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“I could make you guys dinner. I’m guessing you never learned how to make my famous four-cheese pizza?”
Scratching the back of his head, Noah finally smiled at me. “No, I never was able to get the dough quite right.”
“Then let me make it.”
My former brother-in-law was quiet for longer than necessary. It was easy to see he wanted to say a few things, but he wasn’t letting them out.
“Okay. Pizza it is.”
At that exact moment, Olivia’s little head poked out of her playroom. “Pizza?”
I nodded, confirming our dinner. The little girl came bounding out of her room, saying pizza over and over again, jumping up and down.
“Okay, little miss.”
Noah picked her up, and the three of us headed over to the kitchen. I got all the ingredients out of the cabinets. Olivia pulled her step stool over to help me prep everything while Noah stood not too far away, watching the two of us cooking. It was almost like old times.
I just wanted to get into that head of his to find out what he was thinking. Was he one hundred percent upset that I was here? Was there a part of Noah that was happy to see me?
I was surprised they never moved. Kylie died so close by. It must hold a lot of painful memories for Noah. Maybe he was holding onto the pain on purpose. The evidence pointed in that direction.
Olivia and I got the dough formed and rolled out before spreading our toppings all over. By the time the pizza was in the oven, Olivia was a mess. Flour did have a habit of getting everywhere, especially with a six-year-old.
“The pizza shouldn’t take too long. If you want to watch it, I can go get Olivia cleaned up,” I offered.
“That’s fine. You take care of that, and I’ll clean her up.”
Noah picked up his daughter, heading out. He kept stopping like he was going to say something, but he never did. Soon, I was alone in the kitchen without much to do.
My mind wandered back to the last time I was here. Right before I left, Noah and I almost had sex. He was pressed into me, my back to this counter, our lips connected in a passionate kiss. Everything had felt so right. I couldn’t believe we were finally doing it, but something in him flipped, and he practically jumped off of me demanding I leave. I thought I had done something wrong, so I ran away back to my father. Maybe I should have fought harder, but I just didn’t. This was me giving it another chance. This time, I wouldn’t give up so easily.
The pizza came out perfectly, and the three of us almost ate the entire thing. All the tension made me hungrier than I expected, and Olivia was super excited to have homemade pizza again. I suspected Noah felt the same way, even though he didn’t admit it.
Later, when I was tucking Olivia into bed, she looked up at me with her big blue eyes. It had gotten quite late, and she was barely keeping herself up.
“I’m happy you are here. Are you staying?” she asked sleepily.
“Mmhm, as long as I can.”
Olivia smiled before turning onto her side, falling completely asleep. I left her in her room and went back downstairs to join her father in the kitchen.
The second I turned the corner, Noah was on top of me, caging me against the wall with his body. “What are you really doing here?” The look he gave me, I didn’t know what to make of it. It was like a mix of anger and desire.
I put my hands flat against the wall. “I told you. I couldn’t stay with my dad anymore.”
“I remember telling you to leave.”
“I didn’t have anywhere else to go.”
“You had no business coming back here.”
I brought my bottom lip in between my teeth. Maybe coming back was a mistake. What happened between Noah and me was almost a year ago. I was stuck in my feelings, and this whole time, he could have been over the entire thing in a couple of days.
“Noah, I —”
Before I could finish my thought, Noah kissed me. He grabbed either side of my face and pressed his lips into mine. It felt like heaven had decided to visit me for a short amount of time. The ecstasy I felt in Noah’s touch was like nothing else. I grabbed onto his wrists, never wanting this moment to end.
“I’ve missed you,” he mumbled against my lips.
“I’ve missed you, too.”
Noah had no idea how much I meant it. I had missed him so much, it hurt, and I didn’t want to go back to that feeling. I wanted to stay in the happiness I was feeling right then forever.
Chapter Three
Noah
Scarlett had a grip on my wrists, the soft pillows of her lips kissing me back. This wasn’t what I had planned for the evening, but her body felt so perfect against mine. It reminded me of the last time we were in this position. I was overcome with emotion then, too.
