Bayou With Benefits

His phone dinged with another text.

It was his sister.

Naomi:𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴-𝘶𝘱.

Michael stopped walking and waited. Naomi was giving him a heads-up about something exactly when she knew he’d be getting home.

Naomi: 𝘈𝘮𝘪'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯.

Michael felt his heart trip, his stomach flip, and his whole body get a little weak. He’d known she would come back eventually. He just hadn't known how long it would take. And he hadn't known if he would be ready.

But like a switch had flipped, everything in him was suddenly straining to find her, see her, touch her, tell her all the things he needed to say.

He dropped his bag to the ground and texted back simply, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?
He was already pulling his keys out of his pocket and preparing to head to her sister’s or grandmother’s house.

Naomi: 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦.

Michael froze. His heart squeezed. His eyes went to the front door of his house. She was 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦? Then he looked at the car. Pieces began slipping into place. Theo picking Andre up. The absence of Naomi and Donovan's truck.

He grabbed his bag and started for the front door. He heard another ding on his phone, but he ignored it. Nothing else mattered. Ami was here at his house. And no one else was.

He pushed the front door open harder than necessary, and it banged against the wall. He grabbed it as it bounced back, slamming it shut. He tossed his bag and was already to the kitchen doorway by the time she made it to the same spot.

She nearly ran into his chest.

She pulled up. And her eyes went wide. “Oh.”

He moved closer, and she took a couple of steps back. Michael could only imagine how he looked. His jaw was tight, his heart was pounding, and he probably looked like a man who was about to claim the woman he loved and hadn't seen in almost four months.

Because that was exactly what he was.

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✔ friends to lovers
✔ firefighter
✔ single dad
✔ longing, pining, and slow burn goodness 🥰
✔ Ellie & Leo
✔ cameos!
✔ more Colin and JD! 😁


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