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I prop my elbow on his chest. “I’ll pick her up from the airport at six, and we’ll drive straight to Calypso’s for dinner and drinks.”
He releases the unruly curl and strokes his hand down the length of my hair. “How’s she been doing?”
I drop my chin to his chest and flick my gaze in the opposite direction. “I don’t think she’s doing great, actually. She’s been back in the States for two months, and it’s taken her this long to visit. I feel like she’s hiding something.”
“She’s still grieving. I’m sure the adjustment isn’t easy.”
“I know.” I press an open-mouthed kiss to his pecs. “I’m just glad she’s finally making her way out East. A night out and a raging hangover might be of some assistance.”
Rhett laughs. “You two are going to regret it. Nothing good comes from getting that drunk once you hit thirty.”
“Lucky for me, I have a few years to go.”
I begin a downward descent and plaster kisses along his naked torso on my way. My intentions are clear. Rhett settles back with his hands behind his head and a blissful expression on his face.
“Where’re you going, Rosie?”
I reach the sexy groove at his hip with a smile on my face and run my tongue along the ridge.
Before I can answer, the volume of the baby monitor increases. “Daddah.”
“This kid is giving me blue balls.” Rhett releases a pained groan.
His abdomen receives one more kiss before I roll off him to get dressed. “You’ll have to sneak over earlier tomorrow.” I find myself pinned to the mattress with a hand gripping my throat.
“Or you could move in with me.”
This is the first time in six months that Rhett has made the proposition, staying true to his word to give me space. Honestly, I’m surprised he hasn’t asked sooner.
“Okay,” I reply easily, more than ready to move on to the next chapter of our lives.
Shock drops his mouth open for half a second. “That’s it? No arguments or discussions?”
“I’ve been waking up to you in my bed every morning for the past five and a half months. We’re practically living together as it is.”
“Fuck, woman. I thought I’d have to fight harder to see the day.”
So did I.
But Rhett was right about getting me out of my car. Coming home to an actual house with a shower after work each day boosted my overall morale. The money from Tate helped pay down half my debt, and with a roof over my head, it didn’t take long to cover the rest. All I needed was to stop being so stubborn and accept a tiny bit of help for everything else to fall into place.
“I’m a bit surprised myself,” I tease. He dives in for a deep kiss that quickly turns my insides to liquid.
“Dad, I’m hungry.” Tommy’s request halts our sexy endeavor.
Rhett runs his nose along the length of my cheek. “Later, after your night out, I’m going to have my way with this sexy body.”
“You mean once I’m easy and drunk?”
“We haven’t explored that option yet.”
Rhett being a single dad to Tommy means we haven’t had a lot of time to go out together. Nora still hasn’t returned, not even a peep to check in on Tommy. Seems she really was only usin
g him as a way to hurt Rhett.
“I’m looking forward to it. Might be our only chance for a while, depending on how long Caiti stays.”
“All the more reason to find us a new place sooner than later.” Rhett climbs off to get dressed, and I follow suit.
