Cheesy on the Eyes by Teagan Hunter Page 0,74

in the grand scheme of things we haven’t been together all that long, so it shouldn’t be surprising, but when I think back to my last relationship…well, it’s safe to say I’ve never felt like this before.

And I hope I feel this way for the rest of my life.

“So proud of you, actually, that I’d even consider letting you move in with me.”

“Is that your very roundabout way of asking me to move in with you?”

“Is that your very roundabout way of saying yes?”

“You didn’t ask anything.”

“So demanding.” Sully sighs. “Fine. Althea Jane Schwartz, will you move in with me?”

“Into your tiny-ass houseboat?”

“If that’s what you want. Or…we could look for our own place, one with a nice, sprawling backyard.”

“That does sound dreamy. It’d be better than trying to cram everyone onto the boat for our grown-ups-being-kids parties and risk someone falling off it…again.”

“To be fair, Porter pushed Foster. He didn’t fall.”

I nod. “True.”

“So, what do you think?”

“It’s not too soon?”

“No. I love you, Thea, and that’s not going to change anytime soon.”

“Anytime soon?”

He lifts a shoulder. “I don’t want to say forever. You still haven’t let me drive that sweet-ass car of yours, and you’re quite the bed hog—we’ll see how long I can put up with that.”

“Already looking for excuses, I see.”

“Woman,” he says, lips falling into a thin line. “Give me an answer before I change my mind.”

“I need more convincing.” I twist my lips up, tapping on my chin with my free hand. “What do I get out of this?”

“This dick.”

“I seriously have to start working on my timing.” Simon tosses down our two slices of pizza. “Enjoy. Or don’t. I give up at this point.”

He sulks off, and I smother a laugh.

I turn back to Sully. “Your offer of dick whenever I want it is very enticing, but I also feel as if that offer still stands now, so we’ll call it moot.”

He sends me a sour look as I lift my pizza to my mouth, taking a small bite.

I chew, pretending to toss Sully’s question around in my head.

My answer is yes. I wanted to scream it at him the second he asked.

But I’m using this as payback for all the times he’s teased me in bed, letting him squirm a bit as I casually chew and swallow.

“Thoughts?”

“It’s okay,” I say. “It doesn’t get me going or anything. I could take it or leave it.”

“I don’t mean the pizza—I expect your psychotic anti-pizza tendencies at this point. You know what I’m asking.”

I take another bite.

Chew. Swallow.

“I did see a fixer-upper for sale down the island a bit, and we did have a lot of fun finishing up the boat together. The idea of settling down with you does sound nice.”

“Is that a yes?”

“It’s a yes,” I say, deciding he’s taken enough of my shit. His eyes light up, and I point my finger at him. “But don’t go getting any ideas. Just because we’re moving in together doesn’t mean we have to start taking all sorts of other leaps.”

“Don’t worry, Thea, I know you’re not ready. But when you are, and when I finally grow some balls and ask for your hand in marriage, you’ll say yes before I can even get the full sentence out.”

He leans across the table, smirking at me, that same smirk as always.

The one I love so fucking much it makes my heart ache.

“Fate is that sure of us, baby.”

I wait for it…the fear.

I wait for it to kick in, to send my heart racing, to make my palms sweat and chills break out across my neck.

But it never comes.

And I know, without a single doubt in my mind, he’s right.

THANK YOU

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