Chapter 147

Violet

New Year's Eve

"Abs of steel, did you eat the cookies?" I glare at him from the kitchen of my side of the duplex.

Next month we'll be packing it up so I can move into his side, but right now, I'm thinking about banishing him.

"Those weren't for me?" He gives me an innocent look.

"Not the whole container, what am I supposed to take to Holden and Leighton's?"

"There's a package of Oreo's up in the cabinet. I mean nobody's gonna give two shit's, Vi. They were amazing, by the way."

Unbelievable. "Okay, but when we get there empty handed you can tell everyone you ate all of them."

He struts over, opening his arms up to me, crushing me to him for a hug. "I'll tell them it was all me, nothing to do with you. I'll brag about how good they were, and then laugh inside because they won't be able to eat them."

"You're awful." I laugh, slapping him on that fuckin' ridged stomach of his. Which I still can't figure out how he maintains.

"Only awful for you." He dips his h