Saved by the Rancher - By Jennifer Ryan Page 0,107
make me feel better. I’ll kill him. And the guard for letting him in.”
“I told the guard to leave. As for David, you don’t need to kill him. I’m going to take away the one thing he can’t live without.”
“You already left him.”
“Not me. I’m taking the company away from him.”
“Can you do that?”
“I couldn’t before, but I can now.”
“Whatever you need, I’ll help you. I know I haven’t done a very good job protecting you . . .”
“Jack, stop. Just stop it. You haven’t let me down, and none of this is your fault. You’re the best thing in my life. If you keep blaming yourself for what’s happened, I don’t think I can take it. I need you to take care of me. Do that, and I’ll be happy.”
“I love you so much. When Summer said he was alone with you, I thought I’d lose you forever. I was so afraid he’d take you, and I’d never find you again.”
“Don’t. Don’t think about it anymore. I want to go home, now. We have a lot of things to prepare for, and I want to be with you in our bed tonight.”
“I’ll get the doctor to stitch you back up.”
Summer came barreling through the door. “Jenna, he hurt you,” Summer said, disbelieving what her eyes saw. “You’re bleeding. I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have left you.”
“It’s okay. I tore my stitches. Don’t feel bad. I made you leave. I couldn’t have the press release go out. Did Sam stop it?”
“Yes, I think so. You’re okay, really?”
“I will be once Jack gets me home.”
“Sis, get the doctor. I’m not leaving Jenna.”
Summer left the room just as Sam came rushing in, a pained look on his face. Jenna pointed a finger at him and said, “You did not let me down, so stop thinking that. Did you stop the press release?”
“How did you know what I was thinking?” Sam asked surprised. Jack laughed.
“Because you and Jack are exactly alike. He’s feeling guilty, and now so are you. Stop it, both of you. The press release?”
“Canceled. Now what are we going to do?”
“He never makes anything easy,” she complained. “Looks like we do things the hard way. It’ll be more dangerous, but it’s the only way. I’m taking over the company.”
“Whatever you want, I’ll take care of it,” Sam said, and squeezed her foot to reassure himself she was okay.
“We’ll make all the arrangements when we’re back home. Go away, Sam. Jack’s going to kiss me, and I want to be alone with him.”
“Kiss me. You’ll never know the difference.”
“Get out, Sam. She’s all mine.” Jack wrapped Jenna in his arms and kissed her softly. He held her close and they lost themselves in each other. Jack was the best medicine, and she drowned in a huge dose of his love.
Chapter Fifty-One
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JACK STAYED WITH Jenna while the doctor repaired her stitches. She held his hand, eyes locked on him while the doctor worked. Long looks, a touch here, there, a soft kiss. Connected.
Jack helped her get cleaned up and dressed. Summer brought a loose sheath dress and button-up sweater for her to wear. The dress accommodated Jenna’s wounds without pressing on her back or ribs. Jack brushed her hair, and while she was enjoying the closeness, he draped something around her neck.
Jenna looked down at the gold chain, her diamond engagement ring hanging from it.
“Your hands are still swollen, but I wanted you to be able to wear your ring. The doctor told me how upset you were when they had to remove it.”
“I thought I’d lost it,” she said and held the ring up, letting it catch the light and sparkle.
“I’d buy you a dozen more if it meant you were always safe.”
“I don’t deserve you.”
“It’s me who doesn’t deserve you. But I’m selfish and I’m keeping you.”
“I’m keeping you, too. We need to get married soon. I want to wear a nice dress, and since you gave me two wonderful gifts, I don’t know how much longer I’ll actually fit into a dress. I’ll need a tent in another few months.”
“You’re beautiful now, and you’ll still be when you’re round carrying my babies. I don’t care what you wear as long as you say ‘I do’.”
“I do.” She liked how that sounded. “Take me home. I hate hospitals and Ben will arrive soon.”
“Let’s go.”
JENNA LEANED INTO Jack, his arm wrapped tight around her while she rested against his shoulder with her eyes closed in the back seat of