Chapter 26

After Cassandra’s second text, her phone buzzed again. She glanced at the screen: Zoe had finally replied.

“Case, did it ever occur to you that I don’t want to know about this? And it was only one kiss, Cassandra. How can you give up on skinship after a single peck? Skinship is a long process—so stop being a weakling! Kiss some more!”

Cassandra frowned, thumb hovering over the keyboard. She tapped out her answer quickly. “Zoe, did you even read my last message? It was two kisses, not one—Zo kissed me twice.”

“Nope,” Zoe shot back instantly. “And then? Two kisses still aren’t enough. Just kiss, kiss, kiss, Cassandra. You know how, don’t you?”

Cassandra looked over at her husband, who was watching the road. She cleared her throat. “Hon, I know how to kiss, right?”

Thomas’s grip tightened on the steering wheel. His cheeks warmed. He’d never felt so self-conscious about kissing in his life. Clearing his throat again, he managed, “Yeah… how about with me?”<