Zane (The Bad Boys of Saddle Creek #1)

by Kat Baxter

Generally speaking, I don’t like eating in public; I never seem to get the eating to talking ratio right. I never know when it’s the right time to talk and when it’s the right time to listen. And that’s true even when there isn’t food involved. Besides, other people’s mouths are gross and I don’t like hearing people chew.

“I know you might not ever want the same things that I want. And that’s okay. I don’t want to pressure you, ever, to do something you’re not comfortable with. But I’m never going anywhere. And there will never be another woman for me besides you.”

normally I’d meet Zane at Ruthie’s. But today I texted him and told him I was swamped with work, and could he bring lunch to me instead? Of course he agreed, because he loves me. I’m not just talking about the emotion that he obviously feels, but he loves me in the verb sense of the word. His every action demonstrates how he cares about me

He picks me up and kisses me. My stomach growls. He sets me down, slides the ring on my finger and pulls me to sit in his lap. “Let’s get you fed.” “You take such good care of me,” I say. “Always and forever.”