Untouchable (Untouchables, #1)

by Sam Mariano

Pushing me back on the bed and climbing on top of me, he says, “Might want to change my name to protect my identity. Otherwise, it will be pretty awkward when I’m sitting at the dinner table next to you.” My heart kicks up as he prowls over me, but not in the bad way. “Why are you sitting next to me in this scenario? Are you stalking me? Do we have a bad break-up and you just can’t let go? I cheat on you with Erika, don’t I?” Cocking his head, he says, “I’d watch that.” I roll my eyes and shove him in the shoulder. “Ew.” “Anyway, no, I’m not stalking you. We’re married.” Laughter bubbles up and I can’t quite keep it in. “We are?” Offering a confident nod only he could pull off when saying something so crazy, one single day into our relationship, he says, “Yep. You’re the one who stalked me, remember? Followed me to Columbia so you could chase off all my potential wives.” “Ah, right. How could I forget? And that led to marriage? Clingy exes ’round the world are going to be really excited to hear this works.” “It worked for you,” he verifies. “I didn’t want to leave you behind, anyway, so I was happy to see you peeking around pillars on campus. In fact, I flirted with a couple of girls just to get a rise out of you. Once you scared them off with your Tootsie Roll, I hauled your ass back to my apartment and made you mine. Eventually we got married, something about you wanting babies to play in leaf piles. They’re asleep upstairs while my accomplished wife celebrates her big b...