Justice For Juniper novel Chapter 71

Grown Ups Part I

She was happily humming in the kitchen when the sound of the door opened. She flicked a glance to the clock on the stove and noted it was after six.

Adil’s voice carried into the condo, “something smells really good. Is Phineas home early?”

“Funny,” she called back, “I’m not a great cook but there are two or three dishes I can do well.”

“You cooked for us?” Adil asked as he toed off his shoes and entered the kitchen..

“I did.” She grinned at him over her shoulder, “lasagna.”

“You made lasagna? From scratch? Should I check the bins for the boxes it came in from the freezer section?”

She wound a dish towel and snapped it in his direction, “very funny. I can cook a few things well and this is one of them. I burn eggs. I couldn’t make French toast the way Phineas did this morning without ages of practice. I can do lasagna, a roast chicken with roasted vegetables and I can also make chili. I would never tell anyone I’m a chef by any means, but I can do those three moderately well.”

“You didn’t need to cook for us though,” Adil’s tone was worried as he looked around. “You even cleaned up?”

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“Well yeah. I was home most of the day doing nothing. Suki left around two to get ready for her date with Frank.”

“Francois.”

“What?”

“His real name is Francois. We call him Friar Tuck and Frank, but his name is Francois. He’s a really nice guy. She’s going to have fun with him.”

“I’m glad you set it up for her.”

“Beni did but I’m glad too. He deserves a bit of happiness. What time did your mama leave?”

“Around noon. Her and Sandra were great.” She felt his hands come to rest on her hips and she looked over her shoulder at him.

“Hi.”

His warm brown eyes were happy and light as he smiled at her.

“Hi,” she smiled back.

“Can I kiss you hello?”

“I was hoping you would.”

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his chest as she let her lips part. His tongue gently sweeping as his mouth swept across hers. She felt his hands sliding around her waist to cup her buttocks and pull her closer to his body.

When he broke the kiss, they were both panting and he rested his forehead against hers. “I could get used to getting a hello kiss at the end of my workday.”

She smiled at him as he whispered in their breath between their lips.

“Adil, did you beat me home?” Beni’s voice spoke from behind them. “Look at you stealing the first kiss hello.”

Adil chuckled, “I actually was on my bike, and I passed you at the traffic light. I made the light, and you didn’t. I saw your car and laughed. I thought you had the day off today.”

“I did but I wanted to give Juniper some space with Suki and her mom today.” He set his leather attaché bag on the floor and took his shoes off to put them next to Adil’s. “A couple of things came up this afternoon and I went over to the office to sort them out.” He moved closer and looked at the stove, “did Juniper make us dinner?”

“She did. She made lasagna apparently.”

“Can I get in on this?” He looked at the embracing couple.

“You want me to kiss you?” Adil pursed his lips.

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She blushed at his words.

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“I think,” Adil traced the color on her cheeks, “she likes when we call her our girl.”

“I do,” she didn’t deny it. She was pulled from Adil’s embrace, and Beni wrapped his arms around her, and she gasped when he dove right in for the kiss. His kiss was hungry, and she was shivering by the time he ended it. Her lips felt swollen.

She looked at Adil to see if he might be jealous at watching her kiss Beni but instead he was grinning and he made a show of tugging at the front of his jeans.

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