Page 30 of About Last Night
“No. Although I’ve never lived with a man before.” In fact, Devon is the first man I’ve spent the whole night with. Not that I’m telling him that. For some reason, that makes me feel pathetic.
“Good. I’ve never lived with a man either.” His grin is cheeky and I can’t help laughing at him. “Seriously, I’ve never lived with anyone except my brothers.”
My laughter subsides and leaves me smiling.
“I like knowing this will be a first for both of us.”
“A few firsts.”
“Hmm…” he hums around a bite of peach.
“First runaway bride, first marriage, first midnight picnic, first co-habitation.” I tick each one off on a finger, mentally tickoff the ones I’ve done on my own. Wall demolition. Spending the whole night with a man. Shower sex.
“Are you keeping track?”
I shake my head.
“What other things haven’t you done?”
“The list is too long to make.”
“You should make one anyway. We can work our way through it.”
“We won’t be together for?—”
“Don’t. And whatever happens, I’ll always be happy to help you tick off firsts.”
“What if I wanted to jump out of plane?”
“I know a place.”
I choke on a sip of wine. Coughing, I cover my mouth and say, “I was joking.”
“I’m not.” His gaze is serious and I know if I asked him to jump out of a plane with me, he would.
“Thank you.”
“For?”
“Being you. Accepting me.”
“You’re worth accepting, Lizzi Lu.” He leans over and presses a kiss to my forehead. “And it’s my privilege and honor to call you my wife.”
14
DEVON
To say things with Lizzi’s ex were anticlimactic is an understatement. The man all but rolled over and showed his belly.
I have to credit Edward with some of the ease in which Lizzi returned to that part of her life. He’d mentioned how angry he was that his sister’s fiancé had been cheating on her to anyone who’d listen so by the time she showed up again, most of her acquaintances were on her side.
Peter got a bit vocal to begin with but after Lizzi let him know she had a recording of him and his side piece, he shut up quicker than a door slamming in the wind.
Since then we’ve been enjoying our new combined lives. She goes off to work at Foxworth Industries Monday to Friday while I check in on the bar and brewing operation, or stay home and deal with our rundown house.
And yes, it’sourhouse.
At least that’s the way I think about it now.
