No Limit (Armed & Dangerous #1)(61)

“I don’t know what to say,” I cried.

She packed the clothes back into the boxes and sealed them up. “You can say thank you and that you’ll call me every week. That should suffice as payment.”

Opening my arms, I wrapped them around her and squeezed. “Thank you for everything. I’m really going to miss you. But I promise to call every week.”

“Good. And then maybe sometime soon, when you’re not working, we can have a girls’ weekend somewhere.”

I pulled back and smiled. “I’d like that.”

Grabbing a pen and notepad from the desk, she handed it to me. “Write down your address so I can ship these boxes to you. I don’t want you having to worry about getting it all home.”

I wrote the address to the B&B and gave the notepad back to her. “Thanks. That’ll help out a lot.”

Knowing my time was drawing near, she hugged me again. “I’m going to miss you, Aylee.”

“I’ll miss you too. Okay . . . now I need to finish packing and spend what little time I have left with Jason.”

She wiped away her tears and smiled. “I know. Good luck with everything and be safe on your way home.”

I started for the door and waved. “I will. Talk to you soon.”

“You better.”

The Vegas heat hit me as soon as I opened the door. I wasn’t going to miss that at all, but if I had to deal with the heat to be with Jason, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Now all I needed to find out was if he felt the same. Love could only get you so far.





Instead of going back to the hotel straight away, I spent the last couple of hours taking pictures of the strip. I’d been around for weeks and hadn’t taken a single one. I didn’t even have one of me and Jason. My phone going dead was my cue to call it quits. It was only about a mile walk back to the hotel and I needed the time to myself to think. The ache in my chest grew worse knowing I only had one more day to be with him. And it hurt even more that he hadn’t said a word about us continuing our relationship.

When I opened the door to our room, my eyes went wide in shock. “Oh my God,” I breathed. The lingering sun shone through the tall glass windows, shining on a table set up with candles and two covered dishes. Jason stood by the window with a gin and tonic in his hand, gazing out at the city. “Jason this is beautiful.”

He turned his green gaze my way, his lips tilting up in a smirk. “I thought we could spend this night alone, just you and me.”

Throwing my purse on the counter, I strolled into his outstretched arms. He held me tight and I breathed him in. “I think it’s a great idea. Did you have fun with Tyler and Kyle?”

Kissing the top of my head, he let me go and helped me into my seat at the table. “I did. They asked about you. I told them you were doing much better.”

“I wish I could’ve said goodbye, but I needed to see Diane.” He sat down across from me and lifted the tops of our food. We both had Oscar-style filet mignon with mashed potatoes and asparagus. It smelled like heaven.

“I understand. Was she sad?”

My eyes burned. “A little, but I promised we’d talk every week. She’s shipping me a ton of winter clothes up to Maine.”

“That’s nice of her. Did she give you that bracelet too?” he asked, his gaze focusing on the glittering diamond bracelet.

I shook my head. “Ronnie, actually. It’s a thank you present.” I wanted to tell him about the other thing she offered, but I didn’t want to spoil the mood.

“She sent me something too,” he added, holding up his wrist. He had on a brand new watch that had to cost thousands.

I cleared my throat. “She didn’t happen to offer you anything else did she?”

His brows furrowed. “No, why?”

He was speaking the truth so I didn’t even bother elaborating. “No reason, I was just asking.” I took a few bites of my food and looked out the window. The light show was always so beautiful at night; it was the perfect backdrop for dinner.

“I thought you would’ve been back earlier. What all did you and Diane do today?”

“We ate lunch at her restaurant and then we went back to her shop. For the past couple of hours, I walked down the strip and took pictures. Then I realized I don’t have any of us. We need to take some together before we leave.” A sly smile spread across his lips. “Why do you look like that?”

He shrugged. “No reason. We can take as many pictures as you want.” We finished eating and then he waltzed up to the stereo, turning on the music. It was a slow, sensual beat with no lyrics. He held his hand out and bowed his head. “Will you dance with me?”

“Of course,” I agreed, taking his hand. He twirled me around and put one arm around my waist and clasped his other hand with mine. We swayed to the music, keeping our eyes only on each other. “Will you miss Vegas?”

Smiling, he bit his lip. “I’ll miss playing poker. But, at least now I have enough money to buy the land I want. I love living in the city, but I’ve always wanted land to build a cabin. The North Carolina mountains are amazing.”

“I bet they’re beautiful.”

As soon as the song ended, Jason fetched his phone. “Smile, firecracker.” He held me close and took a couple of pictures with us together. I then held up mine so I could have my own.