Always Enough (Meet Me in Montana #2) - Kelly Elliott Page 0,91

I hated that my past indiscretions were causing her pain.

Kaylee remained silent as we took an Uber from the hospital back to the hotel. CBS was nice enough to pay for another night for me in the hotel. I’d told them I would take care of it, not feeling right about it, but they had insisted. It could have been because I’d suggested doing one or two commentaries throughout the year, without any interviews into my personal life. I was shocked when they’d agreed that that was a good plan.

I was glad I’d done the trial run, though. It showed me that I wasn’t missing out on anything. I’d once thought I’d belonged there, but I no longer felt that way. I knew where I belonged. In Hamilton, on my folks’ ranch, trying to make a go of things with Kaylee.

When the door to the hotel room closed, I wanted nothing more than to grab Kaylee and get lost in her. But twice we’d done that. I wasn’t going to hide from her anymore. She deserved more than that.

“Are you hungry? Would you rather get something to eat and then talk?” I asked.

She shook her head. “No. We can order room service or pizza.”

I nodded and undid the cuffs of my shirt sleeves and rolled them up. Kaylee watched my every move.

As I sat on the bed, I looked over at her. She was leaning against the table. What in the hell was going through her mind?

“Before we talk about Olivia, I need to know what you’re thinking, Ty. Your decision to not take the job threw me.”

I laughed. “It shouldn’t. The only reason I agreed to try it out is because I thought you were with Channing, and I needed to see if I truly did miss this world.”

Kaylee tilted her head. “Okay. Then I want to know why you didn’t think you were good enough for me. Let’s start with that.”

I sighed. A headache was already forming. Real talk wasn’t something I ever liked to do. Especially after the accident. But those few weeks without Kaylee, and the thought of losing her to someone else, had made me wake up and realize I needed to talk about a lot of things, and not just about my feelings for her. I needed to tell her everything.

Before I had a chance to respond, Kaylee picked up the phone and hit a button. “I’d like to order room service.”

After ordering pizza and a few drinks, Kaylee hung up the phone, kicked off her boots, and looked at me.

I motioned for her to sit on the bed, and she lifted a brow, a sexy smirk on her face.

“I’ll keep my hands to myself, for now . . . I just want you near me. Please.”

She climbed onto the bed, sitting with her legs tucked under her.

“Do you have a headache?” she asked, noticing me rubbing at my temples again.

“A slight one, but it’s fine.”

“Okay. Let’s talk, Ty.”

I nodded, took in a deep breath, and slowly let it out. “When I was on the Unleash the Beast Tour, the only thing on my mind was bulls, being number one, and the occasional hookup. I won’t lie and say I was a good little boy who went to his room every night. I wasn’t. I guess that much is obvious, considering what we’re dealing with right now with Katy and Olivia.”

She frowned and looked down at her fingernails. Okay, so that was more of a sore subject than she was letting on.

“I knew someday I would settle down, get married, and have a kid or two. It wasn’t something I thought a whole lot about, because honestly, I never once met a woman who made me feel like I was in a hurry for it. There were moments I felt lonely. When we’d go home and I’d see Brock with Blayze was when it would really hit me. I remember some nights, I’d lie in bed and pray for God to send someone my way. Someone who’d make me feel something. I knew my folks wanted that for me as well. It was hard for Mom to have both me and Brock out on the road. Then when Beck died, she closed up a little. That might be where Brock and I got it from.”

I shrugged. “Anyway, I was happy as long as I could climb onto the back of a bull. Then the accident happened, and I never felt lonelier. For so many