Free Not Enough: Is love ever enough? (The Enough Series Book 1) by Nikole Bloom Page A

He just laughs and pulls me into a hug.
    “I missed you beautiful. You should see me more,” he says
with a chuckle. Bode is all ego and I adore him. He is as tall as J and has the
body of a surf god, probably because he is a professional surf god. He wears
his blonde hair near shoulder length and has the lightest blue eyes you will
ever see.
    “I missed you too,” I say as I back out of the hug leaving a
hand on his tight bicep. “But, I am still calling your best friend.”
    I call J ready to yell at him for overstepping again, but
instead find myself thanking him. He told me that he wouldn’t have sent Bode if
I had agreed to let him come. He said he knew what I was up to the minute I
told him where I was going because he had seen the posts from Ryan as well.
    Surprisingly, he was supportive of my quest but warned me not
to go alone and I agreed. He also told me he did not raise his suspicions to
Austin that I was here for Ryan. He figured that part of the story would be
best coming from me.
    Once I got off the phone, I felt better about having Bode
here. They are both right that it would be dangerous emotionally for me to
confront Ryan alone. Ryan knows me well enough to inflict serious damage if he feels
like it.
    Ready for the calm before the storm I turn on the hot tub and
discard my clothes. Just as I go to lay my pants on the dressing table, I hear
my phone beep with an incoming text. I pull it from the pocket of my pants to
see a text from Austin:
    Austin: *I miss you* 3:58 pm
    I smile at the sweet simplicity of his message knowing he means
it.
    Me: *I miss you too* 3:59 pm 
    After a long soak in the hot tub, I hop out and turn on the
shower so I can rinse the chlorine off and ready myself for tonight. While I am
in the shower, I can’t help remembering my hands on Austin as I asked him to
imagine us in the shower. The thought ignites a fire between my legs and I am
forced to relive the dongs as well just to calm myself down. If only Austin were
here, he would definitely appreciate the irony.
    Stepping out of the shower chuckling to myself, I hear Bode
at the door. “Hey Ry, I know where your boy is when you are ready.”
    With a renewed sense of purpose I blow dry my hair and put on
my subtly sexy make-up. I may not be here to win Ryan back but that doesn’t
mean I don’t want to look my best.
    After putting on my black lingerie set, I throw a robe on and
go in search of Bode. I find him sitting on the couch downstairs. “So where are
we headed,” I ask.
    “Well, according to a friend he is having dinner at The Lodge
and then heading to Club Blue.” Bode looks at me expectantly, and I realize I
don’t have a well thought out plan for this rendezvous.
    “So where should we try to run into him,” I ask hoping we can
come up with a coherent plan.
    After a bit of discussion we decide on the club since The
Lodge presents too many opportunities for a big scene. I march back upstairs to
get dressed with a sense of purpose and dread. I choose my little black dress
with the lace overlay and three quarter length lace sleeves. The dress hits
mid-thigh and shows off my long legs.
    I throw on a pair of lace-up close-toe stiletto heels, a
spritz of perfume, my favorite diamond hoops, and tennis bracelet. I grab my black
clutch with a chain strap and stuff the essentials inside before going down to
join Bode.
    He is standing at the bar with a drink in his hand as I hit
the bottom stair. He turns to me and I see his jaw drop. “Rylee Ash, you are
smoking baby. Are you trying to get him back or see how many fights you can get
me into tonight?”
    I smile at the twisted attempt at a compliment. “Neither
doll, just making sure he knows what he lost. Plus the clothes give me a boost
in confidence,” I say with a wink.
    “Well, I will venture to say he will be eating his heart out.
Lord knows I am right now.” I am not sure what to make out of his last
statement so I just cross the room and pour myself a