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She greetsin every inch of skin on display "I take it you’re not planning on going out today," I say as I brush a kiss over her lips

Frowning, she replies, "I’ve gotta go and do soht I’d coht, so we’ll need to find you so else to hen you do all that," I answer as I step inside and close the door behind ive you one to mine"

"I see you’ve come home all bossy and shit," she mutters as alk down her hallway into her kitchen

Heading straight to her Nespresso ive her a smile "I love the way you say ‘you’ve come home’"

She comes to me and takes my face in her hands and lays a kiss on my lips Then she s me "Go sit down I’ll make you coffee"

I do as she says and pull up a stool at the kitchen counter Resting my elbows on the counter, I drop my chin into the palms of my hands and watch her make the coffee My eyes track the sway of her ass and appreciate the s onher

"How’s Claudia?"

"Not too good" I don’t elaborate for fear I’ll break down and I don’t want to do that this

Her eyes comore, to try and make oes back to the coffee

I breathe a sigh of relief

A fewof coffee in front ofa sip of her coffee, she asks, "Have you spoken to Tom?"

"Yeah, he’s sorted us out with the label For now, anyway, and screw them if they aren’t happy with our decision"

"What would happen if they tried to force you back to work on the album and you didn’t do it?"

I don’t want to think about that If she’d asked o before my shares crashed, I would have told her I’d buy our way out of it, but noouldn’t want to hand over any cash "Let’s not even go there, baby Let’s hope it never coain "What’s your plan for today?"