Page 25 of Love Potion

“Nice. I need to plan my next one with the missus. Maybe I’ll take a page out of your playbook.”

“Have at it, my friend.”

“How long have you been together?” the driver asks.

“Twenty years.”

Jerryn makes a weird choking noise and pokes me in the side, but I just wink and squeeze his knee.

“We met in college. Inseparable ever since.”

“That’s amazing, man. Congrats. Are you married?”

“No.” I glance at Jerr. “Maybe one of these days.”

“It’s nice, you know. I’ve only been married three years, but it’s great. My wife, she’s a treasure.”

“That’s nice to hear.”

“We’re saving up to buy a house, so I’ve been grabbing a few shifts at night just for some extra cash.”

“Smart.”

We chat about little things until the driver pulls up in front of the house. He peers out the window and whistles. “Now that’s a house.”

I chuckle, adding a tip through the app. “We share it with a group of friends. Thanks for the ride and good luck with everything.”

“You too.”

When we exit the car and walk up the sidewalk, I glance over at Jerr, who’s been quiet for a while.

“Anything wrong?”

“No. I was just wondering why you went along with his questions.”

“Why not? Besides, it’s pretty nice that someone treated us like any other couple, isn’t it? He assumed we were a couple instead of making it awkward.”

Jerryn nods, smiling. “Good point.”

“Did I make you uncomfortable?”

“No.” He shakes his head. “Not at all.”

“Good.”

I open the door to the quiet house. I guess most of the guys are still at the bar or up in their suites. Now to pull out my secret weapon.

“I grabbed a dessert from Wren earlier today.”

His eyes widen. “Not the Brownie Decadence?”

I waggle my eyebrows. “The Brownie Decadence.”

He gasps. “It’s not even my birthday.”

I laugh. “It doesn’t have to be. Want to meet in my room after you change?”

“Heck yeah.”

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