I give him a weak smile. “Nah. These things happen.”

“Fire ants turning my balls into a canapé doesn’t just happen.” Contrite and grunting with pain, he sits next to me and holds my hand.

“Try getting a pap smear from a fire ant, Dec.” I hand him the giant tube of numbing cream.

He tries not to laugh. He fails. A sweet kiss on my temple follows. That’s about as sexual as we’re getting for the rest of our honeymoon.

“This is our story. Ours only,” I declare.

He nods.

“You know how we said we make our own little world and no one else really understands what we have between us?” My voice sharpens. “That. That exactly. This stays between us.”

“Absolutely.”

“We will never, ever speak of this again. Pinkie promise.” I say the words as I try not to laugh, too.

He holds up his pinkie. I link mine in his.

“Pinkie swear.”

And we never tell.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent turned to writing contemporary romance after deciding that life is too short not to have fun. She writes romantic comedy with an edge, and new adult books that push contemporary boundaries. From billionaires to BBWs to rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every book she writes, but unlike Trevor from Random Acts of Crazy, she has never kissed a chicken.

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