Chapter Five

My heart skips a beat as Kayden joins me in the back of the car. I instantly melt under that mega-watt smile of his.

“Hey.” I say greeting him, as I slide my hand along his chest tugging on his tie.

Not saying a word, Kayden gently runs the palm of his hand along the side of my face, stopping to cup my chin in his hand. Tilting my face up, he pulls my mouth towards him. I eagerly press my lips to his.

Jolts of electricity spark around us sending shock waves throughout my body.

“Miss me?” He whispers against my lips. I can feel his mouth forming a small smile as our lips stay pressed together.

I nod my head yes, raising my hand up to gently brush it through his sandy brown hair. It’s extraordinary the way my body reacts as soon as Kayden is anywhere near me. It’s as if all of my senses are instantly heightened.

Brooklyn spins around to face us, “Break it up love birds. Save the hanky panky for the bedroom,” she teases shifting her gaze from Kayden to me as she points her finger at us playfully.

Letting out a husky laugh, Kayden sits back against the leather interior and rests his arm behind me. “I’m sorry, I will try to control myself and not take Savannah right here in the backseat, as a courtesy to you Brooklyn,” Kayden says as lips curl up into a small smile.

My breath hitches and my heart starts racing against my chest, as I feel my face flush. Kayden mentioning sex in the car nearly has me creaming my panties.

Not seeming to notice my current state, Brooklyn focuses on Kayden, “Well I appreciate that Knox. But don’t get me wrong, I think I would thoroughly enjoy watching you two get your freak on. From what Savannah has told me, you’re quite the animal in the sack.” Reaching between the two seats, Brooklyn slaps Kayden on the knee laughing.

I tossed my head back against the seat letting out a small whimper. “Oh. My. God. You did not just say that Brooklyn!” I slapped my hand over my eyes praying that Kayden isn’t embarrassed.

I don’t know him well enough yet to know if he is comfortable with Brooklyn and I discussing our sex life. That’s just how we are; we talk to each other about everything.

Brooklyn grabs my knee squeezing it, “God, Savannah, don’t be such a prude! Damn, if I was getting mind blowing orgasms’ every second of the day I would be standing on the roof of that building, shouting it for the whole world to hear!” She says nonchalantly, pointing up at one of the tall skyscrapers as we drive down the busy streets of Houston.

This time Jax and Kayden burst out laughing.

Shaking his head, Kayden looks from Brooklyn to me, “Y’all crack me up.” Reaching for my hand, Kayden slowly pulls it away from my face leaning down placing his lips against my ear, his warm breath misting my skin.

“Savannah, you have nothing to be embarrassed about. Really! I’m flattered that you find our sex so amazing that you brag about it to Brooklyn. At least I know I am doing my job of keeping you one hundred percent satisfied.” He whispers, with his thick drawl making the dull ache between my thighs increase.

We spend the remainder of the car ride telling Kayden everything we did while he was hard at work. Brooklyn proudly showed of her new cowgirl boots, stiletto cowgirl boots at that. She says they’re country with a dab of L.A. chic.

Kayden tried a few times to sneak a cupcake, and thoroughly enjoyed my threats of inflicting bodily harm on his man parts each time he tried to snag one. I told him they are for dessert tonight after our celebratory BBQ. Jax and Brooklyn couldn’t contain their laughter, finding our banter amusing. 

After an hour drive, we finally pull into my driveway; I immediately noticed a Ford F-350 parked with a horse trailer attached to the back. I slide a quick glance to Kayden and then lock eyes with Brooklyn, who is looking just as confused as I am. The plates on the truck are from Tennessee.

“Why is there a truck parked in my driveway hauling a horse trailer?” I asked Kayden and Brooklyn, hoping someone can provide me with an answer.

Shrugging her shoulders, Brooklyn looks from me back to the truck, “I have no idea, but I’m going to find out.” She says jumping out of the car.

Jax, Kayden and I follow. Kayden makes his way over to the driver’s side door and knocks on the window.

Brooklyn and I jogged across the driveway, stopping behind the trailer. Looking it over, Brooklyn asks, “Do you think your dad had Cheyanne and Whiskey sent here?” She asked as she tried to look into the trailer.

Sliding my gaze from the trailer I glance over at Brooklyn giving her a puzzled look, “I don’t think so. Where the hell would we put them? We definitely don’t have anywhere here to keep them?” I say waving my hand around at the sandy landscape surrounding our beach house.

Moments later Kayden and the man I’m assuming is the driver come around to the back of the trailer to join us.

Smiling down at us Kayden shouts, “Surprise!” as the man opens up the trailer doors.

Standing inside are our horses! Without even thinking, I lunge into Kayden’s arms squealing with excitement.

“What? You gotta be shitting me?!” Brooklyn blurts out, dumbfounded.

“How did you do this?” I ask in between my shrieks of excitement.

I haven’t been able to ride Cheyanne since last Fourth of July. I’ve been so busy in L.A. with my job at Envy that I haven’t had any free time to fly to our ranch in Tennessee and spend any time with her.

My dad bought Whiskey for Brooklyn about six years ago as a graduation present so she could have her very own horse to ride when she came with me to Memphis to visit.

“I had my assistant get your parents’ number for me, so I called your father. I let him know that I have a large stable at my ranch in Sugar Land. I know how much you love riding, and your horse, Cheyanne. So I asked if it was all right with him to have yours and Brooklyn’s horses’ brought here. That way you guys can ride them whenever you want.” Raking his fingers through his hair, he studies my face nervously.

I can’t believe he did this, I swear he is too freaking perfect. I need to pinch myself, and make sure I’m not dreaming. 

Overwhelmed by his thoughtfulness, I choke up with emotions. I’m not sure how to express just how happy he has made me. I turn and look at Brooklyn; she’s petting Whiskey’s nose grinning ear to ear, before looking back up into Kayden’s mesmerizing green eyes that are sparkling in the setting sun, “I cannot believe you did this Kayden, are you sure you have room to store our horses? I’ll pay for their care. I don’t want this to be a burden on you, or whoever cares for your horses.”

“Darlin’ you don’t know how thrilled I am to see you so happy, and it’s no burden, trust me.” Sliding his fingers into my hair, I can’t help but melt into his touch “After the day you had yesterday, I’m glad I could put a smile back on this gorgeous face of yours.”

Excusing myself, I grab my phone and run up onto the deck for some privacy to call my parents. I think I told my mom and dad thank you about a hundred times before I got off the phone with them.

My parents are over the moon that I have found such an amazing guy. They hated seeing me so torn up after everything that happened with Logan.

My mother informed me that they will be flying to Dallas in a few weeks for a show, and want to get together to officially meet Kayden.

I would imagine my dad has already had private eyes’ dig up everything they can find on Kayden, taking every precaution to prevent his little girl from having her heart broken again.

I already know that they’re going to love him. It helps that they somewhat know him already because of who his father is, so I just hope since they’ve met at past events, Kayden won’t be too nervous about officially meeting them as my boyfriend.

Brooklyn and I spend a little over an hour riding our horses along the beach. It’s exactly what I needed; it provided the perfect escape to help me forget all the darkness clouding my mind over these last twenty-four hours.

Being on the back of Cheyanne, riding in the open air with the sea breeze misting my skin is so freeing; it feels like I can finally breathe again.

I’ve been riding my entire life, and use to ride competitively until I went off to college. After graduating, I immediately started working at Envy, climbing the business ladder. Living in L.A. and working fulltime left me with very little time for riding anymore. I could never find the time to jet off to Memphis, or get to a ranch in California.

My parents have kept our horses at our house in Memphis. Since they live out Beverly Hills, my grandparents’, along with the elderly couple that lives on our property, care for them along with the other animals there.

Kayden will never understand how much this one small gesture means to me.

He listened and remembered something so minuet that I mentioned to him in passing, and then went out of his way to surprise my best friend and me, even going as far as contacting my parents in order to do so.

This is huge. I don’t know many boyfriends who would do something like this for a woman they just started dating.

Jax and Kayden grilled an absolutely divine meal. We had everything from steaks, split chicken breasts, ribs, and shrimp kabobs to corn on the cob and grilled asparagus.

The evening was spent hanging out by the fire, drinking beers and watching the waves crashing in from the ocean. The night air brought peace into my otherwise chaotic life.

The boys had us laughing hysterically with tales of their crazy antics over the last few years Jax has worked for Kayden.

Jax headed back to Kayden’s beach house around midnight, and shortly after we all called it a night too. Who knew doing absolutely nothing could be so much fun. In fact, this is the most fun I’ve had in months. Exhaustion claimed both Kayden and I, and we ended up crashing the moment we hit the bed.