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Noe lounged, settled but not settling Still wrapped around each other but now clad in a pink nightie and a pair of sweatpants To be clear, I wore the pink nightie We lay side by side, facing each other, legs tangled and hands held

"When do you have to go back to work?"

"I told Jillian I’d be back Monday, although that is the last thing I can think about right now"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Spain"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, it was a ed hilad you could…come," he snorted

Now that the O had returned, we could joke about it We were quiet for athe o to put on a record Even hobbled, he was sexy

"When are you leaving for Peru? Ass, I still hate you a little for getting to go, but when are you leaving?"

"About teeks And no hating on the photographer I have to go, but I’ll always co I hate you because I want to go too But I digress I love you ood?"

"Yes, of course You have to travel for your job It’s not like I didn’t know this"

"Well, knowing about it and then being the one left behind are two different things," he said, eyes getting a little cloudy I s his scruff and skin and watching him lean into my touch His eyes closed, and he hu me behind We live busy lives and will continue to do so Just because you get to stick your dick in rin spread across his face Eyes still closed, but grinning "Sorin

"Soed Sometimes dicks make it better"

"So to say"

"Stick around, who knohat I’ to kiss you now"

"Thank Christ" I giggled as he wrapped his strong arhtfully I settled down into his nook, perfectly shaped and s like heaven

"I adore this nook"

"Good"

"No one else gets this nook"

"It’s yours"

"Yes, yes it is Make sure you tell that to all those gorgeous Peruvian women ill try to seduce the hot American"

"I’ll make sure to tell theely It had been an exhausting few days I was jet lagged and had been rocked to within an inch of irl tired Siht and tucked me back into the nook

1:23 am

"Simon?"

"Mmm?"

"Are you asleep?"

"Mlad you came home early"

"Mm-hmm, me too"

"And I’m pretty smitten with you"

"Mm-hmm, me too"

"Smitten like a kitten"

"Mm-hmm, me too"

"Who’s lost her mittens"

"Mittens, mm-hmm…"

"Simon?"

"Mm-hmm?"

"Are you asleep?"

"Mm-hmm…"

"I love you"

"I love you too"

…

…

…

"Caroline?"

"Mlad I calad you caht, Simon"

And as Count Basie and his orchestra played us off into dreamland, we curled around each other and slept

Text between Si Tuesday:

Talked to a buddy of ured out how to do those prawns you went so crazy over in Spain

Perfect, they’ll fit in with the Spanish feast I a, even Jillian and Benjamin

Sure you don’t want to have it at my place?

No, it’ll be easier at , but I’ your oven

Can I commandeer you on the island?

That’s not the correct use of the word commandeer

Please, you knohat Ishoes?

Yep, they’re in my bathroo