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Monk shook his head. “Every night.”
“Then you better not sleep on the couch.”
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“They’re going to be fine, like they always are,” said Poppy, rolling her eyes. “I have several other rooms in my house to paint if they get bored.”
“I know. It’s just a long time to be away from them. It’s a lot on you too.”
“You need to do this, and it isn’t just me. Ya-Ya is taking the second two weeks.”
Saylor looked over at Monk, who was smiling at her. “What?”
“We don’t have to go for the whole month.”
“Yes, we do.”
“Come here,” he said, holding his hand out to Saylor.
“What happened to the no-PDA rule?” asked Poppy when Monk kissed her.
“We got rid of that at the same time as the no-sleepover rule,” Saylor answered, kissing him again.
“Okay, then, I’m outta here. I’ll see you in the morning.”
Monk moved Saylor over, got up, and locked the door after Poppy left.
“I meant what I said. We can cut the number of days we’re gone.”
“Absolutely not. We agreed on a month.”
Monk cupped her cheek with his palm. “We don’t even have to leave Yachats, not if we both agree that I won’t take on any missions and you won’t take on any flights.”
“Merrigan wouldn’t schedule us anyway. And, no, we need this time Monk.”
He kissed her again. “I
’ll pick up the girls after my meeting.”
“Are you sure?”
“You promised to make pizza, and you know I love your pizza.” He snaked his arm around her waist. “I love everything about you, Saylor.”
“We’ll see.”
Monk laughed, kissed her one more time, and then left through the garage. He wasn’t gone five minutes before her mother came over.
“Are you getting excited for your trip?”
“Excited. Nervous. Same difference, right?”
Her mother sat down on the stool by the kitchen counter. “What are you nervous about?”
“A whole month, Mom. What if I get on his nerves and he decides he doesn’t love me after all.”
“You can’t be serious,” she said, raising a brow.
Saylor got out her mixer, set it on the counter, and then began collecting ingredients for their pizza dinner.
