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“The landlord called and told me I could take the apartment directly across from yours if I was interested in a four-bedroom.” Adeline told me as we cooked dinner side by side that night.
I was stirring the vegetables for their stir-fry and broached the subject I’d been meaning to bring up for the past three days.
“If you don’t have a problem living with me, I want you here. I know it’s really soon, but it makes me happy having you around. Plus, my house will be ready soon, and if you really want, you can keep this apartment when I move back into my house.” I said hesitantly.
“You have a house?” She asked sharply.
I nodded. “I do. It’s on the lake, catty cornered to Sebastian’s. Our property lines butt up against each other, but where his is new and all, mine is old. I had to have the floors and plumbing replaced before I could move in, and that’s scheduled to take another two months.”
Adeline finished cutting the chicken into pieces and turned to regard me. “I’m told I’m not the easiest person to live with.”
I laughed. “Who told you that? Your dad or your sister?”
“Both,” she laughed.
“It can’t be too bad.”
“You’re gonna eat those words.” She laughed.
CHAPTER 10
A firefighter lives here with the hottest flame of his life.
-To Kettle from Adeline
KETTLE
I didn’t have to eat my words. I did have some adjusting to make, both good and bad. Overall, though, I quite enjoyed having Adeline around all the time. Much more than I’d expected to, anyway.
I hadn’t realized how much of a neat freak I was until I went into my bathroom one morning, a month later, to find Adeline’s bras, in every shape, color, and texture imaginable, hanging off every available surface in the bathroom.
I had to move three out of the shower itself, before I could get in to rinse myself. With cold water, seeing as Adeline had finished her shower about five minutes before, and could spend no less than an hour in the shower and still want more time.
Although, everything paled in comparison to when I woke up last night to Adeline’s snake slithering up the inside of my mother fucking leg.
At first, my sleep-fogged brain had thought it was Adeline’s hand, but then the temperature of whatever was crawling up my crotch and then further to my stomach, finally registered. I promptly freaked the fuck out.
I really wasn’t a fan of her snake.
The next day I’d immediately gone out and purchased a cage with a lock, because there was no way that was ever going to happen again.
Then there were the benefits of having Adeline here.
Like waking up in the middle of the night to Adeline curled around my body with her head tucked into the crease of my arm, or the space where my back met the mattress.
Then there was how my clothes werealwayswashed and folded before I needed them. She made sure that my uniforms were hanging up and ironed as well, which was beyond worth the cost of bras hanging from my shower rod right there.
“Hey,” Adeline said as I stepped out onto the bathmat after my shower.
I looked up as I bent over to dry my legs with the towel, and had to smile at the glazed look that overcame her face.
She didn’t say another word until I stood from drying my back and wrapped the towel around my hips, covering my junk.
“I’m ready to go.” She said finally.
A grin tilted up one corner of my mouth as I started walking towards her.
She stayed where she was, leaning on the doorway, and raised up on her toes to get a kiss before I passed her to get dressed in my uniform.
