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“Yep. We broke the bed,” I tell her.
She remains frozen for another second, and then she’s laughing. It’s a sound that I’ve always loved, but feeling her laugh on top of me, squirming so damn good on me, it’s my new favorite thing in the world.
“We broke…we broke the bed… kissing?” she gasps before cackling again, making me chuckle along with her for several minutes.
Sadly, she then eases off me, until she’s standing next to the bed. Maggie holds out her hand while still laughing to pull me up.
“That…that was…” she starts when there’s a loud knock on the door.
I quickly reach down to readjust myself while Maggie tugs her dress back into place and tucks more loose strands from her braid behind her ear.
Her braid. Damn. Why didn’t I give it a tug when I had the chance?
There’s another knock while I’m striding over to unlock the door. Kendall’s voice calls out, “Is everything okay in there?”
I glance over my shoulder at Maggie and mouth, “Do we tell her the truth?”
She nods with a smile while her palms reach up to feel her rosy cheeks, so I open the door.
Kendall marches right past me, looking for Maggie. “Are you okay? We heard a loud thump.”
“Uh-huh,” Maggie answers. “We just sort of broke the bed.”
“You what?” Kendall clears the entry way to get a look at the damage herself. “Oh my god. You broke the bed? How did you…” She glances between us and shakes her head with a smile. “You guys!”
“Are they okay?” Monty’s voice calls from the hallway so I open the door to invite him in too, waving my arm toward the bedroom.
“Whoa,” he says when he sees the damage. “Way to go, Teddy.”
“It’s Theo,” I correct him.
“It was just a kiss…” Maggie says as her cheeks glow even redder.
Just a kiss? As in no big deal?
Monty chuckles. “Come on now. Nobody is buying that.”
“It’s the truth!” Maggie huffs. “Teddy, tell them.”
“It was just a kiss,” I agree, even though the words feel inadequate for our first kiss. The best one of my entire life.
I can’t help but smile to myself as I replay it all, especially the part with Maggie laughing on top of me.
“Well, as funny as it may be,” Kendall remarks with a grin. “You’re going to have to pay the resort for the damage.”
Now I cross my arms over my chest. “They should have to pay us for having flimsy ass furniture. We could’ve been injured.”
“Okay, sure. You’re going to play the attorney card,” Kendall says.
“I am.”
“I can call down and talk to them,” Monty offers.
“Thanks, but I’ll handle it,” I assure him.
“Right, well, dinner is in thirty minutes, so you two should stop kissing and get ready,” Kendall orders. “Maggie’s braid is a mess.”
“I think it’s cute with all the loose strands,” I admit honestly.
