Page 140 of My Wife
“Like a mating call?” Delaney laughs.
Whit steeples her hands. “Redd and I have our show. Watch a new episode every Thursday night when he’s home. Then that sneak had to go and watch one without me when he was on the road. He slipped up and spoiled it for me. He should’ve kept it a secret.”
“Would you really prefer that?” Margo winces while eyeing Beau over by the bonfire. She clears her throat. “As someone who may have accidentally skipped ahead to the next episode of a certain show Beau and I watch on Tuesday nights, keeping it to yourself is not the better option.”
There’s a collective gasp.
“I thought he was watching it at the hotel. Maybe.” Margo wrings her hands. “I mean, we were left on a cliffhanger and I couldn’t wait two weeks to find out what happened.”
This must catch his eye because, like a wall of hockey brawn, they all saunter over while I’m blabbing about how I’ve been struggling with the way Liam reloads the toilet paper roll. “Open side out, am I right?”
“At least he replaces it,” Harlow asserts as Hayden, Robo, Pierre, Jack, Beau, Grady, Mikey, ‘Bama, Liam, a few others, and even Vohn surround us.
Redd plants his hand on his hip. “What do we have here? A gripe session?”
“Are the ladies really complaining after we wowed them with pizza and awed them with our handsome firelight silhouettes?” Pierre asks.
A few of the guys groan because the man cannot help but grandstand.
“We weren’t complaining, we were comparing,” Whit says.
“Sounds like Jess was taking issue with the way our man Ellis loads the toilet paper roll,” Jack says with a smile and a wink.
I wave my hand. “Pfft. No, I love the way he sometimes only gets the little springy thing halfway into the holder and then it flies out at me in the middle of the night.”
He frowns. “At least I put the toilet seat down.”
The guys clap as if that’s amateur hour.
I jut my chin. “And I love the way you leave the soaked sponge in the sink.”
He shrugs. “So, I forgot to squeeze it out once or twice.”
“All the times. Do you realize how many germs sponges can harbor? You set it in the cup on the side to dry.” If I had a sponge right now, I’d toss it at him.
“One point to Liam. Two for Jess,” Hayden says.
Delaney elbows him. “No taking sides.”
“Tell us what you love about your bride, Ellis,” Ted asks.
Liam’s expression darkens. “Uh, how her hair is all over the sink. All over the house.”
“Robot vacuum,” Jack says.
“Hey, my hair does not get all over?—”
Jack pulls Ella into his side. “I love your hair and I love that it’s everywhere.” He kisses the top of her head.
“Any other words of undying affection?” Beau asks. “Speak now or forever hold your peace.”
He and Margo exchange a knowing glance.
Liam steps closer to me so we’re toe to toe. He towers over me and says, “You leave water glass ghosts all over the house. Use a water bottle and stick to it.”
I cross my arms in front of my chest. “Maybe you’re afraid of ghosts because you leave every light on in the loft.”
“It’s so no one stumbles.”
