Page 100 of One Percent of You

Smirking, my eyes widened on the mess that was my apartment. How did it get this bad when they weren’t even here the entire day? I was seeing all his flaws and knew that I liked him all the more, regardless.

It was a nice way to come home. I wondered if that was how he felt when he slipped in my bed every night through the week? I hoped so.

Eli was in Elijah’s lap with just a diaper. I took a closer look at Lucy and saw that she wore a dress with pajama bottoms. I made a mental note to set her out some clothes to wear the next time she stayed with Elijah.

“You got a plate in the microwave that Ma sent with us,” Elijah voice vibrated off his chest as he stood. The butterflies swam in my stomach as he walked over and placed a kiss on my lips. Eli reached out for me, and I took him with a smile.

“Make sure to tell her thanks for me,” I said. “Lucy come help me pick up your toys. We have to get you bathed and ready for bed.” I glanced at Elijah. “Do you need to go home and rest? When will your hours at the shop go back to normal?”

“Just this week. I may extend my hours for Saturday permanently but that’s it.” He walked over to the microwave and turned it on. “I’ll go grab a change of clothes and return if that’s okay with you?”

His back was turned. Sometimes, in those moments, I almost felt his vulnerability like I did mine. “Hurry up. I might want to snuggle or something…”

He glanced over his shoulder with a playful smolder spreading over his handsome face. “You can snuggle all you want with me.”

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