Page 113 of Mr. Broody

“When your mom called me one day and said she made too much mac and cheese, and she wanted to know if I wanted to come over for dinner.”

“Really?” Her voice cracks, and she sniffles.

“Come on, that’s not going to make you cry, is it?” I tug her to my chest, kissing the top of her head. “It was a good thing.”

“I know, but I like the fact my mom did that on purpose.”

“What do you mean? She just needed me to eat her mac and cheese,” I joke, and she laughs in my arms. “All right, no more serious conversations. We need to binge a show or something.” I reach for the remote, but Jade’s hand slides under the sheet and wraps around my dick. “On the other hand…”

She lifts her gaze to me, and I bring her lips to mine.

We never binge watch a show, and we don’t end up passing out until midnight. Life is fucking great.

Fifty

Jade

Henry and Bodhi are waiting for me at the bottom of the security gate of The Nest. The first thing I notice is that there isn’t a sign on the door proclaiming it The Nest this time.

“Hey, guys.” I wave.

“Hi, Jade!” Bodhi runs over to me and then falls in line to walk with me back over to his dad.

Henry pulls me closer when I don’t give him a kiss hello. “Close your eyes, Bodhi.”

He grabs the front of my coat, tugs me to him and kisses me. No tongue of course. “I missed you last night,” he murmurs in my ear.

We didn’t want Bodhi to feel as if he’s being left out, so we planned a day to spend with him since we shared our news of being together.

“Are we ready?” I ask.

At the zoo, they have a magical holiday lights festival, and I figured Bodhi would enjoy it.

“Are the elephants going to have lights on them?” Bodhi asks.

Henry rustles his dark hair. “No, just lights on the fences and stuff.”

We get into the Uber, with Bodhi between Henry and me. This is dating like I’ve never done it before. It’s almost as if I’m dating two men with very different interests. Especially when Henry’s hand runs along my neck and shoulders, causing a rush of goose bumps under my coat.

The Uber stops once we reach the zoo, and Henry gets out first.

“I’m so excited. We’ve never been.” Bodhi looks up at me, grabbing my hand and Henry’s with his other one.

I meet Henry’s gaze. “Are you sure you’re okay with this?” There’s a very real chance Henry will be recognized, and he’s not wearing a ball cap to even try to disguise himself.

“It’s fine. Maybe in the dark they’ll think I’m a lookalike.”

Jeez, I just love him so much.

Henry goes to get his wallet, but I pull out my phone. “I’ve got this one.” I bring up the tickets I bought earlier and show it to the attendant.

“You tricked me,” Henry says, coming along behind me and whispering it in my ear. “This demands payback.”

I close my eyes because this man and his voice bring me to the edge of want.

“Say thanks to Jade,” Henry tells Bodhi.

“Thanks, Jade.”

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