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“Well, maybe neither of us have to do things alone anymore,” she says, her voice suddenly low and sensual.
“Yeah, maybe not.”
Then, she does something I didn’t expect. She kisses me. Deep and sensual. Arms tight around my neck. I feel like we’re in a fairytale or something as the rain hits our skin. And I feel a little lost when we finally part.
Rubbing at my lips, I ask, “So, what’s next?”
Her reply, “I honestly have no idea. But I’m excited to find out,” fills my heart.
“What are you crazy kids still doing out there?” Bob yells out the back door.
She and I look at each other and just smile.
“We’ll be right there!”
After that, we jog toward the house, but I manage to steal one last kiss before finally retreating from the rain.
And when we do step foot inside, we come upon a sweet moment between our children.
“That’s me?” Mina gushes as Dylan shows her his sketchbook.
“Yeah. And here, this one is Boris.”
“Oh Dylan! You captured him perfectly.” She makes to close and shove the book toward him, but he stops her.
“No, that’s for you. I figured once the rain clears, we can go down to the market and pick out a perfect frame for it.”
“Oh, that would be great. Like a dark burgundy one, maybe? To match his collar.”
“Yeah, that’d be perfect!”
Mae and I watch this sweet exchange, and she squeezes my elbow.
“You raised such a sweet boy, Dean Cornel, like the sausage and the university.”
“Thank you, and ditto.”
Soon after, Coral, the ever-maternal woman that she is, brings both of us towels and wraps them around our shoulders.
“Come on, guys. Let’s get you warmed up. A full belly should help.”
We sit down, she presents us with plates of food, and we thank her profusely.
I take a bite and commend her on how delicious the blueberry pancakes are.
“The secret is a dash of cinnamon,” she reveals.
“Oh! I can definitely taste it.”
“Full disclosure, Dean, Mae helped.”
“Hardly! I flipped them. That’s about it.”
“That’s one of the most important parts. If you blow that part, they’re ruined!”
“Hey, don’t sell yourself short. You’re pretty great,” I comment.
She beams up at me and grins.
