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“It’s just me and Deacon and if we get into a disagreement—like a bad one—one of us gets punched in the face. I’m smart enough to realize that kind of conflict resolution doesn’t work for everyone.”
“How very insightful,” I tease and his lips twitch.
“Do you want me to finish dinner or do you want to get takeout?”
“You can finish dinner but can we get that peanut butter pie from the Iron Cask?” I ask, perking up as he kisses the top of my head and walks back to the stove.
“Anything else?”
“Just you.”
“You’ve already got me, Tennessee.”
32
ARDEN
It’s Saturday and so verydomesticit’s hard to believe it’s real.After the incident with my mom, things between Jude and me have only gotten better. It’s hard not to see the correlation between the two and because that hurts my heart, I’ve relegated that particular thought to the bottom of the pile.
For now.
Jude is sitting on the recliner doing a sudoku while Dez and I lounge on the couch. I was trying to read an e-book on my phone but my sister is making that impossible.
ELLISON: Have you seen these social media trends?
BEA: You’re going to have to be more specific
ELLISON: Like the book boyfriend ones
NESSA: As the person who only shows up to book club to drink, that’s completely unhelpful
ELLISON: Okay like the one where she’s got her back to the wall and then he cages her there with his body, turns his hat backward and kisses her
LANA: That sounds hot—hold on I’ll report back
ELLA: Can confirm it’s so good!
BEA: You go girl!
ARDEN: Is Lana really doing that right now?
NESSA: I bet Jensen would do it—I’ll have to wait till he gets home
LANA: 10/10 totally recommend
Blushing,I duck my head a little, peeking through my hair at where Jude is sitting in the recliner with his feet propped up. I have no idea why this, of all things, has me squirming but it does.
Maybe it’s the role-playing piece of it because Jude Rhodes can be absolutely filthy, but that’s allhim.Asking him to do this would be something else entirely.
ELLISON: I’ll have to wait till Grandad goes to bed—don’t want to ruin my perfect image in his eyes
NESSA: (gif of woman spitting out her drink and laughing)
BEA: Oh that’s precious – 0/10 chance Grandad hasn’t caught you guys doing it
ELLISON: He has gotten the tractor stuck twice this week…
BEA: Poor Grandad…
