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“No, it won’t. But we can try to make it better. Together.”
She touched my lips with her forefinger. “Together?”
“Always.” At her frown, I nipped her fingertip. “You ready to go in?”
“Yeah. I could really use a shower.”
“You and me both. Guess we’ll just have to do that part together, huh?”
“I mean, if we gotta. Water conservation and all.”
I buried my nose into her neck until she giggled, and then I pulled away. “Let’s go before we give Cole any more of a show.”
She winced. “Right.”
Thankful for elevators and Uber Eats, I managed to get her settled in my place. I ordered food for us while she showered in peace. I was tempted to go in with her, but the circles under her eyes, plus her obvious emotional exhaustion had me rethinking my plans.
We had an unexpected delivery with our meal. After Cole checked it over, we discovered two hefty boxes of clothing with a note from Daisy. She’d gone on a shopping spree. Since she knew Teagan’s style and sizes, she was able to get her a few things to hold her over until she could figure out what was salvageable from her house. Which was a good thing because the bag of clothes Cole had brought didn’t leave her with much.
After our very late lunch—tacos pretty much made anyone feel better—Cole left us to our own devices, choosing to head into the guest room to make more phone calls. He brought in a suitcase with him, which reinforced that lovely we are not alone feeling.
By the time we cleaned up, Teagan was pretty much asleep on her feet.
“Nap?”
She was halfheartedly looking at her phone, nearly laying on the marble bar top of my kitchen. She sat up straight. “I’m not tired.”
“Maybe I am.”
“You’ve never taken a nap unless you were ill.”
I came around the end of the counter and spun her on the stool so I could move between her legs. “Someone didn’t let me get much sleep last night.”
“Pretty sure you were the one waking me.” She laced her fingers together behind my neck.
I lowered my mouth to hers for a light kiss. “I can’t get enough.”
“So, maybe we should go to bed and see what else we can come up with?”
“If you insist.” I lifted her off the stool and up over my shoulder.
“Cooper, wait. I’m too heavy.”
“You do realize I used to drag eighty-pound packs through the desert.”
“I am not eighty pounds.”
“Let me finish.” I slapped her ass. “And I had to be able to carry a two-hundred-pound soldier.”
“If you’re saying my ass is as big as a soldier’s, you’re a dead man.”
“Your ass is perfect.” I headed up the stairs to my bedroom suite and set her down on my bed. “Now strip.”
She flicked off the ballet shoes she was forever wearing and sat cross-legged. She had on one of those flowing sundresses from the box o’plenty. “Excuse you? This is not the seduction scene I signed up for.”
“I want to hold you and prefer you naked.”
“So bossy. You could have just—hey!”
