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insecure about the whole thing. I wasn’t sure why Flynn loved me or why he was so loyal to me, but he clearly was. My doubts and fears wouldn’t change that. I couldn’t deny what was right in front of my face. “I’m sorry.”
    He rolled his eyes. “Until next time…”
    That stung.
    He caught the look. “But I will walk you through it every time until you finally realize how in love I am with you.” He moved away from me then pulled on his clothes. “What do you want for dinner?”
    “Actually, I have plans with Cortland.”
    “What are you guys doing?”
    “Dinner.”
    “Why don’t you just invite him here?” he asked.
    I shrugged. “I didn’t want to bring company to your place and bother you.”
    He sprung onto the bed and tackled me. “ Our place. Say it with me now. Our place.”
    I rolled my eyes. “Our place.”
    “Now invite him over. You can have company over whenever you want. You don’t have to ask my permission.”
    “Okay.”
    He gave me a firm look. “If you say it again, I’m going to smack you.”
    “Then maybe I’ll say it on purpose,” I said playfully.
    His hand moved to my ass and squeezed. “Don’t tempt me.”
    I turned over and gave him a good view.
    “I will bite it.”
    “Oooh…”
    His eyes darkened. “I’m going to get you good tonight before bed.”
    “I look forward to it.” I left the room and turned on the shower, not bothering to pick up my clothes off our bed or remake our sheets. Because this was my place too.
     
    When Cortland came over, he brought a bottle of wine. “A belated housewarming gift.”
    I took it and smiled. “Thank you.”
    He hugged me then pulled away quickly. “Where’s Flynn?”
    “In the shower. He’ll be out in a second.”
    “How’s it going with him?”
    “I love living with him.” I took a deep breath and felt the happiness course through my body. “It’s wonderful.”
    “Is it because of him or because there’s no cockroaches?” he teased.
    “I think both.”
    “Good answer.”
    “It’s just nice sleeping with him every night. Even little things like watching TV before bed are great. I don’t know how to explain it. I ne ver get tired of it, even when we bicker and argue.”
    Cortland had a sad look on his face.
    I realized how stupid I was. “I’m so sorry…”
    “No.” He changed his face quickly. “It’s okay. Don’t worry about me.”
    I knew he was depressed about Monnique, and my perfect relationship wasn’t helping. I needed to change the subject. “Hungry?”
    “For anything but pizza.”
    I smiled. “That’s all we’ve been eating lately, huh?”
    “I took a different route here just to avoid the pizza place we usually go to.”
    I laughed. “Now that’s just ridiculous.”
    Flynn came down the hallway. He was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, but his hair was messy and still damp. He never did anything to his hair but he still looked sexy, somehow. Well, he looked sexy no matter what.
    Flynn approached him. “Hey.”
    Cortland extended his hand. “How’s your nose?”
    “Fine.”
    “I’m sorry about that. I overreacted…”
    “Just a smidge,” Flynn said like a smile.
    “I apologize.”
    “It’s cool,” Flynn said. “I know you were looking out for Hazel, and I can never be upset about that.”
    “Thanks,” Cortland said.
    They moved to the table and I set the plates and dishes on the surface. We were having crusted parmesan chicken and spaghetti.
    Cortland took a bite. “This is good. I haven’t had a home cooked meal in a long time.”
    That made me sad. I knew his breakup with Monnique was killing him. “You could learn how to cook yourself,” I jabbed. I hoped humor would make him feel better.
    “I’m good with computers, not kitchen appliances,” Cortland said.
    “Build a computer to make your own food,” Flynn said. “Like a really hot robot servant.”
    “That would be cool.” Cortland’s eyes lit up. “But that project would take a year. Just