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Before he could finish, I was standing in front of hi to fight the eift ever”

He laughed “It’s just scones”

“No It’s definitely more than that”

I kissed hi if it was e More than…

He kissed ers ainst his chest as we stayed interlocked

“How bad would it be if I took you back to bed for a little while?” he asked

I smiled “I could rest a little,” I replied, coy

“Trust me, Cinderstella We aren’t about to rest in there”

He took my hand into his and led me in the direction of our room

Our room? Was it ours?

Were we an ‘our’?

Be here now, Stella Don’t overthink

He was right We didn’t rest We fell together,love in the ainst theglistened in the darkened room Every time Damian touched ht

Afterward, we lay there co heavily I flopped off fro on top—and panted from my exhaustion

“That was…” I released a weighted exhalation

“Yeah,” he replied, coh of pleasure

We lay there in the darkness, feeling nothing but the light within ourselves, in complete silence for a fewagainst his lips “Do you knohat sounds great?” he asked

I ser as if I could read his mind “Blueberry scones”

We headed to the kitchen naked and grabbed the fresh scones Da room I sat on his lap, and he fed me scones as we cuddled and looked at the beautiful Christ down the hallway

“These sconesanother bite

He laughed “You don’t have to lie to me”

“No, really I need this every Christ now”

“We canhis shoulders “I don’t mind”

My overthinking hts to ainst his shoulder “Can I be vulnerable with you for a second and ask you a question?” I murmured

“Always”

“What are we?” I grazed ainst my bottom lip “I mean, I knoe are husband and wife by paper And I knoe are friends But are we just friends with benefits, or are we… more than that?”