in my pants at the knowledge of Kins watching. The fool doesn’t realise the situation we are currently involved in. Unfortunately for us both, he will need to wait.

Chapter Forty

Kinsley

Waking up to Lou-loo slobbering all over my face and Tanner standing in my bedroom is not at all how I thought my morning would go. I rub my eyes, half thinking this is all a dream. Why would Tanner be here with Lou-loo anyway?

Opening my eyes I look down into big brown ones, Lou has made herself comfortable in my lap. I count to five before lifting my eyes to the man standing at the end of my bed, could I have imagined it to be Tanner rather than Jesse?

“Pip?”

“Tanner?” The look in his eyes causes my heart rate to increase, something’s wrong. I move Lou out of my lap and I crawl towards the end of my bed. “Where is Jesse? Why –”

Tanner’s face turns hard and he runs his hand through his hair. “Jesse is in trouble, we need to go.”

‘Jesse is in trouble’ the words repeat over and over in my head as I stare ahead of me. Tanner clears his throat. “I need you to trust me. Can you do that?”

I watch as he pulls a pair of blue skinny jeans and a hoodie out of my drawers and tosses them onto the bed. “Throw these on and meet me downstairs. Come, Lou.”

I shimmy into my jeans, giving a little jump before doing up the zip and fastening the button. I have no idea where Jesse is, or what kind of trouble he is in, but you can bet your bottom dollar I am freaking out. I pull the hoodie over my head and throw my hair up into a messy bun.