Page 17 of Stuck on Jude

“What’s that?”

“A fresh container of”—I pause to make sure Tucker isn’t listening—“whipped cream.”

Her eyes dance. “I think that’s just the cure. It’ll be good for both of us.”

“Yeah, it will.”

“You worry too much.”

“I worry just enough.” I wrap my arm around Lucy’s shoulder and place my hand on Tucker’s back. “You’re my family. I love you all more than anything. Even if it makes me a little nutty at times.”

Her eyes soften. “You’re our family. And we love you more than anything. Even if you get a little nutty sometimes.”

We’re both laughing when I press my mouth to hers in a quick kiss. It’s all we can manage before Tucker makes a gagging face.

This right here is everything important to me. We’ve made a life in a place we both love. We’ve built a family on the strength of our love.

We may have gotten together because Lucy took a little fall. But we’ve stuck together and found this slice of paradise because we both fell for each other.

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