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When we finally come up for air, I decide it’s time to tell Jensen about my plans. “We need to discuss a few things.”

He sits back on the sofa and pulls me onto his lap. “What do you want to discuss?”

“Our plans for the future.” I lean back and stare into his dark eyes. “I can’t stand being away from you, so I talked to my brother. We’re going to hire a couple new attorneys to pick up the slack at the office. That will free me up to travel with you until the end of the season. If you want me to.”

“Of course, I want you to travel with me, but I don’t want your career to suffer.”

“I’ve been thinking long and hard, and I decided I’m ready for a little change in my career path.” Yesterday, I arrived in this adorable Texas town and instantly knew why Jensen loves it so much. “I want to stay in Silver Spoon Falls with you.” I haven’t worked it all out, but I’m hoping Zane agrees to us opening a new law office in town. I can handle all of Jensen’s rental businesses, and the new associates we hire back home can take over my clients.

“Are you sure you want to do that? How will it work?” Jensen doesn’t appear to be convinced I’ve thought this through.

“I’m going to take over dealing with your rental properties, and you’re going to figure out what you want to do after hockey.” It might not be as easy as it sounds, but I know we’re going to make it work.

“I love you so fucking much.” He pulls me close for his kiss, and I completely forget all about our discussion.

“I love you, too.”

Jensen leaves for another week of away games, and I stay behind to finish implementing our plans. Then I head home to supervise the movers while they pack up my apartment.

Once everything is packed up, I load up Rufus and head back to my new home in Silver Spoon Falls. My poor spoiled baby doesn’t handle the trip too well, and we end up stopping at nearly every rest area to let him run around.

We finally make it to our new home at two o’clock in the morning, and I don’t even bother unloading the car. I take Rufus on a quick walk around the huge backyard then drag his pouting rear up to the bedroom. My spoiled pooch resists when I attempt to convince him to sleep on the brand-new doggie bed Jensen bought him.

“You should try out your new bed. Daddy is going to make you sleep there when he gets home,” I grumble, and the large Rottweiler ignores my warning. He jumps up on the bed and rolls over to stretch across the mattress. He easily takes up three-fourths of the massive bed while I cling to the edge all night long.

The sunlight peeking through the heavy drapes wakes me up way too freaking early. I roll over to fuss at my dog for taking up the whole bed and get the shock of my life. “Good morning, goddess.” Jensen smiles at me. “You were dead to the world when I got in last night, so I let you sleep, but I made the furball sleep in his new bed.” He points at Rufus who’s pouting in the corner. “I might need to buy him a few treats to make up for the injustice of it all.”

“How did you get him to sleep on the dog bed?” I’m pretty impressed he managed the feat.

“I just reminded him who’s the top dog here.”

“I bet that went well.” I snuggle against Jensen’s side and ask, “What are you doing home? I thought you would be gone for two more days.”

“I wanted to make sure you made it to Silver Spoon Falls, so I caught the last flight out last night.” He runs his nose along the sensitive spot under my ear. “I have to fly to Dallas tonight to meet the team. We have an early practice tomorrow before our game.”

I hate the thought of him leaving again, but I remind myself I’ll be able to travel with him once I get things settled here.

It ends up taking me much longer than I expected to get things settled. By the time I get our things settled in Jensen’s home, set up a temporary office, and find a doggie daycare for Rufus, the season is coming to an end.

I’m feeding my pouting dog when my phone rings, and Jensen’s smiling face flashes across the screen.

“Hello, hunny bunny,” I answer.

“Good morning, goddess. How is your day going?” His warm voice wraps around me.

“Great. I have an appointment with the lawyer who’s representing the apartment complex on Park Avenue after lunch.” It took some maneuvering, but I managed to find the holding company that owns the abandoned building we’re interested in buying. The three-story building with fifteen units would be the perfect investment for our new company.

“Did you get Giant to investigate them to make sure it’s safe?” Jensen is overprotective to the max. He freaks out if I try to meet anyone without his friend checking them out. Giant Carmichael, a member of the Silver Spoon MC, owns one of the best security firms in the country. I’ve worked with his company a few times in the past, but I hadn’t actually met the man in person until Jensen introduced us.

Evidently, there is an impressive amount of love matches in this small town. In fact, there’s a rumor going around that the water in town is responsible for all the happy endings, but I don’t really believe in fairy tales, so I just smile and nod anytime someone brings up the subject.

“Giant did a full report, and the lawyer is on the up and up. The building’s owner died with no heirs, so the county is selling it. If everything goes well with the lawyer, I’ll arrange for an inspection and appraisal, then we can make an offer.”

“Sounds good, goddess.” Hearing his voice makes me miss him more. “Fuck,” Jensen growls, and I can hear him talking to someone on the other side of the line. “I have to go. The new coach called a goddamn team meeting. I love you.” My heart melts every time my hot hunny bunny says those words.

“I love you, too. I’ll call you once I check out the building.”