Total pages in book: 127
Estimated words: 120708 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 604(@200wpm)___ 483(@250wpm)___ 402(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 120708 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 604(@200wpm)___ 483(@250wpm)___ 402(@300wpm)
I chewed on my lip and thought about what he was saying. “Will you give me some time to think about it?”
Tanner smiled. “Of course, but I’m still buying the cabin, er, lake house. So even if you didn’t want to buy it with me—and I totally understand why you would have reservations about it—you could still move in with me. You said so yourself. You could see yourself living there.”
I laughed. “It is a beautiful spot.”
He nodded. “I wanted it before you came into my life. And us making love in that house for the first time only sealed the deal for me. Brock and Ty are fully on board and happy to see someone’s actually going to move into the place.”
“So, no matter what, you’re buying it?”
He nodded. “And you can move in with me.”
I rolled my eyes and laughed.
“If you think for one minute I don’t intend on falling asleep next to you every night and waking up every morning with you in my arms, then you are crazy,” he said.
“That’s moving supersonic fast.”
He smiled and his dimples were on full display. “Sweetheart, have you never seen me rope a calf before? Supersonic is the only speed I know.”
Chapter Twenty-Nine
TANNER
The most beautiful smile appeared on Timberlynn’s face before she laughed. “You’re serious. You’re really going to buy the house on the lake? And you want me to move in with you?”
I cupped her face in my hands. “I wasn’t just talking out of my ass when I said I was falling in love with you, Timber. I want to be a part of your life in every single way. And I want you to be a part of mine.”
“So, what you’re saying is, I’m your new partner?”
With a chuckle, I nodded, then pulled her face to mine and kissed her. Her fingers laced into my hair, and she let out a moan so sexy it shot a bolt of electricity straight to my cock.
I walked her back slowly until she was pressed against the door.
“Tanner,” she whispered against my mouth as she pulled on my hair gently. “We already desecrated your daddy’s office once.”
With a quick look around, I laughed. “Good point. So you’ll think about everything I said?”
She nodded. “I will. I promise.”
“We better get back out there, or someone will come looking for us.”
“Okay.”
As we headed out the door, Timberlynn reached for my hand and pulled me to a stop. “I want you to know something.”
“What’s that?”
“I trust you with all my heart, and I don’t think we’re going to fail.”
With a soft kiss on her forehead, I nodded. “I know. My folks tried to tell me to wait a bit before I talked to you about my plan, but I really wanted you to know how I felt and what I wanted for our future. I won’t hold you back from your dreams, Timber. I swear to you. If you want to purchase your own place, I’ll support you a hundred percent.”
She placed her hand on the side of my face. “You really are so amazing, do you know that?”
“Midnight is in fifteen minutes!” someone shouted.
“Come on, let’s go grab some champagne and get ready to start the New Year together. You and me.”
With a smile, she repeated, “You and me.”
As Timberlynn and I made our way back to the crowd, I realized that people had started to make their way outside. “Let’s grab our coats and join them.”
Timberlynn stopped walking. “Outside? It’s freezing out there!”
I gave her a wink and said, “Trust me, it’ll be worth it.”
Ty was headed our way, both our coats in his hands. Kaylee followed behind him.
“Thought you might want these,” Ty said as he handed us our jackets.
“Why are we going outside?” Timberlynn asked. I helped slip her coat on.
“You’ll see!” Kaylee said. “Here, at least one of us can drink the new year in!”
Timberlynn took the two glasses of champagne from Kaylee and handed one to me. “Now I’m curious!” she said with a slight giggle.
As we stepped outside, I noticed the fire my dad had started in the pit. Brock stood next to our parents with his arms around Lincoln. Blayze sat on top of my father’s shoulders, and my mother seemed to have a glow about her that I could see thanks to the fire’s light. I knew she was happy to have us all home and together.
I did a quick sweep of the outstretched ranch before us. The moon hit the snow and lit it up like a nighttime candle. Damn, I loved this place, and I knew I had made the right decision in staying. Every day that passed, working alongside my father and brothers, I knew in my heart that this was where I needed to be. And the woman standing next to me was the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I didn’t have a doubt in the world about that.