Page 55 of Midnight Legacy

“You hear that? Yeah, she’s watching some crap about how to create a serial killer.” A laugh followed. “Imagine them hiding in plain sight.”

“You’re being a dick,” I informed him in a sing-song voice. “All three of you are psychopaths.”

“Jay says he’s a sociopath, for your information.”

I glared at Xavier’s smiling face for two seconds and pointed to the TV. “The difference is negligible.”

“Gotta go, Jay. We’ll chat in the morning.”

Xavier slid down further into the sofa, settling me between his legs, with my head on his chest. “Why are we watching a show about serial killers?”

“I’m trying to understand my husband.”

“Since when was I a serial killer?”

I propped myself up to stare at him. “Have you killed more than one person, and did you use the same MO?”

He shrugged and nodded.

“Then you’re a serial killer. Congratulations.”

“Do I get a membership badge?”

“Nope, maybe a documentary one day.”

“Fair enough,” he commented. “Do you want snacks?”

My wide grin was my reply since my waistline was no longer a concern for the next few months.

“Okay, let me get some snacks and then I’ll see if I can pick up a few pointers on how to become infamous.”

“Is Megan okay?” I called after him since my phone was still sitting in splendid isolation in disgrace because it received a dick pic.

“She threw the vase in the kitchen at Jay.”

My eyebrows flew up. “Hopefully not my sunflower one. That’s my favourite.”

“Jay could have been injured,” Xavier pointed out.

“If he’s bitching on the phone to you, he’s fine.”

Xavier held up a bag of Doritos and another of popcorn.

“I’m eating for two.”

His smile made butterflies emerge in my tummy and my heart beat faster. “I’d best bring both then, since I don’t want Bubble getting hungry.”

I sat up and clapped my hands for him to throw a bag, ripping it open to grab a handful of snacks.

“You sure there’s only one in there?” Xavier nodded to my tummy. “We did have a lot of sex those first few weeks. I was nearly dehydrated from the amount of my cum you were wearing.”

I shoved him and he flashed me that panty-melting smile as he filled his mouth with popcorn. Settling himself to watch my new favourite series, he dragged me beside him and tucked me in.

Warmth spread in my chest since I finally realised this was the type of relationship I wanted. Not just amazing sex, but companionship and friendship as well. Xavier had demolished every barrier around me and rebuilt my life with him firmly in the centre of it.

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Chapter Sixteen

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