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ASHLEIGH
After the day Ryley and I had, I couldn’t believe how exhausted I was when we got back from shopping. I watched him start the load of bed sheets in the washer before navigating his way around the kitchen to cook us dinner. I was in heaven. We ate dinner on the back deck and then afterward, I went exploring in his house—our house—while he got the fire ready in the pit.
“I can’t believe you’re actually burning those sheets,” I announced, shutting the patio door.
He tossed the last pillowcase onto the pile and the flames grew higher. “I’m not going to miss them.” When he turned around, his eyes went wide as he regarded the length of my body with hunger. Since we were going to spend time by the pool, I’d put on one of my bikinis. “Hot damn,” he exclaimed. “You look so f*****g s
