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He chuckles. “Baby, you can suck my time and anything else you want to suck.”
He knows exactly how to leave me breathless.
“I will. Later. Josh stopped by. He just left.”
The shouts of men and the smacks of fists echoes in the background on the other end.
“How’d that go?”
“All right.” I stand and stretch. “I think I’ll make us all spaghetti for dinner. Does Conner like spaghetti?”
“You kidding? Conner would eat the contents of a landfill.”
“Well, I’m more particular. I hope you are too.”
“Slightly. Let me know if you need me to stop at the store.”
Amazing, how just talking to him about mundane matters like dinner gives me all the butterflies.
We don’t just share a bed. We share our lives.
There are moments when my love for him is so consuming it feels like my heart will bust right out of my chest and take flight.
Somewhere in the din and chaos of the gym, his name is hoarsely shouted. Micah roars back that he’s busy.
“Sounds like you have to go.”
“No,” he says. “They have to wait.”
“I love you, Micah Lyonne.”
I do.
With everything that I am.
Chapter27
Micah
Tonight I’m home later than usual. Lost track of time while pummeling my way through training sets.
There are extra vehicles squatting in the driveway. A gleaming lifted black pickup and a white Tesla. Conner must be entertaining some guests.
The house smells like a bakery and the first thing I see when I walk in through the garage is my cousin getting pawed by two blondes wearing tank tops emblazoned with glittery Greek letters. College girls. A third girl, this one a brunette, mixes drinks at the kitchen island.
“Hey, man.” Conner waves to me with one hand. The other is slung around the shoulders of one of his new friends.
“Finally, you’re home.” Behind me, Tess holds a sheet of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
She’s a vision in a black slip dress underneath one of my old flannels. I’m a big fan of coming home to the sight of her in my clothes.
“Hey, gorgeous.” I hardly wait for her to set the hot tray down before grabbing her for a kiss.
She smiles against my mouth in between kissing me back. “Missed you all day.”
I curl my arms around her waist. “Missed you too.”
I’m so busy checking out my girl that I almost miss the fact that we’ve got even more company. He hovers by the oven and pouts at the sight of Tess hanging on me, a guy who’s used to getting any girl who catches his eye. Then he notices I’m watching and pastes on a smile.
