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I wonder if Teddy would let me hang some of him in our apartment. His apartment. His. Because I won’t be there forever.
Shit. The reminder is sobering.
An excited gasp draws my attention toward the door. “Kipper!” Alex cries.
“Hey, Alex,” I say with a grin.
The blonde man comes in for a hug, squeezing surprisingly tight. My fragile insides. “Teddy said you were here. How’s it going?”
“Good,” I say, grateful when the vise-grip hug is finished. “Teddy thinks Jerome might let me watch his scene today.”
Alex waggles his eyebrows. “Fun. Excited to see your husband in action?”
“God, yes.”
His responding smile is bright. “You two are so cute. The husbands that share together stay together.”
I huff a laugh. “Sure,” I hedge. “Except we’re not actually together.”
Alex’s eyes narrow ever so slightly. “Hm.”
“What hm? Why does everyone keep hming me?”
“Just, you know,” Alex says, “Teddy has been smiling a whole lot these past few weeks.”
“He’s always smiley.”
“And as soon as his scenes are done, he puts his ring back on. Odd, isn’t it? Almost like he doesn’t want to be without it.”
My heart pounds.
“I notice you’re wearing yours, too,” he says, hazel eyes sweeping pointedly down to my hand.
“Um. It got stuck.”
“Oh. Want some help?”
As soon as Alex reaches for my hand, I yank it away. “I’m good,” I say quickly.
His smile is much too knowing. “Mhm. Whatever you say, boo.”
Teddy sticks his head into the room, eyes seeking me out. He gives me a warm smile. “Jerome said it’s fine. We’re ready.”
“Have fun, Kipp Kipp,” Alex sings, flouncing off toward the snacks while I head out of the room.
Once Teddy and I are walking down the hall, I shake my head. “That one’s trouble.”
He snorts. “Always.”
And that’s when I notice what my husband is wearing. “Oh my good God almighty.”
“All right?” Teddy asks.
My eyes sweep over his body. From the much-too-tight faded jeans to the toolbelt slung low around his hips to his bare chest and the neon vest hanging off his shoulders.
“You’re a slutty construction worker,” I breathe.
His smirk is devastating.
