Bookworm through and through. I hid a chuckle. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
He disappeared upstairs. I took over the pancakes, finishing what he started. I made chocolate drizzle, poured coffee, and when I was done, Di finally came back down.
"You okay?"
He nodded. "Yeah, just texting with Thaddeus. I've been very distant since we left. I just don't want to get him involved in this world."
Something in his voice didn't sit quite right.
"You can still have your friend. Even if he doesn't know about demons."
"Yeah, maybe."
I decided to let it go for now.
We ate and then sprawled out on the couch. Di shoved me playfully, but I pulled him down with me. We wrestled, well, play-wrestled, because I didn't dare use full strength.
He ended up on top of me, pinning my hands. His eyes sparkled.
“I’ve got you,” he declared proudly.
“You know I could throw you off in two seconds, right?”
“I know. I also know you won’t do it.”
He was right.
Diablos could chain me to a sinking ship, and I'd let it drag me down if he asked me to.
“You’ve got all the power over me, Di.”
His face softened. “And you’ve got all the power over me. You have my heart, my soul, and every part of me. Without you, there's no me.”
I broke free, pulled him into a deep, desperate kiss, full of that intimate tenderness and intensity that always existed between us.
When he pulled away he was breathless.
"Nope. We're not doing this. We have a book to read."
Groaning dramatically, I flopped back as he laughed at my misery.
Who would have guessed being with a bookworm meant getting cockblocked by a freaking book?
“Come on. Stop sulking. We've got a book to read.”
The blissed, dreamy look and his excitement were enough to tell me we would spend a lot of time reading books in the future. Somehow, I didn’t mind it.
I got comfortable on the couch, and Di laid with his back to my chest. The position made it hard to concentrate, but I tried. I liked the beginning, got a little bored halfway, but I was invested enough to want to know how it ended.
“So, what do you think?”
“I like it,” I said, maybe too quickly. He gave me a look. “It’s good, okay?”
He giggled and kissed me.
“We're going to have so much fun reading together!” he squeaked, and I shook my head.
My sweetheart already had plans for us, and I couldn’t wait.
