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"I always want that," I replied. "Fucking always."
"Hm, I could be talked into it," she said, but my phone vibrated on the kitchen island. I groaned.
"Wait, I'll bring it to you."
She jumped up from my lap and hurried to the kitchen, grabbing the phone and returning with it. She made to sit next to me, but I pulled her right back onto my lap. Zoey immediately smiled, leaning in to kiss my Adam's apple. When she straightened up, I looked at the phone.
"Fuck," I said.
"What is it?" Her voice was laced with worry. "Is Jeannie okay?"
"Yeah, this is about our father. Maddox finally talked to him and suggests we all get together to discuss it."
"That's smart. It's better than going back and forth over the phone." She pressed her thumbs on my forehead, tracing my skin from my eyebrows up to my hairline.
"What are you doing?"
"You've got frown lines. I'm trying to make them disappear."
My phone beeped with another message.
"What the hell?" I asked.
"What?"
"They're suggesting we all drop by Nick's fitness club. They moved their weekly tennis match with Spencer and Cade. They think I can drop everything and just show up?"
Zoey cleared her throat.
I stared at her. "What?"
The corners of her mouth twitched, and then she smiled. "God forbid they suggest something spontaneous, huh?"
"That's not it," I said. "I like to plan things like that. It's a big conversation."
"Colton, honestly, if you don't feel comfortable, don't go. But... I don't know... I don't think family stuff needs to be scheduled in. And you do spontaneous stuff. You took me to Salem, and it was amazing."
I grinned. "You’re finding this very amusing, aren't you?"
She nodded. "Yeah."
She put her hands on my chest, rubbing them up and down. The move was calming, but I considered her words. Before Zoey, I would have simply headed to the lab today and told Maddox we would need to reschedule. But I didn't want to go to the lab today. I'd planned to spend the weekend with Zoey.
“I'll do it. I'll go to the club, but only if you come with me."
"You're serious?"
"Fuck yes." I wanted her to be part of every facet of my life. I had this drive to share everything with her. I’d only ever been to Nick’s club once before, and this time I wanted Zoey there with me.
"All right, that sounds like a deal," she said. "I do have some workout clothes here. I'll just grab them, and we can go," she said.
I stood up. "You really don't mind doing that on Saturday?"
She shrugged. "I'm game for anything. Unlike you, Colton Whitley, I don't plan my weekends, so I'm happy with whatever."
I put my hands on her back, kissing her hard while walking her backward until we reached the wall. I couldn't get enough of her. Even though she slept here often, I was inventing reasons just to see her. Sometimes to kiss her, sometimes just to watch her. This was an incredible feeling.
She grinned as she pushed me away. Her mouth was red.
