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“It’s out of town. No one will know us. Trust me.”
She bites into her plump bottom lip.
“Come on,” I tease. “It’ll be fun.”
She throws her head back. “All right, you’ve talked me into it.”
My eyes widen. “You do know all right means yes?”
She laughs. “Yes, I’m well aware of what all right means. Why are you so shocked?”
“You said yes to double-dating with me.”
She points her finger my way. “No, I agreed to doublehanging outwith you.”
“It’s a date. Admit it.”
She holds in a smile while shaking her head.
I slide out of bed. “I’m going to shower. Care to join?”
She turns on her back and stretches. “A hot shower sounds amazing right now.”
I walk around the bed to her side and hold out my hand. “I’ll be nice and share my shower with you on one condition.”
She rises up. “What’s that?”
“Admit we’re going on a date. I’ll share my shower, wash your hair, and then, if you’re good, give you an idea of what to look forward to on our double date.”
She sits on the edge of the bed and stares up at me. “Maybe I’ll shower when you’re done.”
“I’ll be sure to runallthe hot water out. If you like taking cold showers, it’ll be all yours, babe.”
She stares at me with reluctance.
“Say it,” I tease. “You know you want to.”
“Fine. I’ll go on adouble datewith you.”
I grab her around the waist and throw her over my shoulder. “All right, since you insist, I’ll go on a double date with you!”
* * *
“I toldyou I’d make you breakfast in bed one day,” I say, shooting a glance over at Chloe. “I have a future breakfast lover in my bed.”
Plates with pancakes and eggs are balanced on our sheet-covered legs, and our backs are resting against the headboard.
“Maybe I don’t want to be a breakfast person,” she comments, turning to grab her cup of coffee from the nightstand and taking a drink.
“What’s your beef with breakfast, huh?” I ask. I cut into my pancake, smother it in syrup, and take a bite.
She sets her cup down and shrugs. “It’s not my thing. Sometimes, I’ll grab something while on the go, but it’s not a meal I’ve ever looked forward to. My mom didn’t bother with feeding us well-balanced meals, and we were stuck with what the food pantry handed out. Most of the time, it was plain, generic cereal that I grew tired of.”
If there wasn’t a plate of food on her lap, I’d drag her to my side and collect her in my arms. I wish I could’ve helped her when we were younger, given her someone to ask for help when she needed a cheeseburger or a friend. I should’ve never taken the broken girl to the football field and shattered her more. I never planned for us to hook up, and contrary to what Chloe believes, I never meant for anyone to follow us. All I wanted was to kiss her, but one thing led to another, and the horny teenager in me was game for whatever she’d allow.
“I will make you breakfast every morning in exchange for you not telling me to fuck off.” I playfully elbow her. “Deal?”
She glances at me sideways and points to me with her fork. “I’ll get back to you on that, Officer.” She takes a giant bite and nods while chewing it up. “And, since you’re always asking me for favors, I have one to ask of you.”
