Court and Spark by Tymber Dalton

Author:Tymber Dalton [Dalton, Tymber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781642433708
Published: 2018-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Once Joel finally let Fen out of bed the next morning and they got their day started, Fen was heading through the kitchen with a laundry basket to wash a load of whites when he heard his phone ring, his mom’s custom ringtone.

He snagged the cell from where it sat on the kitchen counter and answered, propping it between his shoulder and cheek as he walked with the laundry basket.

“Good morning, birth-giver.”

She laughed. “That never gets old. What are you and Joel doing tonight, sweetie?”

“Why? Are we changing family dinner night?” Since his dad had retired from the sheriff’s office and no longer experienced interruptions to his schedule, family dinners had settled into Wednesday nights and stayed there for a change.

“Not exactly. Shelly and Karl are coming over for dinner. I thought you might want to join us, if you didn’t have plans.”

“What time?” He winced, pulling up short in the doorway to the utility room as he realized he should have asked Joel first.

But they were Mads’ parents, and they were like adopted parents to him. Surely Joel wouldn’t begrudge him that.

“Sixish. Don’t bring anything, just yourselves.”

“Roger-roger.”

“See you boys tonight, sweetheart.” She ended the call and he set the basket of dirty laundry on the washer so he could go find Joel and tell him.

Fen found him outside, doing something to the pool filter. “I made an oopsie, Sir.”

He sat back on his heels. “What happened?”

“I told Mom we’d have dinner with them tonight. Mads’ mom and dad will be there.”

Joel arched an eyebrow at him. “You think that’s a punishable offense?”

“No, but I should have asked you first.”

“Maybe I should put a proactive exemption for family into place.”

Fen shrugged. “That’s up to you, Sir.”

“Do you honestly think I’m going to punish you for this?”

Fen dropped down next to him on the grass. “I was hoping not, but I didn’t know if you’d made plans for us.”

Joel reached over and stroked Fen’s cheek. “Baby, this isn’t even close to a punishable offense. Family’s different.”

Fen leaned in, nuzzling his face in the crook of Joel’s neck. “Sorry, Sir.”

“Hey.” It was Joel’s soft but serious tone that caught Fen’s attention and made him look up. Joel’s blue gaze pierced right through his soul, holding him in place as if he had hands on Fen right now. “It’s okay,” he softly said. “Your family’s my family, now. That includes friends you consider family.”

This was one of those “perfect moments” Fen used to believe existed only in Hallmark movies and romance novels.

Looking into the hero’s eyes and feeling connected to his soul.

His hero. His blue-eyed Southern god with the sexy-as-sin drawl.

For a moment, his thoughts from last night returned to his brain and he almost spoke them aloud.

He reached up and hooked a hand around the back of Joel’s neck, pulling him in for a kiss. “I love you.”

“I love you, too, baby. Are you okay?”

“Just taking a moment to appreciate how lucky I am. That’s all.”

Joel nuzzled his nose against Fen’s. “I wake up every morning and fall asleep every night feeling thankful you walked into my life.

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