Page 106 of Madness Becomes Her

“I love you, Tiger Lily.”

“I love you.” I’m breathless when he swoops beneath my hat to kiss me. One hand remains on it so it doesn’t fall to the floor as Finlo sweeps me off my feet and walks us to our room.

I carefully remove my hat before he tosses me onto the bed, watching me bounce.

“I guess I can call you my big-headed wife now.”

“I’m never going to live it down, am I?”

Crawling over me, he takes my hat from me, placing it on the nightstand beside the bed before capturing my lips once more.

The kiss is all-consuming, punishing on a deep, animalistic level, and my toes curl against the bed as I let it devour me whole.

“So, Lewis’s speech tonight?” I ask, coming up for breath as he smooths down my hair and smiles.

“His way of prodding me to ask you.”

“I was wondering why things got so weird between you.”

“He’s a pain.”

“He brought me back to you,” I point out.

“I guess he’s alright then, after all.”

“I guess so.”

As if summoned, Lewis storms into our bedroom.

Thank goodness we have clothes on.

“Lewis! We’ve talked about you just barging into rooms!” Fin shouts, tossing a pillow at him.

“I came to tell you that…” Lewis’s eyes wander to my nightstand, spying the hat as a drunken smirk plays on his lips. He pulls out his pocket watch to check the time.

“Right on time!” he announces before turning and exiting the room.

Fin shakes his head. “Absolutely mad, that one.”

“Eh, I think the best people are.”

“Quite right you are, Tiger Lily. Quite right, indeed.”