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The thought of the equally well–behaved powder blue bunny popped into Natalie’s head, causing her hand to freeze.

“What’s wrong?” asked Josh, raising his eyebrows.

“Well, it’s nothing. Natalie snapped back to the moment after a lirief pause. She gently stroked the back of Josh’s neck and softly inquired, “Does it hurt?”

Looking into Natalie’s bright and concerned eyes warmed Josh’s heart, and he murmured, “Yeah, it hurts.”

Natalie softened her touch even more and massaged his neck for a few more minutes before blinking and asking, “How about now?”

“Sull hurts….” Josh’s voice and eyes conveyed sheer pitifulness.

After another five minutes, with her wrist starting to ache, Natalie asked again, “How about now… Still hurting?”

“A line. Josh whispered, adopting a pitiful tone, “Babe, blowing on it might just do the trick….

Natalie blinked with a hint of suspicion and just as she was about to resume massaging, she caught a mischievous glint in his

eves

She finally realized that she might have been tricked.

Frowning, Natalie lifted her hand, tempted to smack Josh just like Dianna would.

Josh made no move to avoid her. He simply watched her with deep eyes, as if waiting for the slap or curious about her next move, the laughter in his eyes deepening.

They remained locked in this standoff for a few seconds. Anyway, Natalie’s raised hand never made contact

Leaning in, Josh pressed a kiss onto Natalie’s lips and teased, “Babe, you can’t bring yourself to hit me, right?”

Natalie bit her lower lip, her cheeks flushing red, thinking to herself. “He always knows how to rile me up. The man’s a total

Lease.

“Hmm?” Josh took her wrist, his smile unfaltering as he said, “Babe, if you’re mad, hit me, will you?”

Natalie bit down on her lip harder, yet her hand refused to move

Josh’s forehead touched Natalie’s, and with a mock hurt voice, he said, “Besides, it’s not like it’d be your first time.”

Confusion flashed across Natalie’s face, her thoughts racing, What does he mean by that? Have I hit him before? Could I actually go through with it?

With a low chuckle, as if seeing right through her, Josh confessed. “You’ve slapped before, Nat. And believe me, you didn’t pull any punches.”

Without a word, Natalie’s face expressed helpless annoyance as she internally raged, ‘He’s talking nonsense!”

With a push, Natalie forced Josh backward a step, causing him to collide with the bedside table and frown from the unexpected pain

Natalie didn’t move and wondered if he was being melodramatic

Just then, the door opened. Martin stepped in with a meal tray in hand. Josh took the tray from him and started feeding Natalie her breakfast.

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On cute, Josh placed a sher of banana to her lips and said, “He is there daily. Mr. President is incredibly hardworking, always

With a sense of relief. Natalie said, “You were hugging me in public yesterday… Thankfully, he didn’t see that.”

The au grew heavy, Natalie stopped chewing at the implication of her own words.

Josh, recalling the TV host’s words about the president carrying his wife, became rigid.

Tension flickered in Josh’s eyes as he absently fiddled with his rosary bracelet. The atmosphere was charged with unease.

Seconds later, Natalie looked up at him. “At his age, can Mr. President really pick up his wife?”

Josh was momentarily speechless, at a loss for whether to laugh or sigh. dle didn’t expect Natalie to focus on that detail.

“He can of course,” Josh assured her confidently, “He’s not young but he’s strong”

Convinced by his answer, Natalie nodded her head in acknowledgment.

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