Page 119 of Wardrobe Malfunction

“Fucking dog.” I chuckle to myself, hitting the light, plunging us into darkness.

I make a quick trip to the bathroom, take a piss, brush my teeth, and then come back into the bedroom. I strip my clothes off, leaving just my boxers on, and I climb into bed.

I reach over for Charly to pull her into my arms, and instead, I get a furry dog.

“For fuck’s sake, Jester,” I grumble.

“Sorry,” Charly mumbles sleepily. “He got in when you were in the bathroom. Shall I move him?”

“No, it’s fine, babe.” I throw daggers at Jester in the dark, realizing I’m not winning this battle tonight.

I’ve been edged out by a fucking dog.

I lean over and press a soft kiss to her lips. “Night, babe.”

“Mmhmm. Love you,” she mumbles.

I freeze.

She loves me.

My heart starts to pound in my chest.

Does she realize what she just said?

Even still, I can’t resist saying it back, testing it out loud. I guess I’ll know if she means it when I tell her that I love her, too. That I’m crazy about her. She’s all I think about. She’s all I want.

From the minute I saw her dancing around, twerking her cute ass like she was Nicki Minaj, I knew she was going to be different. I just didn’t know how different.

Now, she’s everything.

I brush my fingers over her forehead, sweeping her hair back, my heart beating so fast, as I whisper, “I love you, too, Pins.”

I wait a second, but she doesn’t respond, and when she starts to snore softly, I know she’s asleep.

The disappointment I feel is surprising. But I guess this just wasn’t meant to be the moment to say how we feel.

I’ll tell Charly how I feel about her when the right moment arises. And I pray to God I won’t scare her away. Hopefully, she really does feel the same way I do, and she’s not just speaking meaningless words in her sleep.

Charly

I had this dream last night where I told Vaughn I loved him.

Thank God it was just a dream; otherwise, that would have been embarrassing.

But I do love him. I’m crazy in love with him.

It’s just not the time to be telling him. Especially when he doesn’t know everything about me.

He’s taking me to a place called Crater Lake today. He said it was this really huge lake that came from a volcano that had collapsed thousands of years ago. He said it was a really beautiful place. I’m looking forward to seeing it. We’ve packed up a picnic with some of the food that Vaughn’s mom had stocked his fridge and cupboards up with.

We’re dropping Jester back at his mom and dad’s. I think Vaughn’s had enough of Jester monopolizing my time. I think he’s feeling a little jealous and left out, which is seriously cute. Also, it’s an hour’s drive there, so Jester might get bored in the car for that length of time.

Vaughn also wants to check if his mom needs us to do anything for the wedding before we head out. I can’t believe the wedding is only hours away. I bet Sasha is getting so excited.

I can’t wait to see the look on Greg’s face when he sees Sasha in her dress. She looks stunning in it.

Vaughn puts the picnic basket along with a picnic blanket in the backseat. I sit in the front with Jester on my lap.