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“Well, at least you’re finally eating again,” Joey noted half an hour later as we sat in one of the empty booths at the local chipper, scarfing down a monster-sized bag of chips. “You had me worried for a while there.”
“Believe me, Joe, taking into account the amount of crap going on in your life right now, my appetite is the least of your worries,” I assured him, dabbing a chip in mayonnaise before popping it into my mouth.
“Kev’s right,” he mused, eyeing me curiously. “This newfound love of mayonnaise is weird as fuck, baby.”
Cheeks flushing, I averted my eyes from his, both unwilling and unable to delve deeper into the origins of my newfound cravings. That was a conversation for another day.
A day when your boyfriend’s life isn’t unraveling around him.
“Should we head back?” I asked, changing the subject. “To the kids?”
He shrugged. “Probably.”
“What?” I asked, eyeing him warily when he continued to stare at me, making no move to leave. “Have I got something on my face?”
He shook his head slowly. “I’m just thinking.”
Oh shit.
“About what?”
“How different you look.”
Oh, double shit.
“Different how?”
“I’m not sure,” he mused, tilting his head to one side, studying me with razor-sharp eyes. “But you do.”
“Is that a bad thing?” I chuckled nervously.
“Nothing about the way you look is ever bad, Molloy,” he replied, tone thoughtful. “You just look sort of shiny.”
I swallowed. “Shiny?”
“Yeah.” He nodded. “Kind of like you’re glowing.”
That would be your baby.
“That would be my halo,” I joked as I quickly stood up and grabbed all of our empty food wrappings. Walking over to the bin, I tossed our rubbish inside and wiped my hands together. “It’s shinier than yours, remember?”
“It’s a good look,” he assured me, pulling me close to give my ass a squeeze before leading us out the door. “Very sexy.”
“Joe.” I couldn’t repress the illicit shiver that rolled through me if I tried. “Don’t.”
“Don’t what?” he purred, pushing me up against the wall outside. “Don’t tell my girlfriend that I think she’s sexy as fuck?” Pinning me with his hips, he cupped my face in his hands and kissed me hard. “You drive me crazy,” he growled against my lips. “You twist me up in knots, queen.”
“Right back at you, stud,” I said breathlessly, relinquishing all power over to him, as I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
“How do you feel about getting naked tonight?” he said against my lips.
“Joe, I’m…” I exhaled a ragged breath. “I’m—”
“Whatever it is, I don’t care,” he cut me off by saying. “I need in you so fucking bad, Molloy.”
“I don’t know who you bleeding are!” a nearby voice boomed, and we both turned our heads in unison to see an absolute giant of a boy slumped against the glass front of the chipper, talking at his phone while he inhaled an abnormal number of burgers. “I don’t know any bleeding King Clit!”
“Well, shit,” Joey said, stepping back. “That’s him.”
