Chapter 133

Lizzy's POV

I worried things would be awkward between us the next morning, but they weren’t. Evan’s yells woke us up, and we exchanged sleepy, exhausted grins. Then Elliot kissed me, and rolled out from underneath me, leaving me buried beneath a blanket I didn’t remember falling asleep with.

“Go back to sleep,” he murmured to me, as he slipped out of the room.

I glanced at the clock. There were still two more hours until my first Zumba class, and with Elliot home, I wouldn’t need to take Evan with me.

So, for the first time in what felt like a lifetime, I slept in for no other reason than that I was tired, and I could.

“Okay, you’ve got to make sure you get her real good,” Elliot whispered, his voice tugging me from sleep. “She deserves the biggest kisses possible.”

I forced my expression to remain slack, hiding a smile as Evan giggled.

“Ready?” Elliot whispered again.

He babbled something that probably translated to a word that may or