"Walking to him, I gave him my best smile. "With you, I feel safer than I've ever felt. Even in that room full of bikers, I felt like I would be okay because you were with me. I really believed you'd use Cooper as a shield to protect me." Judd laughed. "I would so shove his ass in front of you to take a bullet. He knows it too. It's why he's not being a bitch about our relationship anymore. He knows I'm not fucking you. I'm..." Unable to finish, Judd just stared into my eyes and I hoped that look meant what I thought it did. Instead of talking about feelings, Judd handed me the gun and showed me the basics."