Her breath catches when we reach the rooftop. “This is super nice.”
The sunset streaks across the sky, casting her in an ethereal glow. My touch rests on the small of her back when we’re led to our seats.
“Are you having a good time?”
“I always have a great time when I’m with you.”
“Me too.”
I lay my hand on the table, palm up. She slides hers into it.
Our server interrupts us. “Are we celebrating anything tonight?”
My thumb caresses Eve’s knuckles. “Yes.”
When he leaves, she leans in. “What are we celebrating?”
“We’re enjoying a weekend to ourselves.”
She props her chin in her hand, nose scrunching with her cute smile. “Think they’ll give us a free glass of wine? Or maybe cake. You should tell him it’s our anniversary when he comes back.”
“You’ve got it.”
Her attention drifts to take in the sunset. Mine stays on her.
“No bad days,” she murmurs.
“What’s that?”
“My little positivity mantra. A reminder to pick myself up if I’m having a crappy day because it won’t last.” She meets my eye. “It feels like all I have are good days with you.”
My heartbeat stutters and a glowing peace emanates within me.
“Yeah, I know what you mean. It’s the same for me, Evie.”
TWENTY-EIGHT
EVE
July
We settleinto a routine for a couple of weeks after we return from our weekend away. I spend more nights in Cole’s bed than not, only going home when I need to change out craft supplies or when we have dinner with my family.
No one suspects a thing between us.
This morning, neither of us plan on leaving bed. It’s nearly eleven. We’ve been up for close to an hour, dozing tangled in each other and fooling around.
We’re not in a hurry. I’m trailing languid kisses across his firm chest, enjoying when I move lower and earn one of his sexy, sleep-tinged rumbles.
“You going somewhere?”
His fingers sink in my hair, giving a slight tug that lights up my nerve endings and ignites heat in my core. I shiver, lashes fluttering.
“I could be.”
“Fuck, when you lick your lips like that it makes me want to use your mouth, baby.” He takes my chin, thumb pulling my lower lip.
I smirk. “Ask me to suck your cock nicely and I will.”
