She sat next to me. Her lovely scent filled the space and I found comfort in it. “So, what are we going to watch?”
I handed her the remote. “Zora has Netflix on here. I know because I hooked her system up when she first moved in. Let’s find a movie.”
“Oh, I’m down for that.” She smiled.
I loved the joy on her face.
“Oh, and there’s popcorn in the cabinet. I can do that—”
“No. You find the movie. I’ll do the popcorn.” I considered rising but needed to wait a few minutes for my cock to go soft. “Just give me a minute.”
“No problem. It’ll take me forever to find a good movie. Any categories you don’t want to see?”
“Nothing about outbreaks or pandemics.”
“That’s a no for me too.” She pressed some buttons on the remote. “How about a good comedy?”
“Sounds good, but not a Romcom. I can’t take romance right now.”
“Due to the breakup? What happened again?”
I frowned. “Nice try.”
She glanced at me and then returned to the TV. “Sorry.”
At the inquiry of Amber and me, my cock instantly softened. I moved the pillow, rose, and went to the kitchen.
“How about an action-comedy? Two spies—a guy and a girl. Both hot. They have to stop some evil—”
“You had me at spies.” I opened the cabinet and pulled out the popcorn. “Let’s go with that.”
“Alrighty. Movie night is in effect.”Chapter 5
JadeCaramel Macchiatos
The movie played in front of us.
Kamal grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl. “This is becoming a romance.”
“Kind of, but I love Ace and Brooke. They’re perfect for each other.” I tossed some popcorn in my mouth.
“Netflix tricked us. This was only supposed to be an action movie.”
“Not really. In the end, if it is a guy and a girl on a mission together, they’re probably going to fall in love.”
Kamal turned my way. “It’s unnecessary. Why can’t they both be professionals and take care of the task at hand? Why have them fall in love?”
“Because that’s boring as fuck and nobody wants to see that.”
“I don’t want to see this.” He gestured to the screen.
Ace passionately gazed at Brooke. He’d just saved her from getting a bullet in her shoulder. “I think I’m falling in love with you.”
Emotion covered Brooke’s face. “I think I’m falling in love with you too.”
“Bullshit.” Kamal tossed popcorn in his mouth.
I laughed. “Leave them alone. They’re so damn cute. I’ve been waiting an hour for this kiss.”
“You knew they would kiss?”
“The chemistry was boiling hot. How could you not see it? All of the sly glances Ace gave her. And the way they had to change in the bathroom into disguises. They both were checking each other out.”
Ace leaned forward and captured Brooke into a heartwarming kiss.
I sighed in pure happiness.
Kamal grabbed his beer. “This is absurd. They’re being chased by—”
“Shush. Don’t ruin this kiss for me.”
On the screen, bullets shot above Ace’s head. He left Brooke’s lips, but I could tell that he had never experienced a connection like that before. There would definitely be another kiss coming Brooke’s way.
“Let’s go!” Ace picked her up and raced them both away.
“Yes!” I clapped, almost dumping my bowl of popcorn over.
“Why are you happy? They still haven’t figured out where Formula 41 is. If they don’t get it, the whole world will explode—”
“Oh, they’ll find it.” I waved his comment away. “Ace and Brooke are finally one, now they’ll be unstoppable.”
“Because of their love?”
“Yes.”
He laughed.
“That’s not funny.”
“I think the addition of the romantic plotline is unnecessary.”
“No way. They’re too hot to not kiss each other. I just can’t wait for the sex scene.”
“Wow.” He took a swig of his beer. “There won’t be a sex scene.”
“Trust me. A sex scene is coming.”
Chuckling, he shook his head.
“What?”
“I’m getting a look into the woman’s mind right now.”
“One woman at least.”
On the screen, Brooke and Ace made it to their car, jumped in, and raced away. The camera panned out, showing cops and bad guys scattering around the area.
Kamal grinned. “I had no idea women loved sex scenes as much as men.”
“Ah ha! So you don’t mind seeing two characters hook up?”
“Not at all. Sex is different.”
“Yeah, but the sex scene is better when there is emotion involved.”
He shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Definitely.”
He shook his head. “If the actress has a nice pair of breasts then there’s no need for heightened emotion.”
I scowled at him.
“It’s the truth.” He drank more of his beer. “But back to our original debate.”
“Which was what?”
“Why does a man-woman team have to fall in love in a tv show or movie?”
“Because the man and woman are forced to be together for whatever reason. The longer they’re solving things and learning more about each other, the more a sort of intimacy is built. Think X-files—Scully and Mulder. Sleepy Hollow with Ichabod and Abbie—”
“Did they ever hook up? I stopped watching around the second season.”