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“Good idea,” Diesel agrees. “But first . . . “

He cups my face in his hand, lowering his lips to mine. I place my hand on his chest, parting my lips to let him deepen the kiss. Picking me up by the back of my thighs, he sets me on the counter. He slides his hand into my hair and with a light hold on it, he slips his tongue into my mouth.

The aroma of chocolate assaults my nose. I put both hands on Diesel’s chest and gently push him, breaking the kiss.

“We can’t get too carried away or the brownies will burn,” I whisper.

The corner of his mouth tips up. “Raincheck.”

“Raincheck,” I repeat with a smile. “I’m going to change my clothes real quick.”

“I’ll keep an eye on the brownies.” He winks at me and steps aside so I can slide off the counter. Walking out of the kitchen, Diesel groans behind me. “I hate to see you leave, but I love to watch you go.”

I laugh and shake my head. “You’re so cheesy!”

“But you love it.” He chuckles.

Once in my room, I change into some sweats,a tank top, and toss my hair into a messy bun.

“Your turn to change,” I tell Diesel as I walk into the kitchen.

“Pick something to watch on Netflix while I change.” He kisses my forehead and heads toward my room. I turn the TV on and flip through movies to watch. A couple of minutes later, he comes back into the living room with a new outfit on.

“Did you find something,” he asks.

“Yup! Bad Boys,” I tell him.

“That’s a good one. I’m gonna check on the brownies, then we can start it,” he says.

I grab a blanket off the back of the couch and get cozy.

“The brownies have about fifteen more minutes before they’re done.” Diesel sits next to me. I start the movie and cuddle against him. He wraps his arm around my shoulders. When the timer goes off, Diesel quickly gets them out of the oven and turns it off. He picks me up then lays on the couch with me on top of him. I situate myself so I’m laying between him and the back of the couch, with my head on his chest. Instead of watching the movie, all I can focus on is how nice it is to be so close to Diesel and how good he smells.