Chapter 136

*MARY’S POV*

We sat there for a moment longer, still pressed close together, the warmth of his arm around me making it hard to focus on anything else. I could feel the steady rise and fall of his chest, the subtle way his thumb traced small circles on my side. It was soothing and exciting all at once.

After a while, I cleared my throat, trying to bring myself back to reality. “Okay, seriously though… you’re 25, and Jordyn’s 31? That’s like, a huge gap. You should start calling him ‘Grandpa.’”

Josh let out a bark of laughter. “I’m not calling him Grandpa! Do you want him to kick my ass?”

I grinned, the thought of Jordyn’s reaction making me laugh. “Oh, come on. It’d be hilarious. He’d lose his mind.”

“Yeah, and then I’d be wolf meat.”

I laughed harder, my hand reaching up to wipe away the tear forming in my eye. “Fine, fine. But it’d be worth it just to see the look on his face.”

Josh shook his head, still smiling. “You’re gonna get me into trouble one of these days.”

I rested my head