semi-automatic ; j.d

one hundred and seven ; right of passage

if you thought i'd be done writing more smut for this book, you're wrong

but it's just not in this chapter oopsies

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"are you drunk?"

"me? nah."

"okay. m'just checking."

"josh?"

"yeah?"

"are you drunk?"

the pink haired male who's eyes are blinking around at absolutely everything manages to hold his wife's gaze. mia, standing in front of him with her arms loosely around his neck, is the prettiest thing he's ever seen.

"i think i am," he says. "but i...i'm real happy about it. it feels nice."

mia intwines her fingers, letting out a content sigh as her and josh sway to whatever quiet song is playing. the hours have drifted into the early morning and most of the guests have left but none of that matters to either mia or josh.

"let me ask you something," says josh, pursing his lips the way he always does before prompting mia with a question. it's cute, really.

his eyes make a circular travel around mia's face. "how is it," he begins. "that your makeup looks so gorgeous still?"

"setting spray, mi amor."

"setting spray?" repeats josh, a frown of confusion now creasing his brow.

mia could kiss him for being so adorably clueless. "yeah, you know - the stuff i spray my face with when i'm done doing my makeup. to make it last longer."

"ohhh, that's what that stuff's for? i thought it was just like, water or something. for dramatic effect."

this time, mia does kiss him. josh smiles against her lips and tries to compose a list of all the things he would rather be doing than kissing mia. it's an extremely short list with the only two items being cuddling and something else a little more explicit.

josh starts laughing a bubbly sort of laugh. he can't help it, not when he has everything he could ever want right there pressed against him.

he slips his hands down under her ass and lifts her up off the ground, relishing in the surprised squeak that comes from mia's lips.

"joshie!" she beams, all white teeth and that one cute little dimple. "put me down, i'm wearing a dress!"

"no ones gonna see anything," he spreads his palms on her bum and adjusts the hem of her dress. with mia at eye level, josh begins peppering kisses all over her face.

"i love you," he kisses one of her cheeks. "i love you," and then the other one. "i really," her nose. "really," her forehead. and then finally, one on her lips. "really love you."

"oh good, i was worried about that."

"shut up, would ya?" the corners of josh's eyes crinkle as a broad grin takes over his lips. "i'm being cute."

"you're always cute," she says back.

his smile softens and changes from amused to heartfelt. "thanks, baby. if you ask me i think you're the cute one, but i know better than to argue with you."