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“I’m going to go check it out,” he says, standing up.
“No, you’re not.” I grab his hand and pull him back down towards the couch, but he doesn’t move. He looks towards the door, his body rigid.
“Alex, it’s a security issue.” I roll my eyes at him.
“Teddy, it’s a fuckingdeer. Dr. Mills is going to have a field day when she finds out that you’re paranoid as well as delusional.” His head snaps towards me and he shoots me a dirty look. I smile at him sweetly, and he sighs, cracking open the shotgun again and pulling the rounds out. He puts the gun away in the hall closet, shooting me a wry look over his shoulder.
“You’re kind of an asshole, you know that?” I grin at him and watch his face soften.
“Youjustfigured that out?” He laughs as I lie back down on the couch, stretching my legs out as he walks towards me and bends down to kiss me.
“I actually figured that out when you threw a glass of wine at my head,” he says, kissing me again quickly when I laugh at him.
“To be fair, you deserved it.”
He shrugs. “Debatable.”
I jerk my head away from him as he tries to kiss me again. “Isit, though?”
He flashes me a quick, sheepish grin. “Depends on who you’re asking. Come on, dinner’s ready.”
***
“Fuck, baby,” I moan, stretching my arms out in front of me as I press my hips back. “This feels so fucking good.” Theo hums softly.
“Nice try. You’re still not getting me to join you. I fuckinghateyoga.” I look up from my yoga mat to where he’s lying on the couch reading a book.
“You’re viewing this all wrong,” I say, pressing onto my hands and knees. “You could be over herehelpingme stretch.” Theo smirks at me.
“Sweetheart, I helped youstretchso much this morning that you could barely walk upstairs. You want more already?” I shake my head as he stands up quickly and I press up into a down dog, pushing my heels to the floor.
“No, you’ve beenhelpingso much that I’m going to be in pain if we don’t restrain ourselves a little bit.” He snorts and sits back down, and I hear a page turn.
“Considering how fucking happy I am, Ihavebeen restraining myself.” I laugh as I start walking my feet towards my hands.
“You’re insatiable. How did Ashley deal with you being this insanely horny?” I hear his book snap shut quickly, and by the time I’m standing, he’s got his arms crossed and he’s obviously irritated.
“Alex, can you not ask shit like that right now? I’m having a perfect fucking weekend.” I cross my arms and narrow my eyes at him, trying to decide if I want to push.
“If you answer three questions, I’ll reward you for sharing.”
He rolls his eyes. “You can’t use sex to manipulate me.”
I laugh at him as I walk towards the couch. “Yeah, I can, because it fuckingworks. Three questions and everything is on the table.” His eyebrows raise slightly. “I’ll be your perfect little fucktoy all night long,” I whisper, leaning down and biting his lip gently, and I feel smug as I watch his pupils dilate, his gaze trained on my lips.
“Everythingis on the table?Like, weird shit you don’t know I’m into?”
“Please don’t pee on me.” His head kicks back as he laughs.
“Notmy thing. Can we go get lunch before you force me to share? There’s a place here with the best fish and chips on the coast.” I look at him, surprised.
“Youhatefried food.” He shrugs.
“Exceptions can be made for quality. Let’s go.”
Theo seems to get less and less relaxed as we drive down to the restaurant and order. I grab a table in the outdoor seating area while Theo brings us beers and our number. He sits down and takes a deep breath, crossing his arms, obviously defensive.
“You want three questions? You have three holes, and I’m going to tie you up so tightly that you can’t move, and then I'll take my time with each one. If I don’tlikeyour questions,youwon’t be coming. Those are my conditions.” I raise my eyebrows at him and smirk.
