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She smiled and tossed an oversized ski jacket at me as she stepped into her snow pants. I held up a pair of insulated, waterproof hiking boots.
“Those will do.”
Once we were dressed, Kylie nudged me towards the front door. The snow had continued to fall, and while the main road had been plowed, the side streets had only been traveled by foot.
“Huh.”
“What?” she asked.
“Yellow snow is a thing. This must get nasty if the snow sticks around.”
“Exactly why I wanted to get you out here while it was still fresh. It’s not going to continue much longer, and the weather for the next week is warmer—it’ll probably be gone tomorrow or the next day.”
“Where are we going?”
“Back Bay Fens, we’re going to build a snowman.”
I nodded. Building a snowman had never been on my list of things to do, but Kylie was more excited than I had seen her in a long time. She even brought a box labeled snowman kit.
“Did you do this a lot as a kid?”
“Yeah, my mother always tried to find free things to do with us. We were comfortable, but with three kids, there wasn’talways extra money. She brought us outside as often as possible, and we learned to make our own adventures.”
“I wasn’t sure what to make of your mother before this past week. She is more involved than I had expected.”
“She’s a workaholic. Fair warning, Kendra and I take after her.”
“Not Kelsey?”
“Oh, Kelsey works her ass off. It’s hard to imagine with her and Sam now, but before they met, she drove an Uber and tended bar. I’m thrilled that she gets to spend as much time with Crew as she wants now.”
“Just because someone doesn’t have a formal job doesn’t mean that they aren’t working.” I had seen firsthand how hard Kelsey worked, and knew how stressful this lifestyle was for the WAGs.
“She’s also been working supporting the non-profit. They’re breaking ground on the new daycare facility in less than a month. One of her biggest barriers when she was on her own was having someone to watch Crew when she worked in the evenings. There were daycares open during the day, but that’s not when she worked.”
When we got to the park, Kylie gave me a lesson on how to roll the snowman. Starting first with the base and then working our way up the torso to the head. Our first attempt toppled over, and we ended up making one that sat on a bench.
“Okay, I hate to admit it, but this was more fun than I expected. And the city is gorgeous when it’s blanketed in snow.”
“See? I hate to say I told you so.”
“Come on, let’s get home. I have a surprise for you.”
“Oh, that’s all I needed to hear.”
CHAPTER 37
KYLIE
Luc held my gloved hand while we walked back to his place, dropping it only to enter the code at the front door. I repeatedly pressed him, after learning the surprise was in the playroom, every nerve ending in my body was on edge. By the time we were back at the house, and I had stripped out of my coat and snow pants, my entire body thrummed in anticipation.
It was always like that when we were together, and that became more and more lately. I joked that when I came over after work each night, saying I was leaving to support the household. Luc took advantage of the off-season and had finished reading the Cosmere, leaving me behind in the first trilogy.
I had a home-cooked meal every night. At first, I thought Luc had hired someone to cook for us, but then I arrived home early to find him in the kitchen with pots, pans, and recipe books open on the counter. It turned out that he’d always loved cooking, and it was his goal to learn more this winter.
Besides cooking delicious meals, he planned elaborate play sessions. It was hard to remember where I was sexually before we met. With one small command from him, I was ready.
With a pat on my ass, “Go, be ready.”
