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Hard to compete with Christian’s gorgeous house—and Christian’s expert level everything. Hugs, kisses, naked times, and on and on.
My lips quivered on a smile as I shut my eyes. He was even learning to like kiwi.
Ugh, I was hungry. And exhausted. I wanted nothing more than to curl up and sleep for another half dozen hours. Instead, I had a very full day ahead of me.
At least my stomach was settled. Even my belly didn’t know it was morning yet.
With a sigh, I rolled out of bed to go to the bathroom. Time to make the donuts.
My stomach growled. Donuts sounded heavenly.
The sound was so loud I peeked over my shoulder to make sure Christian was still sleeping soundly. The dude was out, a rare event for Mr. Light Sleeper himself. He almost always was awake before me.
Maybe starting to deal with some of the things in his life that had been big question marks for so long was bringing him a measure of peace. I hoped so.
I grabbed my phone off the wireless charger and padded down the hall as quietly as possible. At least I could sneak read a few pages on my Kindle app, even if my phone wasn’t as good for reading as my beloved Kindle.
Dammit, I’d have to buy a new case too. My Harry Styles Kindle case wouldn’t fit unless I got the exact same model.
Eh, it was worth it not to upgrade to keep Harry’s abs available at all times.
On the way, I decided to look in on Reagan, just to make sure she was okay. First night in a new place. Lots of changes. Hopefully, she was still sleeping like her dad.
Reagan’s door was cracked open. Carefully, I nudged it open with my foot and found her lying in bed with her arm tightly around Boomer, who was curled up protectively at her side.
My heart squeezed painfully at the constricted expression on her face. Right then, she looked so much younger than almost eighteen.
“Hey.” I stepped into the room, and she jerked upright, still holding on to Boomer. “You good?”
“Yeah. Why are you up so early?”
The lie fell off my tongue easily. “Rough for me sleeping not in my own bed sometimes. It’s hard to sleep when your mind is racing, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Do you want me to hang out with you for a bit?”
When she didn’t respond right away, I added quickly, “You can say no, I won’t get offended. I have to go to work at the police station in a bit.”
“You work with my dad? Is that how you met?”
“Yeah. Actually, we’ve known each other for years. I also work at my sister-in-law’s bakery and he’d come in all the time for chicken salad sandwiches on a croissant. Everyone kind of knows everyone here. That’s how it is in a small town.” I sat on the edge of her bed, drawing my leg up underneath me.
Boomer gave me a longing look before laying his head on his new mistress’s arm. He must know Reagan needed his comfort just a bit more than I did.
Clearly, he was intuitive like his Daddy.
“So how long have you, you know, been a couple?”
I bit my lip. I didn’t want to make a habit of lying to her, but the truth was rather sticky.
“A relatively short time in terms of weeks but—”
“Netflix and chill that became more?” She nodded sagely. “I know what that’s like.”
I started to nod then rapidly shook my head. “Uh, no. I mean, not really. We talk a lot. And not just talk, but our relationship is a meeting of the minds more than of the carnal persuasion.”
When she started to giggle helplessly, I buried my face in my hands. I might have to rethink this whole wanting to be a parent thing. I obviously had no native skill in that department.
