Page 107 of The October Arrangement

After we picked up dinner, I set the bag on the island. Raine ran into the kitchen, jumped on the island, and investigated.

“How are you, Raine?” I picked her up and scratched under her neck. “Did you miss me today?”

“Meow.”

“You did? Well, I missed you too.” I quickly kissed the top of her head and set her on the floor.

Bella walked into the kitchen in a pair of sweatpants and one of my sweatshirts.

“Is that my sweatshirt?” I asked.

“Yep. I love this one. It’s so comfortable.”

“Then by all means, wear it. Take all my clothes, Bella,” I smirked.

“Shut up.” She laughed.

“Are we going to watch that movie tonight we’ve been wanting to see?”

“Sure.” She grinned. “We can pop some popcorn too.”

“Do we have any?”

“Yes. I picked up a box last week when I was at the store.”

“Smart girl.” I winked.

After we ate, she grabbed her laptop and took it over to the couch.

“I thought we were watching the movie now,” I said.

“We will in a while. I have something I need to get done for tomorrow.”

“Okay. I’ll go in my study and check my emails. But when I’m finished, we’re watching the movie.”

“I know.” She smiled.

I went into my study, checked my emails, sent a few replies, and shut down my computer. I went into the living room where Bella was sitting cross-legged on the couch with her laptop. She’d been sitting there for two hours working. I’d tried twice to get her to close the fucking laptop, and she ignored me. I walked behind the couch and looked over her shoulder.

“You’re still working?”

“I’m almost done,” she said.

“You said that forty-five minutes ago when I came out here.”

“I really mean it this time,” she said.

“You said that the first time.”

She looked up at me. “Do you need something?”

“Yes. I need my girlfriend to stop working.” The word slipped out of my mouth.

“What?” Her brows lifted.

“Nothing.” I started walking away.

“No.” She closed her laptop. “You just called me your girlfriend.”