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Dirk
Zoeand I get dressed to eat dinner.
"How's your arm?"
"A little itchy, but better. I'll be okay."
I grasp her cheeks and kiss her. "As soon as we finish eating tamales, I'll help you forget about it some more."
She smiles then kisses me but pulls back when a muffled noise comes from the other side of the wall. Zoe puts her hand over her mouth. Her eyes widen. "Do you think they heard us?"
"I'm pretty sure the entire house heard us. These walls aren't very thick."
She reddens.
My heart pounds faster. "Don't be embarrassed, my Little Diva. Let's not hide either."
She swallows. "No?"
"I don't want to. Do you?"
She teases, “So you want to claim me to the world as yours?”
“Yep. What about you? Do you want to admit I’m yours?”
Her expression turns serious. "Yes."
Happiness is an understatement. I kiss her again. "Good." I playfully slap her ass. "Get moving then. I'm dying for your tamales."
"They aren't mine. Everyone helped."
"Sure they are. It's your recipe. And you made them for me, right?"
"Yeah."
"Then they are your tamales." I put my arm around her shoulder and steer her out of the room. More noises fill the air when we pass Andre and Naomi's room.
Guess I'm not the only one in over my head.
It's not even a question. When I told Zoe she would break me if she ever wanted to let me go, I meant it.
Penelope and Axel are in the kitchen, talking to Tinker. Penelope smirks at Zoe when we enter the room, and I pull her tighter to me. "Tell me you didn't eat all the tamales."
Axel points to the oven. "Nope. In there. You're lucky, though, they're delicious, and the best ones I've ever had."
"Agree," Penelope chimes and opens the oven to pull out the tray.
Tinker takes a swig of beer. "Zoe, you can cook in my kitchen every day. I'm addicted to tamales, but mine aren't very good. You've gotta give me your recipe."
I kiss Zoe's head.
She beams and replies, "Sure. But I just pointed. Everyone else did the work.”
Penelope holds the spatula and a plate. "Not true. Dirk, how many do you want?"
"Four."
