Cherry couldn’t tell if he was teasing. His eyes were light, but he wasn’t laughing. She shook her head some more. She ran a hand through his hair, tugging on it. Tom let his head fall back and broughthis hands up to her thighs. “I don’t want to bethe boss,” Cherry said quietly.
He was just barely smiling. “Don’tyou?”
His scalp was warm under her fingertips. “Not with you.”
He smiled a little more. Like she was full of shit.
“Tom,” Cherry said insistently. She wasn’t sure what she was insisting on. She tugged his head farther back.
Tom let her. His eyes were still light. “I want your life to be easyandgood.”
Chapter 45
Today 2:08 PM
Joy
Just a heads up, Jeff and I are GLUTEN-FREE now, so everything I’m bringing for Christmas will be gluten-free!!
Honny
Gross.
Cherry
Thanks for the warning.
Joy
That isn’t very supportive!!
Honny
It wasn’t meant to be.
Cherry
What do you want, Joy, a cookie?
Faith
My sweet potato casserole doesn’t have gluten, I don’t think. Is there gluten in marshmallows?
Cherry
That was a gluten joke. About the cookie.
Honny
I laughed, Cherry.
Joy
This is serious—Jeff has inflammation!!!
Faith
Where?
