I lifted the manila envelope off the table and waved it at her. “So, we can shred this?”
“I don’t think you’re going to want to do that.”
“I assure you I do.”
“You promised to read it,” she reminded me.
I didn’t want to read a single line, but I had given her my word, so honor had me opening the back flap. Still, I narrowed my eyes at her as I pulled out the papers inside.
Instead ofDissolution of Marriageat the top of the page, it read,Petition for Adoption of a Minor Child (Stepparent).
I looked up at her, scared to breathe for fear I was somehow reading it wrong.
“Are you serious?”
“One hundred percent.”
“I don’t understand. You brought this with you. What made you change your mind?”
“Jade came to visit me. She said after I made you grovel and kiss my feet, I should consider forgiving you because you’re one of the good guys. And I realized she was right.”
The corner of my mouth turned up in a salacious grin.
“Babe, I’m going to do more than kiss your feet.”
Chapter Eighty-Two
Alan
I slowly undressed Jess, kissing every square inch of skin with each piece of clothing I removed. I wanted to memorize every freckle, birthmark, and mole on her body.
“I missed you so much, baby,” I murmured as I traced my lips along her belly. “I was afraid I was never going to hold you again.”
“I missed you, too.” She ran her fingers through my hair before confessing, “I took one of your dirty t-shirts from the hamper when I left. I’ve slept in it every night.”
I fucking loved that.
Still, I teased, “Weirdo,” before confessing myself. “I took a pair of your dirty panties with me overseas.”
“Freak.”
That made me laugh out loud, and I planted more kisses down her body until I ran my tongue along her hip bone.
“We’re just a couple of weirdos and freaks, babe. I guess that makes us perfect for each other.”
“It’s a good thing we found one another, then.”
I smiled up at her. “Good thing. Nobody could ever love you more than me.”
Her eyes were shiny when she whispered back, “I don’t ever want to find out. You’re who I was meant to be with.”
“I love you, baby. I want to be wherever you are.”
“I love you, too. So much.”
I cocked my head. “Somuch?”
“So, so much.”
