“The furniture is still in one piece and there aren’t any chewed shoes or books lying around,” Jax quipped when he and Noel walked into Noel’s living room. “Someone has been a very good boy.” “One who needs to go for a walk,” Noel replied since Andre had greeted them enthusiastically before dashing to the door. “I’ll take him.” Jax got the leash from the hook by the door. “You can make coffee while we’re gone.” “Like we need more coffee, but okay.” Noel had the feeling Jax’s offer was his way of giving them a few minutes apart to think about what might, or might not, happen when he got back. Are we going to end up in bed? Do I want us to? Is it too soon? Last time we planned on doing it, it was supposed to be tension release because of what was happening and nothing more. We both knew

