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His eyes sparked and spit fire as he held himself back.
“Don’t tempt me,” he rumbled, took another vicious kiss from my lips, then strode from the room.
I spent another minute there to catch my breath and let the flush ease from my cheeks as the cool air in the room helped soothe the fire burning through my veins.
When I felt sufficiently calm, I strode from the room and saw Owen beside the stove mixing together the al dente noodles into my sauce and meatballs.
“Not a spaghetti stacker?” I asked, watching him stir it together.
He shrugged.
“Not really. If you mix it all together it assures you don’t have leftover sauce or noodles. You get the perfect noodle coverage every time.”
He put his fingers to his mouth and kissed them like a good Italian, then grabbed a few plates.
“Ok boys, put away the books for now. Let’s eat!” Owen said.
Both boys stacked up their books on the counter and slid off their seats to grab a plate.
For the first time since being with Owen, we took our plates, and I followed the boys as they automatically went toward the dining room table. The dining room was gorgeous with its big round table and dark green wallpaper, transporting me back in time immediately.
Caden snuck a noodle into his mouth as we sat, sliding it off the edge of the plate with his lips.
I grinned at him, then sat across from Owen as the boys took the seats beside him. Once he was seated, he looked up and saw me, then messed Caden’s hair saying, “Hey, why don’t you trade so I can sit next to Mia?”
Caden frowned.
“But I want to sit next to Mia!”
Owen lifted a brow.
“You will be sitting next to her, silly. Now, scoot your boot.”
“Oh yeah!” Caden shouted, then scooted his plate along the edge of the table while I got up to sit beside my…boyfriend?
It felt so strange calling him that.
Once I was in my seat, Owen reached down, took the leg of my chair and scooted me closer before folding his arms over his chest.
The boys followed suit and I was shocked as they all bowed their heads to say grace.
Owen said the simple and sweet words, then after a collective ‘amen’ he rubbed his hands together in anticipation of our meal.
I took my shock and stowed it away as they all dug in. The room immediately filled with moans of pleasure as they ate, slurping noodles and stuffing meatballs in their mouths. Owen looked over at me and gave me an expression like ‘come on’ as he rolled his eyes into the back of his head in bliss.
“Holy shit,” he eventually said when he swallowed. “You hiding some Italian genes in there and forgot to tell me?”
I laughed, squeezing his bicep in my hand. His grin eased to a smile.
“It’s incredible. Remind me to let you cook more.”
“Let me, huh?” I asked.
Caden saved his father from having to answer with a loud exclamation of, “Oh my GOSH this is amazing!”
I grinned at the boy.
Owen laughed and agreed, then looked toward Charlie.
