Semua Bab Portwood Brothers: Bab 71 - Bab 80

Jackson smiled as he read the text from Emma. Having the day off, Jackson had put it to good use. He had called the flower shop the week before, but he still had some work to do before she got home. Picking up the last of the items on his list, he headed back to her place to get everything set up. Tonight was going to be a night to remember.By the time Emma pulled up, much later than he thought she'd be home, he was just about finished with their meal."Ohmygawd, it smells amazing," she all but moaned as she came through the door. Her eyes widened at the site before her, "When did you have time for all this?"Shrugging he smiled, "I was off most of the day."She gave him a quick kiss and then went to put the flowers in her arms in water. "You don't know how much I needed these today. It was such a craptastic day."Pulling her into a hug Jackson held her tight. "Glad they helped."Emma worked getting all the flowers in a vase, and then she headed to the living room. "Need any help?" sh

By early the next evening, Emma and Jackson arrived in Miami. When they made it up to their room after checking in, Emma went right for her suitcase and unpacked. She slung her modest two-piece swimsuit on the bed when she came to it, and finished putting the rest away. Once everything was unpacked, she came back to the suit and started to put it on."You're not wasting any time, huh?" Jackson asked as she got changed."I told you everything I wanted to do this week involved the beach, pool, or the hot tub," she told him with a grin. "Might as well get a jump on it." Tossing the bottle of sunscreen at him, she started to remove her shirt so he could help her out. Looking over her shoulder, she saw him standing there with his eyes bugging out. "You'd think you'd get used to seeing me mostly naked.""I don't think so," he told her. "How'd you get dressed without me seeing that bra this morning. Holy hell, that's hot."Looking down at the sheer, black fabric she shrugged, "It was a covert

Getting home from vacation sucked. Jackson hated that he had to come back to reality, but he didn't really have time to think about it. It was go time. The office was busy getting everything ready for deployment, and he was in the middle of it. The big kicker was that he still hadn't received his orders yet. He was told they were coming any day, but they weren't showing up. Jackson was worried that Emma was getting her hopes up because, without orders, he wasn't deploying. He had told her time and time again that his orders weren't the only ones that hadn't been issued, but each time she asked, and he had to tell her they hadn't shown up, he could see her building up a false sense of hope. As he was making his way back into the office one of his soldiers yelled, "Hey, L.T., there's something in the box for you."Making his way back out to the main desk, he found his orders sitting on top. Finally, there was no question about it. He had his orders in hand, and he was ready to put his h

When he opened his eyes, Jackson saw the light and realized it was morning. It had come way too soon. He wasn't one who usually got worked up about leaving or heading out, but it was different this time. He had something to lose if he didn't come home. He had thought he'd been in love with Payton before he left last time, but he knew now that he wasn't. What he felt for her and what he felt for Emma were two totally different things. He still loved Payton, but it was the same way he loved Addison. He'd do anything for either of his brother's wives. Emma was totally different, though. She would be the reason he'd put one foot in front of the other and soldier on."You awake too?" Emma quietly asked."Yeah."He pulled her closer and felt her small arms pulling him close. He turned to his side so he could get her flush against him. He could look at her eyes forever and ever get tired of them. Jackson leaned in and gave her a kiss before she tucked her head against his chest.Emma let out

VOLUME THREE: PLAYING FOR THE WIN"Rise and shine."Addison groaned and rolled over ignoring her father's booming voice. She knew that both her parents would be up, dressed, and going full speed like nothing was going on. Addison, on the other hand, was still trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her marriage. There would be no concern on their faces; they didn't like Bryce and were probably glad that he'd messed up enough that she'd tucked tail and ran.Knowing she needed to get this over with she sat up and looked at her dad sitting on the coffee table looking at her. "Now pumpkin, we're glad to have you home, and we're going to do what we can to get you settled, but tonight at dinner we need to sit down and talk about living and work arrangements." "Work?""Yes, work," her mother stated in her no-nonsense tone. "The sooner you get established and move on, the easier things will be. We've talked about this a hundred times. You've got to keep yourself healthy. You don't wan