Chapter 228: Daylight

Sunlight streamed through the sheer panels obscuring the garden view from their room at the inn. Judd lay on his right side, arm curled beneath his pillow as he watched Jessi sleeping. It was late, nearly noon, but they’d had an intense night.

At Mateo’s insistence, they’d taken a club limo back into town. Jessi had been completely spent, and Judd had carried her out to the car. Back at the inn, he’d lovingly bathed her as she slipped in and out of wakefulness. Then he’d tucked her into bed, remembering to place the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign outside the door before climbing in beside her.

Now as he watched her smile in her sleep, he thought back over the night. As tired as she’d been, he hadn’t been able to debrief with her as he’d wanted to. The scene seemed to have gone well. Mateo had done everything Judd had asked him to do. Although it had been outside of Jessi’s comfort zone, she seemed to have fared well.