Loving Enough (The Enough Series Book 2) by Nikole Bloom Read Free Book Online

face and in his voice melts my heart.
His ability to love me in spite of everything I have put him through is
astounding.  The conversation we need to have is lurking in the recesses of my
mind, but I am not ready to break our happy cocoon yet. I want to enjoy being
with him a little bit longer.
    “Austin, you are so incredibly sweet. I have no clue what I
did to deserve you, but -”
    He cuts me off. “No buts yet, Ry. J and I have been talking
and we have a couple of ideas.”
    I turn to acknowledge my brother’s presence for the first
time since waking, only to find he is asleep. That would explain how Austin
managed to sit here for six hours; he had Jeremy to keep him company. I am not
sure I like that idea, but it looks like what’s done is done.
    “So let me get this straight. The last time you two hatched
a plan, J ended up battered and broken. Now you two think I will be willing to
go along with another of your plans? I don’t think so. I won’t put any of us in
danger again over this.”
    I motion between us as I finish the last sentence. His face
falls at my curt disapproval. I still don’t know the details of the last plan
they concocted. All I do know is that Austin came back from Houston early,
against my wishes, and J ended up here the next morning. The person behind the
threatening text messages is clearly serious.
    It's not that I don’t think Austin is worth it. He is
totally worth it. I trust him and J implicitly in every facet of my life except
this one. The thing is, they are men and they refuse to believe they need
protection. However, I will protect them and everyone else in my life from the
clearly unstable individual who is hell-bent on making me miserable.
    “I know you don’t trust us with this, Ry, and due to current
circumstances I understand. I really do. But you have to know we will do what
we think is best for you. We love you.”
    The love in this equation has never been in question. I know
Austin and J love me. What I question is the bravado they are using to make
their decisions.
    “Alright. Just for the sake of argument, what is this plan
exactly?”
    I figure I at least have to hear him out. I don’t want to
bruise any egos or hurt anyone’s feelings, but at the end of the day this
decision is mine.
    Running a hand through his longer than usual light brown
hair, he sighs before turning to face me.
    “Let’s wait and talk about this when J is up to it and we
get a chance to run it by Detective Ruzek.”
    The fact that they are going to consult Ruzek gives me a
glimmer of hope. It would be great to rid ourselves of this mess one way or
another. I would prefer to be enlightened before this scheme goes any further,
but I suppose if Ruzek agrees it can’t be all bad.
    His eyes plead with me to agree with him, so I do.
    “Fine, but nothing goes into motion without my permission.
You see how well that turned out last time.”
    He takes my hands into his and kisses my knuckles. I can’t
help but smile at the adoring gesture.
     “I promise we will not do anything without your knowledge.”
    Somehow I doubt they will wait for my permission, but a girl
can dream, right?
    As we grin at one another, I am lost to my feelings. We hold
the gaze for what feels like hours. Non-verbally we convey everything that
needs to be said. The I love you, I miss you , and I will do anything
for you sentiments are expressed without reservation.
    Austin finally breaks our connection when he leans in and
gently kisses me. I slide my body towards him so that I can wrap my arms around
his neck and deepen our unspoken desires. The feel of his skin against mine
settles my fears and awakens my heart. I would have never dreamed it possible
to be this in love with another human being. His touch has a way of allowing me
to forget about the outside world.
    Just as I crawl on his lap, Jeremy chimes in. “So, is this
how I will always find you two?”
    His timing is always poor, but I am happy to hear his