“Oooo. You making us all a cup?” Tobin grabs out a mug.
“No,” I tell him, locking the basket in place and letting it brew while I sort out steaming the milk. I know Tyrell likes amacchiato, and I’ve taught myself to make them and really like them myself now.
Tobin tips his head with a pout… until he sees me pulling two small coffee cups from the cupboard. His face lights with a grin. “He stayed the whole night! Yes, girl!” When he raises his hand for a high five, I can’t resist the adorable look on his face, so I slap his palm and end up giggling again. “So… how was the date?”
“Fun.” I nod. “Sofun. We did a bunch of stuff and?—”
“Ended up in bed together.” His excited expression is too cute.
“Yes. That part was fun too.” I wink, then hold my breath, just waiting for him to mention my midnight wailing, but he’s still not saying anything.
Maybe they weren’t home for it.
Or maybe he instinctively knows not to go there.
I watch his expression carefully for a minute and don’t miss his subtle wink before he stands tall and moves to the refrigerator.
“Jed, babe, are you doing coffee this morning?”
“You know it!” he calls from their bedroom, and I wince.
“What?” Tobin frowns at me.
“What’s with all the yelling?” I whisper-bark. “My man is still asleep.”
“Yourman?” His face lights with excitement. “What the hell happened in that room last night? You guys definitely made gains. I can feel it! Did he say ‘I love you’? Didyousay it? Holy shit, girl. Tell me everything!” He grabs my shoulders and gives me a little shake.
“No, I just…” I start laughing. “Would you stop? He’s my boyfriend, okay? You already know that.”
His bottom lip pushes into an exaggerated pout. “So, no ‘I love yous’?”
“No.” My lips twitch with a smile. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because those words aren’t scaring me as much as I think they should.
I’ve only ever told one man that I love him.
But the idea of loving Tyrell is… well, it’s kind of easy.
Oh man… maybe I really do!
I blink, surprised, yet not that surprised. He’s a pretty easy guy to fall for.
And he was so good to me last night.
The way he held me.
I lean against the counter with a sigh that must be swoony, because Tobin nearly loses his shit with excitement. “You are so in love, girl!” he squeals, tugging me into a hug that’s so tight, I can barely breathe.
“Okay, okay,” I squeak, patting his back, grateful when Jed appears to rescue me.
“Did you hear!” Tobin lets me go and jumps into Jed’s arm. His boyfriend gives him a solid kiss, laughing at his excitement.
“Yeah, baby. I heard.”
“Love is in the air,” Tobin sings, wrapping his arms around Jed’s waist and resting his head against his shoulder. “I’m a happy man.”
“So am I.” Jed squeezes him, then goes in for another kiss.
I leave them to it as I finish up the coffees. I’m about to disappear with them into my bedroom when Tobin quickly stops me.
