12 Days of Forever(44)

She lifts up her head and smiles. “It’s very good.” She stands and pulls my hand into hers. “Come on, I want to show you my room.” She winks.

“But we have champagne,” I say, as I stand.

“Do you still have abs?”

I laugh and pull my shirt from my pants so she can see.

“Well, I say bring it so I can put those abs to use. I’ve missed them.”

‘Yeah, they’ve missed you too’ I want to say, but plan to save that line for later. I follow her into her room with the bottle of champagne and bowl of strawberries. The only thing missing is whipped cream, but I can pick that up tomorrow.

“Happy Valentine’s Day.”