Page 50 of His Ex's Little Sister

“Trust me, I won’t cross you. No way do I want to hear another country western songaboutme.”

“Good. Because that last one was actually easyonyou.”

“Thatwaseasy?”

“It was. Do you realize how many words rhymewith‘Reid’?”

I kiss along her neck and suck her earlobe in between my teeth. “I don’t think I wanttoknow.”

“Words like bleed, heed, need, plead, deed,feed,seed—”

“I think I get the idea, but you don’t need to brainstorm on a breakup song,” I whisper. “I plan to do right by you, my littlesongbird.”

She turns her head just enough to press a kiss on my lips. “I love the soundsofthat.”

I smile. “And Iloveyou.”

I didn’t intend to say that for a long time, but I’m glad I did. Robin is beaming. She’s happy, and to me, nothing elsematters.