Page 71 of Honorable Convictions
“You’ve never called me darling before, though.”
“That’s because you’re my Blondie.”
“Then why didn’t you say, ‘Hello Blondie’?”
“Did you just call to argue with me?”
“No, but your greeting made me lose my train of thought.”
“How did your morning go, beautiful?”
“You need to stop.”
“Is it any wonder I adore you?” Mitchell asked, with humor warm in his voice. “What did you do to pass the last few hours?”
“I went shopping.”
“Fate’s sake. How exciting! What kind of cookies will you be making this afternoon?”
“That’s the worst fake voice I’ve ever heard, and I didn’t go to the grocery store. I bought a plant.”
“A plant?”
“Yeah, I went to the Circle of Druids’ garden. You know, the one that has that exclusive restaurant in the heart of it? There’s a small vendor there that will sell you plants. It’s got gray-and-black flowers. The original was recently created by Killian the Dwyer and Drindyr Duke Dravyn D’Vairedraconis and is their newest one to honor the Order of the Fallen Knights.”
“Great, did you find a place in the house yet for it?”
“I literally just walked in the door. I bought other stuff too.”
“Did you empty your entire bank account?”
“No, I happen to have saved a ton since my resurrection,” Pierson told his mate. “And you need to let me contribute to the household too. You can’t be the one taking care of everything.”
“We’ve been living together for five days! And you’ve bought the groceries.”
“The entire condo you paid for.”
“Want me to borrow against the mortgage so you can pay off the loan?” Mitchell asked dryly.
“Don’t be ridiculous. We haven’t discussed money, and I know that you purposely haven’t brought it up because you want to take care of me all the time.”
“Says the man who plies me with cookies.”
“You didn’t even like every kind.”
“I think that one had artichokes in it.”
“It certainly did not,” Pierson argued. “It was a fruitcake cookie. They’re good for you.”
“I’m already going to live forever, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to do it eating shitty cookies. They should be burned.”
“That’s a bit extreme.”
“What else did you buy?”
“Coasters.”
“Coasters?”
