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I sighed. “Fine. I’ll go by myself and drown my sorrows in home fries slathered in maple syrup.”
“That doesn’t sound good. Wait, what sorrows?” She grabbed my arm as I rose. “You’re glowing like a light bulb.”
“Am I?”
“You know you are. If you could market that stuff without the added kid, you’d be a millionaire.” She grinned up at me. “Tell Mickey what’s wrong. Does he only give you two Os a night now instead of three?”
“You are not funny.” I couldn’t help a small grin. “Nope, three is on the menu pretty regularly.”
“Showoff.” She gestured at the police station. “If this dude would cooperate, I could find out if once you go cop, you don’t stop, but the universe won’t cooperate with my potential sexual satisfaction.”
The door swung open and Christian appeared in the doorway, filling it so completely that my heart skipped, jumped, and did a cartwheel. My mood lifted right away, especially since I saw his eyes light up as if he’d seen something precious.
Me.
“Hi, baby.” He strode over to me without even noticing Mickey or passersby.
Hello, heat-seeking missile.
So what if he hadn’t mentioned Christmas at all? So what if I wanted to know what was going on in that locked room? I could be patient.
He gripped my elbows and lifted me up to his mouth, taking it with a possession I would never, ever get tired of. With those slow, sensual sweeps of his tongue, he reminded me how much he wanted me. Then he cupped my cheeks and stared into my eyes as if we were alone. “Did you eat enough?”
Mickey sighed loudly. “Hi, I’m Mickey. I’m a lovely, interesting woman. Nice to see you too, Loverboy.”
He turned his head and aimed a genuine grin at Mickey. “So you are. I looked out and saw you two here and thought it was my lucky day.”
“I was looking for Jimmy.” She pouted and crossed her legs, bouncing her top foot impatiently.
“He’s not working today.”
“I told her that. Not sure if she intends to just sit here until tomorrow.”
She shrugged. “It’s a nice day.”
“Tabitha wants you back at the bakery this afternoon,” I reminded her.
She sighed again and stood. “Damn taskmaster.” But she grinned as she inserted herself between me and Christian to give me an enthusiastic hug. “You’re lucky I love you two together.” She turned to give Christian a pointed look. “She’s been feeling woe. Better up it to four for the holiday season, Loverboy.”
She patted his cheek and took off down the street toward the bakery, swinging her hips in a way that caught the attention of more than one male as she passed.
“Four what?” Christian asked before closing his eyes. “Never mind. I don’t want to know.”
Before I could answer, he cupped my cheeks. “You’re feeling woe? Are you tired? Sick?”
“Nosy,” I admitted.
His brow furrowed. “Here I thought you just wanted more home fries.”
“I do! You know me so well already.” I hugged him tight. “We don’t need a long amount of time. Somehow we’re just right.”
He stroked a hand down my hair before looking at his watch. “Let’s go get some home fries and toast and then we’ll go home.”
“I have to go back to work.”
“Just take an extra hour or so and then after, I’ll drive you back.”
I frowned. “What kind of 4-orgasm quickie is that?”
