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“I could stay like this all day.”
“Me too.” I smile, listening to the rain pattering against my bedroom window.
It’s almost enough to make me forget the rest of the world exists.
Well, almost.
Every so often, a burst of laughter from Dad’s television downstairs reminds me that we’re not nearly as alone as this little bubble of ours makes it feel.
“You know your dad isn’t stupid. I’m sure he’s figured out what we’ve been up to all afternoon,” Milo says, as if reading my mind.
“Could you please not talk about my dad right now?”
Nothing kills the mood quite like being reminded that my father is only one floor below us while I’m naked in bed with my boyfriend.
“Just saying. We could’ve gone to the orchard or the lake like we usually do.”
“But it’s raining.”
He glances toward the window, his mouth curving into a mischievous grin.
“I wouldn’t mind making love to you in the rain.”
I raise an eyebrow. “Oh, really?”
“Really. You, me, absolutely soaked. Sounds pretty fucking perfect to me.”
“You’re such a romantic, Fletcher.”
“Only for you, Morgan.”
I can’t help laughing as he drops another kiss onto my shoulder.
I turn to rest my chin against his chest so I can look up at him, the steady rhythm of rain filling the quiet as he lazily runs his fingers through my hair.
For a while, I simply just look at him.
“What?” he asks, brushing a stray lock away from my temple.
“I don’t know.” I smile, suddenly feeling a little foolish. “Sometimes it almost feels illegal to be this happy.”
“This is only the beginning.” He cups my cheek, his thumb moving gently across my skin. “Our beginning.”
My heart feels impossibly full.
“I love you.”
“I love you more.” A surprisingly bashful smile crosses his face. “And I want you to remember that when I say this next.”
“When you say what next?”
“We should probably go downstairs before your dad comes barging in here and finds me buck naked.”
“Really? Do we have to?” I pout, earning myself a chuckle.
“Yes.” He grins. “I happen to like your dad, Max. And I’d rather he didn’t murder me before I get the chance to build a life with his daughter.”
I must have hearts in my eyes, because Milo takes one look at me and blushes.
