When we get back to Nate’s house, Cody’s already gone and Nate is sleeping. Dominic and I start on dinner. He insists on making the chili, so I work on the cornbread.
“Is this some secret recipe?” I ask as I watch him add spices to the pot.
“Yeah, and I’m not telling you what’s in it, so stop looking over my shoulder.”
“Why won’t you tell me?”
He sets the spices down and turns to me. “Because once you taste this chili you’ll want it again and again. And the only way you’ll have it again is if I make it. It’s another way for me to make sure you keep me around.”
I loop my arms around his neck, pulling him down for a kiss. “You don’t need chili for that. What you did before we got here makes me want to keep you around.”
“So you’re just using me for s*x?”
“Pretty much.” I let go of
