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I break into laughter.

“Is that so bad?” he finishes, and then he steals another kiss.

No, it’s not so bad. It’s good. Very good. I savor his lips.

“What are we going to do about dinner?” Luke says after we force ourselves apart.

“I think the tomatoes are ruined.”

“I’mnot eating them.”

“Pizza?”

“Sure. Ham and onion with extra cheese.”

“Don’t forget Betsy,” I say. “What toppings does she want?”

“Ghost peppers.”

“Ah. Clever.”

I grin at him as he goes in for another kiss.

Chapter 20

Cassie

We order our pizza along with a liter of Diet Coke. While we wait for the delivery, we settle onto the couch and decide on a movie to watch. He’s astounded that I’ve never seen any of the Marvel movies.

“Captain America?”

“Nope.”

“Bucky? All the ladies love Bucky.”

“Is Bucky a horse?”

“No, he’s the hot bad guy who turns good.”

“Okay, I gotta see this Bucky dude.” I do a Google search and pull up Bucky’s image. “Much better than I was imagining.”

“See?”

“Not my type though.”

The doorbell rings and Luke goes to retrieve our pizza. He returns with two large boxes and a bag holding our liter of Diet Coke. “The pizza stays in here,” he says from the kitchen. “Korg isn’t polite when I leave food on the coffee table. Dog slobber doesn’t pair well with garlic.”

I wince at the thought of Korg’s drool on my mozzarella. “Yum,” I say when I walk up behind Luke. I thread my hands between his arms and torso and enjoy the solidness of his abs.

He turns and offers me attention in the form of a kiss, and then he collects the plates, forks, cups, and napkins and motions for me to dig in. I pile my plate with three slices of pizza and two breadsticks. “Don’t judge,” I say. “Kayaking made me hungry.”

“I’d never judge you or your food choices.”

He fills our cups with Diet Coke and grabs a few slices of pizza while Korg begs at his feet. Luke throws the dog a bite of ham. “You’re going in your crate, buddy.”

I saunter back to the couch while Luke takes care of Korg. A moment later, Luke sits next to me. I agree to watch a Marvel movie, and his eyes light up.

“We have to watch them in order,” he says.