Chapter 145

Ace

"Did you have a good time today?" We're lying in bed, on my side of the duplex, snuggling together after working off some of the calories we consumed in the huge meal we ate.

"A great time, which surprised me, because I was so nervous about meeting your parents."

A grin spreads itself across my face and a happy warmth takes up residence in the middle of my chest at the pleased tone of her voice. "You and Mom got along like gangbusters as soon as the awkwardness wore off."

"The awkwardness didn't last as long as I thought it would." She stretches beside me, hooking her leg around my waist. Lifting it up with my hand so that it rests comfortably, I relax against the comfortableness of the bed.

She yawns as I push my hand through her hair, cuddling her up next to me. "When I first saw you, I imagined this," I whisper.

"What did you think when you first saw me?" she asks as I feel the smile against my shoulder.

"I'm starving." I rub my hand across my stomach as Havoc and