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He turns me in my chair to face him. He doesn’t go on missions—or jobs, as you might call them—often, but sometimes there really is no other choice. As crazy and obsessive as I can be, I trust my husband. It also might be because I always have eyes on him. What can I say? Some things never change.
“Are you doing all right?” He leans down and kisses my small baby bump.
“No more morning sickness, so that’s a plus for me. My dad, however, asked for a ton of concrete to be delivered.”
“I know.” Owen chuckles. “There are far better products we can use for his bomb shelter.” He runs his hand through his hair.
“It’s a cute summer project for him and Matilda to do.” I remember building one with my father when I was a little girl. It’s a memory I always hold on tightly to.
“I agree, but I’d help them along.” I don’t know why he’s so worried about this. I’ll cover their tracts and clean up after them. Order some of the things my dad wants without being red-flagged.
I already know that there’s going to be a fight at dinner over this, but it makes me smile. At the end of the day, we will all come to a resolution. We’re a team. A family.
Besides, if Owen gets out of line, I can always lock him inside the new bomb shelter. Then again, he could lock me inside, too.
Would he? If he thought it would keep me safe. I can’t blame him for that. Everything this man does is in the best interest of our growing family.
“They’re busy. I made sure Matilda had sunscreen on.”
“What are you trying to get at?” I grab my husband by the front of the shirt. My shyness is gone when it comes to him. We both know our obsession for the other is endless.
I love him so much.
I originally set out to uncover his secrets, but in the end, I wanted to belong to him. I’ll destroy anything that tries to take that from us. Oddly enough, our quirky family works.
I don’t know if my new path has made me the villain or the hero. Call me what you want, but I’ll do anything to protect them. Without them, life means nothing.
I’d burn down the world to save them. They are, after all,mywhole world. Without them, nothing else matters. It’s crazy the lines you’ll cross for love.
“You know what I’m getting at.” He lifts me from my chair, carrying me to our bedroom. “I need my wife. You know I can only go so long without you.”
I stretch out across the bed. I can only go so long without him as well.
My sweet psycho…. or maybe I’m his sweet psycho.
SWEET OBSESSION
1
OCEAN
Can one die of boredom? I flip over the hoverboard I’ve been playing around with for a few weeks now off and on. What else is there to do? My best friends are lame. I could go practice pickpocketing. I sigh. It’s not as thrilling as it once was. People make it way too easy. All their attention on their phones, no situational awareness.
“Glitch, turn on the police scanners,” I call out, wanting to fill the silence in my warehouse. Even though the airwaves are quiet these days too.
“All right. Let's see what we got.” I flip the hoverboard back over. Six months ago, I beat the world record for the distance to get a hoverboard to travel. Not that anyone gets to know that. Most of my work stays just that.Mine. They’re my toys. I’m not looking for any sort of credit.
I’ve helped a few companies with a handful of patents, but I was always in it for the trades, not the accolades. There are some things in this world that I can’t get my hands on. Not a ton of them but a few here and there. The girls and I can do a lot, but there are still only three of us.
“Lights up.” Glitch brightens the lights in the room. I grab my sneakers off one of my many workstations and replace my boots with them. I should probably be working on how to get the board to travel longer distances or go higher.
I was doing exactly that until I got my hands on some Zeal Stealth technology. It was a trade for a job I helped the government with a month ago. It’s only used by the military.
This is the sort of stuff that excites me. Agent Duffy, who randomly calls for odd jobs, offered it to me. She damn well knew I wouldn’t be able to resist and would jump at the opportunity to get my hands on some, even if it was only a small amount. So yeah, I’m making my hoverboard invisible.
I pull my gloves on next. “Wave,” I call to the board, holding my hand out. The board flips as it rises from off the ground, flying toward me. I grab her midair.
“Incoming call from Magic,” Glitch announces.
