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“I love you so much, Claire,” Nick spoke breathlessly.
“I love you too,” I shouted as an orgasm tore through me.
“Fuck, Claire,” he moaned, halting and exploding inside me.
CHAPTER 29
TWO MONTHS LATER
Claire
The best decisions I made in my life were moving to California to get to know my siblings and asking Nick to move in with me. I wouldn’t lie and say it was a cakewalk because, with my OCD, it wasn’t.
I sat down by the shoreline and texted Sam.
“If you’re free, can you come down to the beach? I need to talk to you.”
“I’ll be right over.”
I tipped the beer bottle to my lips as I sat with my knees up, staring out into the calm ocean water.
“What’s up?” Sam smiled, sitting beside me in the sand.
“You know how much I love Nick, right?” I glanced at him.
“Yes, of course.”
“Sometimes it’s a little hard,” I said.
“Let me guess. Your OCD?” A smirk crossed his lips.
“Yeah.” I looked down. “When he walks through the door and takes off his shoes, he leaves them. One is sitting on its side, the other inches away. He leaves a couple of dishes in the sink even though the dishwasher is right there. When he shaves, he leaves water spots on the mirror and sometimes doesn’t use a coaster.”
Sam threw his head back and laughed.
“It’s not funny, Sam.”
“Yeah, it is, Claire. Listen.” He grabbed hold of my hand. “Living with someone takes a lot of getting used to. Trust me. When I met Julia, she was messy. It drove me insane. And it took a long time for me to train her, so to speak. But it also took her a long time to help ease my OCD tendencies. Have you talked to Nick about it?”
“No. I could never. I love him and don’t want to hurt his feelings.”
“You need to mention it to him because you will let it fester inside you, and one day, it’ll get to be too much, and you’ll explode.”
“What’s going on over here?” Shaun walked over and sat on the other side of me.
“Our sister is trying to handle her OCD issues with Nick,” Sam said.
“Ah, I see. That can be challenging.” Shaun smiled. “The key is communication.”
“That’s what I said,” Sam spoke. “You two love each other. You need to respect how he is, and he needs to respect how you are. You both meet in the middle, and life goes on.”
“Yeah, sis. It’s best not to sweat the small things in life,” Shaun said.
“But see.” I waved my finger. “When he makes the bed, he always leaves the corner of the sheet hanging out from under the comforter. Both sides. Not just one side, but both. It drives me insane.”
Shaun and Sam both chuckled.
“Julia does that too, even to this day. You know how I stop it from happening?”
