“I love you,” I say between kisses.
“I love you, too,” he returns as his hands find my hips.
But we’re interrupted by a bang on the door.
“I need to pee!” Cash hollers.
“Ugh,” Wilder groans. “That guy is really ruining the mood.”
“We can finish at Jason and Jill’s.” I give him a teasing wink.
“We can’t,” he grumbles as I run my hand along his toned stomach. “I picked up a few shifts at the lumberyard to try and help pay for school.”
I cup his handsome face in my hand. “You don’t have to take Cash’s money. We will figure it out.”
“I don’t think I really have a choice.”
“He wants to do something nice for you,” I offer. “It’s one semester.” Okay two. But for now, Wilder only agreed to one.
“That’s basically what he owes me in rent for sharing my room.”
“Do you know how much I love you?” I say to him.
Wilder exhales, content. “Enough to rearrange your whole life for me.”
I don’t say anything. Because I’m not rearranging my whole life for him. I’m building a life with him.
“I have to give my notice,” I say as my arms find his neck. “Pierre is going to flip.”
“Maybe he’ll come visit us.”
“He better!” I jokingly yell.
“I have to pee!” Cash’s muffled voice reminds us on the other side of the door. “Can’t you two do it somewhere else?”
“There’s a whole backyard!” Wilder hollers. “Pick a tree.”
“You know I can’t pee in public, Wild!”
Cash and his fear of public peeing. So inconvenient.
Wilder grabs towels as I turn off the shower.
He wraps me in one, pulling me close.
“We haven’t tried backyard sex yet, have we?”
I laugh. “No, but I have a sneaky feeling it might happen soon.”
“Stop flirting!” Cash whines. “I really need to go.”
Once we’re both covered, Wilder unlocks the bathroom door. Cash rushes in past us, tugging down his pajama pants as Wilder quickly shuts the door behind us.
“I can’t believe that’s the guy you used to wear a mini skirt for.” Wilder playfully shakes his head at me.
“I had unmet needs that I hoped he could meet,” I defend myself. “So sue me.”
Wilder grins as he shuts the bedroom door. “I plan on meeting those needs right now.”
