Page 82 of A Very Addicted Christmas

“They’re actually sayingfuck you.”

“Sure.”

I bite my bottom lip in thought and stare at his lips. Alright, I am thinking about sex, but with a newborn and an almost-two-year-old now, we usually don’t waste opportunities when we’re alone, even if it’s a quickie.

I towel off my wet hair.

“Feeling better?” he asks, his gaze roaming me like he’s collecting information to put in my medical file.

“Yeah,” I say honestly, tying the towel around my waist, and I think about holding out my hand for the eyedrops. Instead, I let out a deep sigh and say, “Can you just do it?”

His smile is so damn aggravating that I almost walk away.

Almost—because my resolve decays as soon as his hand splays across my jaw and he tilts my head back. My heart hammers hard in my chest.

He’s my husband.

This shouldn’t be such a turn-on.

“Breathe, wolf scout.”

“I’m breathing, thanks for the unnecessary instruction.”

His smile grows obnoxiously wide now. “Okay.”

Okay.

Okay. God, why am I repeating the way he says it in my head?I like the sound of his voice. My thoughts are hostile right now. I groan out, but he’s focused in on holding the eye drops above my face.

One. Two. In each eye. I blink rapidly as the liquid hits my eyeball.

“Good?” he asks.

“Yeah,” I breathe, and our eyes latch again. His hand slides against my jaw, until he’s cupping the back of my skull. I already grip his neck before we’re colliding into a slow-burning kiss.

SEVENTEEN

THE MIDNIGHT DIP DARE

DECEMBER 2040

AFTER CHAPTER 23 IN NOBODY LIKE US

We listened to "Loud Like Love" by Placebo while writing this scene.

Character List:

Connor Cobalt - 51

Rose Calloway - 51

Loren Hale - 50

Lily Calloway - 49

Daisy Calloway - 44

Eliot Cobalt - 21

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