All Chapters of Dive in Deep: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

TrentI checked the time. I could make it. I would take care of the last few emails from the car. I waved to Ashley, not stopping to talk as I rushed out the door of my office. I called the pilot I knew would be preparing to leave to head over to Fresno to pick up Sade.“Don’t leave,” I blurted out when the pilot answered his phone.“Don’t leave?” he repeated.“No, I’m going with you.”“Oh. Okay. How long?”“Give me fifteen minutes, and I’ll be there,” I told him, waving at Bentley and climbing in the backseat.The man knew me well and rushed around to get in the driver’s seat. “Airport?” he asked.I nodded, finished the conversation with the pilot, and hung up. “Yes, please,” I answered.“You’re going to pick her up?” he asked with a grin on his face.“Yes. I’ve neglected her all week. I want to be there when she gets home.”He chuckled. “Good man.”The pilot was waiting when we pulled into the hangar. I jumped out, rushed over, and climbed in. I felt like I was in a race. I supposed

SadeI sipped my wine, studying Trent over the glass. I hadn’t known him all that long, but I could tell there was something on his mind. It scared me a little. I didn’t think he was going to dump me, but something was going on. He was acting—off.“More wine?” he asked, reaching for the bottle.I looked at my glass, saw it was half-full, and politely shook my head. “No, thank you.”He topped off his own glass. A sign something was definitely off. “How was work?” he asked.I shrugged. “Good. Still going through paperwork for the new project. You? Any more with Gabe?”He nodded before sucking down the wine. “He’s doing all right. I think he might actually turn out to be a good manager with a little time and experience under his belt. He’s got the book smarts, but he doesn’t have any real experience.”I smiled, knowing exactly what he meant. “He’s fresh out of school. Like me. We don’t have real-world experience.”“I know, and I’m working with him.”“How are things at the hotel?” I asked

TrentI couldn’t remember the last time I felt truly nervous. I wasn’t the type of guy who got worked up over much of anything. I had stared death in the face so many times that even the thought of dying didn’t make me nervous anymore.The idea of losing her was probably the only thing on the planet that could truly make me nervous. I didn’t like the feeling, I decided. I felt sick to my stomach. Not sick—nauseated. Like my guts had twisted into knots and nothing was working as it should. It wasn’t a great feeling.I wanted to kick myself in my own ass for saying what I did. I had just told her I was willing to uproot my life and move closer to her, which shocked her. I had seen the shock. She was a kid fresh out of college, and I was throwing my plans for our life together at her. She’d barely taken her first steps into adulthood when we met.Then I blurted out I wanted to marry her. If there was a book on what not to do in a relationship, I was following it line by line. Hell, I was

SadeI woke up. My body’s alarm clock was set, despite the fact I had only fallen asleep a couple of hours ago. I turned my head to see Trent’s peaceful face. He was still sound asleep. I was not going to get out of bed. The internal alarm clock was just going to have to shut up. The blanket was around my waist, exposing my arms. The AC was working overtime, and I was suddenly freezing.I rolled over, pressing my body against his, my face buried in the crook of his neck. Suddenly, it was no longer sleep that was pulling me down. A surge of lust rocked through my body. I was chalking it up to pheromones. I had gotten a good sniff of his neck and the cologne he always wore. His hot skin felt good against my chilled body.Last night had been the best night I had ever spent with him, and there had been no sex. We had talked and talked and talked until we both passed out. We talked about everything. It still blew my mind that the gorgeous man lying next to me was into me. Me. The curvy gir

TrentI was riding high after the weekend. I felt like my life was on the right path and things were only going to get better and brighter. I was certain of my future with Sade. We’d spent the entire day in bed the day before, only leaving to shower once and take care of Leia. We’d eaten in the bedroom and spent the day naked.My body was still humming from the pleasure she had given me, over and over and over. It was one of the best days of my life, and it had nothing to do with the sex.Yes, it did.It had a lot to do with the sex. But it was her. Everything about her was so damn good. We talked and talked and then talked some more, planning our future without making any hard and fast decisions. It was more about what we both wanted and hoped for. It was perfect.I took a sip of the coffee I had picked up at a local shop and headed for Richie’s office. It was time to put my plan in motion. I had to talk to him about what I wanted to do. I knew he would have some reservations. He con