“To sell this, you’ve got to look comfortable touching each other. Alex, stop tensing. Roman, don’t glare. You’re holding your wife. The woman you’re supposed to love. The one you’re protecting and showing the world you want,” Cash said.
Alex stared off into the corner.
Antonio clicked his fingers. “Stare at each other.”
She glared at him and then turned to Roman. “Do you feel this is stupid?” she asked.
“Yeah, I do.”
“Keep on staring at each other,” Marlo said.
She looked into Roman’s eyes, which were so pretty. Her mouth suddenly felt dry.
“What are your plans for tomorrow?” Roman asked.
“I was going to do a game of baseball, but you have banned me from any physical activity.”
“You’re not doing anything strenuous yet,” Roman said.
“You know I feel fine.”
“I see you’re sometimes in pain, Alex.”
“Now kiss her,” Cash said.
They both jerked away and turned to their teachers.
“What?” they said at the same time.
“And that is our problem right now,” Cash said. “You can randomly talk to each other, and forget you’re holding hands, but what you both need to do is to get over this barrier. Regardless of what you both think, I bet you’re attracted to each other.”
Alex wanted to deny it.
“Roman, your dick is a perfect indicator if you’re liking her or not, and Alex, your tits harden. There, I said it,” Antonio said. “I’ve seen the way you both look at each other, and there is an attraction between you. If you would only put aside all of this other bullshit that is going on, you’d be able to work on that.”
“We need to give them homework,” Marlo said.
“You’ll be sharing a room and a bed from tonight onward,” Antonio said.
She wanted to refuse and was about to, but they continued with their list of homework.
“Wherever possible, you touch. I don’t care where it is, but you touch each other,” Marlo said.
“And you have to kiss,” Cash said. “That’s nonnegotiable. In fact, as your teachers, I say you are going to do that now!”
Alex jerked toward Roman, a little taken aback. “You cannot order us to kiss.”
“Be grateful we haven’t ordered you to fuck,” Antonio said.
“Line!” Roman yelled.
Antonio held his hands up. “We’re trying to help you two, remember? We all know what the parasites are like. We don’t want ugly-ass rumors to spread.”
Alex could only imagine what it was like. She turned to Roman, and instead of waiting for him to make the first move, she grabbed his face and pulled him close.
Slamming her lips down on his, she kissed him.
Her experience in his department was limited to the few kisses she and Roman had shared.