Page 53 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

“Ouch, what was that for? I need these hands. My boss might get annoyed if I can’t use them.”

“That wasn’t hard,” he said, laughing. “Lighter than your pinch. And I’m cooking tonight. If you want to cook another night, then you can.”

She smiled. “Deal.” She’d have to practice a few meals to not mess up though.

“You didn’t tell me what you wanted in yours,” he said.

She went to the fridge. “What kind of vegetables do you have?”

“Peppers, mushrooms and spinach,” he said.

“Perfect. Let’s do one meat and one vegetable and we can share.”

“Sharing works for me,” he said. “Sit and have a glass of wine if you want. We need to talk.”

“Here it comes,” she said.

“It has to be done,” he said.

“I know,” she said. “I was hoping we could get through a nice meal first.”

“It’s not going to be that bad,” he said. “At least I don’t think so.”

“I’ll start. No, I don’t want Spencer to know. Nor do I want anyone else to know at work or your family. Is that going to be a problem?”

“Not at all. Not right yet,” he said. “Let’s just see how things go.”

“Works for me.”

“Speaking of work,” he said.

“I just said I don’t want anyone to know there. Though if I growl when Abby flirts with you, I can’t help it.”

He laughed. “I want to growl too so you aren’t alone there, but that isn’t what I was going to say.”

“What then?” she asked.

“Whatever happens with us, and we have no idea, your job is safe.”

She had no plans of things not working out, but she wasn’t naive enough to not realize that shit could happen. She just didn’t want it to.

“Thanks,” she said. But she was positive if things didn’t work out with him she wouldn’t be able to still work with him and see him daily.

No reason to add that to the conversation, as she didn’t want that day to ever come.

“Anything you want to add to this?” he asked.

“First, I like that you are completely relaxed now. Different than the past few days. Why?”

“I was trying not to overstep before. It was this war in my head that I had no right to look at you that way.”

“Because I’m Spencer’s sister?”

“Yes,” he said. “That more than anything else. He’s asked me to watch out for you.”

“And I expect you to watch me,” she said, doing a spin around him, her hands coming around his waist and testing him with a hug.

He turned his head to look at her and she puckered her lips for a kiss.

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