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“Stop obsessing over your work,” he mumbles, eyes still closed.
I grin. “Well, you know I’m obsessive.”
“And full of yourself.”
“Should I not be?”
He snorts but stays quiet for a little while. “You know, I was thinking.”
“Uh-oh.”
“Even though I know I said we’ll always encounter problems and have trust issues, I think we got caught up in too much normalcy. That’s not us. It’s fine to have a place to live and do everything to keep up appearances, but I think we need to do a little more to make sure we’re both perfectly content.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“We can plan a trip. I know how much you enjoyed the road trip on the way up here. What if we pick a month to travel and have some fun along the way?”
“Mm,” I say with a smile, getting up on my elbow. “And by fun you mean…”
“You know what I mean.”
“That’s exciting.”
“Maybe toward the end of the year. The aquarium closes for the harshest months.”
“Yes! That sounds perfect.”
He grins. “Good. You start figuring out where you wanna go and what places will work best for us. Nowhere near Vermont or Washington, obviously.”
I get up on my knees, excitement taking over. “I will start looking into it today and will steer clear of our previous residences.”
Quin rolls out of bed. “We still have several months, but I’ll start looking for used RVs.”
“Oh, yes. That way we don’t have to be seen at hotels.”
“Exactly.”
“So, December?” I ask.
“Yep.”
“I love your idea of holiday celebrations, Mr. Black.”
“And I enjoy the gifts you give me, Mr. Black.”
He turns away and reaches for a shirt, ready to start his morning routine and completely unaware of what those words just did to me.
Yeah, we’re fucked up. We do things in ways others don’t. Our love language is violence and our troubles run deep, but you can’t tell me we aren’t the perfect fucking couple.
NOTE TO READERS
Thanks for reading! I fell in love with Kaspian and Ezra (Quin) when I wrote Dysfunctional. If you haven’t read it yet, you can still go back and enjoy their journey. I was so happy to have the opportunity to bring them back for this anthology.
If I’m a new to you author, when you take a look at my backlist, you’ll find, as my tagline states, Books for Every Mood. I write both MM and MF. I have some lighter reads set in college, some that have a little more emotion in my small town series about four brothers, and some standalones with their own vibes. You can also find several types of tropes in each one, but what you’ll find in each is spice! They may vary in levels, but I love when my characters do the deed, so expect sex. Always.
I’m working on a dark(ish) diverse mafia romance now, so stay tuned and follow me on your social media platform of preference. I’m on all of them, and you can find me and my books at the link below.
A quick thanks to Becca Steele for inviting me to be a part of this amazing anthology. It’s been a joy to get to know all the authors involved. Also, thanks to my husband for reading this story and helping polish it up. I love you.
