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to.”
    She smirked.
“You should’ve.”
    “Yeah, well,
it’s not my business.” I hopped up to sit on the counter next to the sink. “I
mean, they’re our friends and everything, but it’s not really my place to stick
my nose in his relationship.”
    “Even though
that’s what he did to you?”
    “Yes.”
    She leaned
up to kiss me. “And that’s why I love you. Very mature, Mr. Mills.”
    “Why, thank
you, Mrs. Mills.”
    She loaded
the rest of our dishes into the dishwasher, and I couldn’t help but check out
her butt as she bent to pour the soap in the dispenser. She had a great butt.
She turned around and I apparently didn’t avert my eyes quickly enough, because
she grinned when she caught my expression.
    “Perv.”
    I jumped
down from the counter and grabbed her around the waist. “It’s not being a perv
when I’m checking out my own wife.”
    She wrapped
her arms around my neck and brought her lips up to mine. I let my hands wander
down her back, feeling her warm skin through her shirt. She started to take a
step back, but I caught sight of the open dishwasher behind her and quickly
pulled her in the other direction before we both fell on it. She immediately
started cracking up.
    “Smooth.”
    She grinned.
“Nice catch, though.”
    I brushed
her hair back from her face and kissed her forehead. “I didn’t marry you
because you were graceful, that’s for sure.”
    “Very true,”
she stepped closer and laid her head on my shoulder, “but as long as you’re
always there to catch me, I can be as clumsy as I want.”

Chapter
Five

 
    Olivia
    We stepped out of the elevator and into
the lobby of the casino. The satin of the royal blue gown felt lush under my
fingers as I smoothed my hands down my waist. Everywhere I looked, there were
Marines in Dress Blues and women in gorgeous flowing dresses. The Marine Corps
Birthday Ball was being held at a ritzy resort an hour outside of San Diego. It
was my first time at the celebrated event, and I’d been looking forward to it
ever since Matt had left for boot camp. There weren’t many opportunities in the
civilian world to have a Cinderella moment outside of a high school prom.
    “You look
amazing,” my husband whispered in my ear.
    “Thank you.”
I smiled shyly at him. His flattery never ceased to make me blush, even after
all this time. “You look great, too.”
    Matt
adjusted the alignment of his gold belt buckle and pulled at his collar. “I
better. This is so uncomfortable.”
    “I hear
that,” Spencer agreed, “but the ladies love it.”
    Ellie rolled
her eyes at me and I giggled.
    “Oh, don’t
even pretend that you don’t.” Spencer wagged a finger at her with mock
seriousness.
    “You’re
right, Spence. Now, just focus on being seen and not heard.” Ellie placed a
finger over his lips to silence him and he tried to bite it before she snatched
it back.
    “I don’t
know,” I narrowed my eyes thoughtfully as I considered Matt from head to toe.
“He looks hot, don’t get me wrong, but cammies are much less time consuming to
take off.”
    Matt’s eyebrows
shot up.
    Spencer
clapped him on the back. “She’s a keeper, my friend.”
    “That she
is,” he agreed.
    We made our
way toward the bar in the center of the casino floor. The rest of the ball
guests were milling about, gambling at various tables and slots while enjoying
the open bar. I saw a few of the women we’d met at the spouse event. Candace,
one of the nice ones, was wearing a beautiful red dress that complimented her
blonde hair perfectly. Based on the iconic colors of the Dress Blues, the
majority of the women wore colors that complimented their Marines. Black
dresses like Ellie’s were the most common, with various blues and reds coming
in close behind. There were a few scatterings of gold, and I made a mental note
to look for a gold dress for the next ball.
    One of the
high tables with four barstools opened up and we snagged it. I reached down and
adjusted