Chapter 44

Bull decided to let Jamie sleep until supper was ready, but he had to learn to sleep where he belonged. Bull carried Jamie to the master bedroom and his bed. He looked at Jamie as he slept. This was a beautiful boy and well behaved; although Bull wouldn’t admit it out loud. He didn’t safeword and I wasn’t going easy on him, I may, in fact, have waled on him pretty hard. Can I trust him to safeword when necessary or will he try to push on through?

Why was I so hard on him? Am I looking to drive him away now, after I practically forced him to stay? Maybe I am a little bit in love with him, but not enough to keep him, certainly. Yeah, Bull, you keep telling yourself that. He could have left for home this morning. He could have gotten additional security installed at his place and he would have been perfectly safe, especially with Ahmed in jail. I wanted him with me; both him and his damn cat.