Chapter 337

Jagger pulled his bike into the driveway of his new-ish home. Sometimes when he walked in, he could smell the fresh paint and the hardwood floors. It still hadn't stopped giving him a sense of pride; the fact he and Bianca had managed to buy themselves a home. Neither one of them could wait until the weather cleared and they were able to get outside and do some landscaping. When they'd signed the papers, he'd held her while she'd cried and damned if he hadn't thought about crying himself. It was a purchase neither one of them were sure they would ever be able to make, but they'd saved and lucked up on a piece of land they could afford. Building the house had been a struggle, but in the end they'd gotten the majority of what they wanted. What they didn't get, they knew they could add as the years went by.

He spotted her car parked beside the back deck and grinned to himself. He couldn't wait to get her out of her own head, and get her onboard with all his fun plans.

Before he'd left