Now he was free to be with Jasmine. They still needed to be careful not to let Hannah know about the two of them but there was little chance of being found out. In another two weeks, Jasmine would be going home to Melbourne. A couple of months after that, she'd be moving to Sydney permanently. By then, there would be no reason why Hannah couldn't know about Jasmine.
His phone vibrated.
*Glad to know. How are you?*
*Fine, thanks. Just a little exhausted. Oh, and I miss you.*
*Miss you too.*
He smiled, his tension easing just from texting with Jasmine. He wished he was with her—so he told her.
*I wish I was with you tonight. I need to hold you close.*
*Soon, honey. For tonight, just dream about me.*
*Remind me again why we decided not to see each other tonight?*
*Because we wanted to make sure Hannah was fine.*
*Right. Well, she seems to be so I will definitely see you tomorrow.*
*I wish tonight was already tomorrow.*
*You and me both, babe.*
*Goodnight, Kane.*
*Goodnight, Jaz.*
*******
A high-pitched scream woke Kane up and made him bolt out of his bed.
Hannah.
He ran to her room and flicked the light switch on. No one else was there, apart from her sitting up on the bed.
"What's wrong?" he asked worriedly as he sat beside her.
"Just a nightmare," she said weakly.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
She shook her head. "I … I can't remember much now."
"I'll get you some water," he offered.
"No, thanks," she responded, stopping him with a hand on his arm. "I don't want any."
"Are you okay now?" he asked softly.
"Yes," she said, smiling up at him.
She flicked her hair over her shoulder, making him look downwards. He noticed she was wearing a sheer nightie. Funny how she would choose to wear something like that on a cool night when she was all alone in bed. Oh well, it was none of his business. He just wanted to go back to sleep.
"I'm glad you're okay now. Do you need anything?"
"Um … nothing. Thank you."
"You scared me there for a second," he said as he got up to leave.
"Sorry. But it makes me feel better knowing you'll come when I need you."
He gave her a small smile as he left her room, feeling unsettled about the whole incident, especially her last words. He hoped Hannah wouldn't be too needy in the future.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Jasmine's heart skipped a beat as she let Kane into the house.
"Hi," he said, taking off his sunglasses and giving her a crooked, sinfully sexy smile as he stepped inside.
"Hi. You're early," she replied, a big grin splitting her face as she closed the door.
"Early? I wanted to be here yesterday, baby."
She laughed as she launched herself at him. They kissed sweetly for a long minute before she pulled away and held his face between her hands.
"Are you okay?" she asked him, scanning his face for signs of stress.
"I am now," he replied as he traced her profile with a finger.
"And Hannah?"
"She seems okay. But she had a nightmare last night. Woke up screaming."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but she was fine after that. Just a bad dream."
Kane kissed her on the lips.
"I told her I'll be staying at my parents' place until she found an apartment," he said.
She frowned. "So she's staying at your house until then?"
"Yes. She has nowhere else to go. I'll help her find a place she can move into."
"Doesn't she have friends who could help her? Why does it have to be you?"
"Jaz, I have to help her after what she's been through. I thought you were just as concerned about her emotional wellbeing as I am."
"Sure. I was concerned about how she would handle the breakup. And you said she's fine with that now. Isn't it better to cut all ties so you can both move on? If you're still around for her, she might keep on hoping you'll get back together."
Kane sighed. "I see your point. I just can't help but feel guilty about hurting her after all her trauma. And I've already promised to help her find an apartment. After that, that's it. Okay?"
She gave him a semblance of a smile.
"You're not jealous that she's still at my place, are you?" he asked, lifting her chin with a finger so she would look him in the eye.
Was she? Okay, irrational as it was, she had to admit she was jealous. She just didn't expect Kane to still have much to do with Hannah after their split. She was under the impression he was keen to make a clean break. It appeared he cared more than she thought. He even offered to house-hunt with Hannah. How long would that go on?