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“I guess we’re not the first wedding guests to get arrested?”
“Not the first, won’t be the last. At least no blood was spilled. Weddings can get crazy, and not in the good way.”
“I bet so,” I say with a shake of my head. “Thank you for letting me make the call,” I tell her before heading back over to the bench and taking a seat next to Theo.
It’s so bright in the station that I can’t bring myself to look him in the eye now. Not because I regret what we did, but because this may be completely one-sided.
“Are you okay?” he asks.
“Yeah. I’m great,” I reply.
Theo buries his face in my hair, nuzzling my neck, tickling me with his nose and lips, making me gasp and squirm since I’m already so aroused it hurts. “You smell way too good.”
“Th-thanks,” I reply.
“Are they coming to bail us out?” he asks quietly.
“Uh-huh.”
“Good,” he replies. “I meant what I said, Maggie.”
“Which-which part?” I stammer, even though I have a good idea. Still, I want to hear him say it.
His lips brush the ticklish lobe of my ear, sending a shiver down my spine. “I’m going to repay the favor as soon as I get the chance,” he whispers.
“You…you don’t have to,” I tell him as my pulse races faster.
“I want to.”
“Really?” I ask in surprise.
“This week…I wasn’t sure if you were ready for more,” he says against my neck, which is a relief. “I’ve been ready. I just didn’t want to rush you into anything. But then tonight, I realized we both want the same thing. Unless I completely misread what happened on that beach.”
My eyes close as his lips move down my neck to my collarbone.
“Mmm. Y-yeah…yes,” I stammer my agreement.
It’s on the tip of my tongue to ask if it’s just sex or if it’s more, but I swallow it down with a moan of pleasure.
“You two are incorrigible,” Office Ferris says, causing Theo to unfortunately pull his mouth away from my skin.
Shoving down the need, I say, “I didn’t know Julia was your daughter. She’s coming down with Kendall and Monty.”
Officer Ferris sighs so deeply I think he stole half the oxygen in the station. “Of course she is,” he mutters. Pointing a finger at Theo, he says, “This is your last get out of jail free card, buddy.”
“Yes, sir,” Theo agrees. “You won’t see me again before I leave the island.”
“Glad to hear it,” Officer Ferris replies.
18
Theo
Maggie and I were both exhausted by the time we got released from jail around two a.m.
After we got undressed down to our underwear, we fell into bed, the same one. I kissed her a few times. Her eyes closed a little longer with each one until I gave up and let her go to sleep.
But I meant what I said about reciprocating.
