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She looks away, the blush in her cheeks deepening. “You could have at least asked before… you know.”
“I’ll make sure to ask for permission tonight then,” I tell her.
She looks up at me with wide eyes. “What’s happening tonight?”
“Whatever you want, baby. As long as it’s me and you,” Is all the explanation I provide.
It’s explanation enough. Juliette looks stunned. My gaze falls down to her now swollen lips and I want so badly to continue what we started.
“You need to get back to the kids before they start wondering where you are,” I tell her.
“Of course.” She nods, looking around the kitchen. “Right.”
I chuckle. She’s so out of it. “I’ll see you later, Juliette.”
I place a kiss on her forehead before walking out of the kitchen.
* * *
I leaveJuliette with the task of tucking the kids in for bed while I head to her room to wait for her. She arrives a few minutes later and stops short when she notices me in her bed.
“What are you doing here?” she asks.
“I told you I would be here, Juliette. I’m a man of my word.”
A very horny man of my word. I haven’t had sex in five years, and usually, I’m able to keep the urges at bay. But after that kiss with Juliette, I’m about to quite literally explode.
She hovers near the door, looking like’s about to bolt at any moment.
“Aren’t you going to join me?” I ask her.
“I would, but I’m scared of what you’re going to do once I’m in that bed.”
“I promise not to kill you,” I tell her with a smile.
“Not what I’m worried about,” she mutters.
“Come here, baby. I won’t do anything you don’t want me to.”
She pauses for a second before walking toward the bed. I shift in order to accommodate her. My entire body relaxes as soon as she’s in my arms.
“Now what?” she asks.
“How was work today?”
“Seriously? That’s the first thing you want to ask?”
“Just answer the damn question, Juliette.”
“It was alright, I guess. I mostly washed dishes and prepared some pasta.”
I frown. “I hired you to be a chef.”
“You did, but my co-workers aren’t exactly happy about that fact. It’s alright, Xan. I can handle them.”
“Xan?” I question.
“I heard Declan call you that once. It’s cute. Cuter than Lex, at least.”
