Untying the Knot by Meghan Quinn

Author:Meghan Quinn [Quinn, Meghan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Meghan Quinn
Published: 2022-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

“You seriously had your brother deliver ingredients to make s’mores?” she asks as I move her over to one of the firepits. It’s U-shaped with blue crystal rocks along the fire and a comfortable couch across from it.

“Yes, I did.” We sit on the couch as I say, “I can’t have you wandering around this earth not knowing what a s’more tastes like.”

I hand her a roasting stick and put a marshmallow on it. “Okay, so I just, roast this now?” She sticks the marshmallow directly in the fire, setting it on fire immediately.

“What are you doing?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t done this before. Is this wrong?”

I pull her stick up, bring the flaming ball of sugar toward me and blow it out.

“Oh, that’s, uh, that doesn’t look appetizing.”

I chuckle. “Some people like it this way, but I personally don’t. Let’s try again, but this time, we’ll do it together.” With a napkin, I remove the burnt marshmallow and set it to the side. I load her up again and then move her to my lap so she rests comfortably on me. I hold the stick with her, and instead of sticking it directly into the flames, I show her how to hover above. Talking softly into her ear, I say, “This is the perfect placement, not too close so you burn the hell out of it, and not too far away that it will take ages to heat. This will grant you the perfect toast.”

I feel her relax into my chest as my free arm wraps around her waist. “Thank you for teaching me. No one has ever taken the time to show me the ways.”

I kiss her shoulder and say, “If you need help with anything else, I’m your man.”

“You’re my man either way,” she says as she cuddles in closely.

Smiling to myself, I twist the roasting stick gently and say, “Now the success of a good marshmallow is to rotate the stick carefully so you get all sides toasted. See how it’s puffing up?”

“Yeah.”

“You have to be careful because it’s separating from its gooey center, and there’s a chance the marshmallow will fall off. So tip the stick up just a bit to prevent that.”

“Like this?” she asks.

“Yes, perfect, babe.”

She turns toward me and smiles genuinely. “You just called me babe. You did before, but this feels different.”

“You okay with that?”

“It’s cute.”

“You’re cute.”

She rolls her eyes and nudges my shoulder. “Don’t be corny.”

“Just stating the facts. Oh hey, watch your marshmallow, you’re getting close to the fire.”

“Oops.” She lifts the stick. “Close one.”

I reach to the side and open the chocolate and the graham crackers and put together the pieces for her. “Okay, I think it’s ready. Pull it out carefully, and then place the marshmallow on the chocolate.” I hold it in front of her, and she does as instructed. “Then you take the graham cracker top and use it to pull the marshmallow off.” I show her just how to do it.

“Ooo, smooth.”

I take the roasting stick and set it to the side.

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