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I also hadn’t had sex since either.
Until tonight.
Until Everly.
Fuck . . .
I grab Ares’s hand just as his fingers snap in front of my face. “Knock it off, asshole.”
“What the hell’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing.” I shake my head and walk away.
Bellamy brushes past me, then stops. “Hey,” she quirks her brow. “Where are you going?”
“To take a shower,” I groan.
She tilts her head to the side and stares intently, like she’s trying to find the missing piece of a puzzle. “Why? Did you get dirty picking up dinner?”
“Drop it, Bellamy,” I warn, but that piques her interest even more, and she looks over at Ares. “What crawled up his butt?”
Dumb ass shrugs as a glob of ketchup from his burger drips out of his mouth.
“Oh my God. Mom would die if she saw you eating like that.” Bellamy cringes before focusing her attention back on me. “Fine. Go shower. The kids are asleep. Kerrigan is super excited to go see Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. Two days left to cross off on her calendar. And she may have convinced me to help her pack already. Are we sure she’s three and not thirteen?” She grabs a quesadilla from the table and moans as she bites into the cheese-filled triangle.
“Wait.” Ares looks up from inhaling his food. “Is that it? Not in the mood to go back to Maine?”
I shrug, not sure what the hell’s wrong with me. “I don’t know. Just in a shit mood. I’m gonna shower. Don’t eat my fucking sandwich.”
This time when I walk away, no one stops me.
Cross
My sister got in my car this morning and wanted to know why I have a woman’s espadrille in my front seat. I didn’t know what the hell an espadrille was. But she informed me the one in my car was a very expensive one and maybe I should give it back to its owner.
Cinderella
Well hello to you too, big man. An espadrille is a summer shoe that I happen to love. They’re versatile.
Cross
They’re a shoe.
Cinderella
Oh, you poor obviously less than fashion educated man.
Cross
Guess I missed that class growing up too. How many shoes do you need?
Cinderella
Shoes and chocolate, Cross. You can never have too much of either.
Cross
Do you want yours back?
