Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 75 Nighttime Crash

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Alistair wasn't that sad sack who got kicked out of the house like a

mangy mutt anymore. Now, he could fight his own battles without leaning on anyone's coattails.

Here was the thing, though. It turned out that bothering Caroline didn't annoy her at all-if anything, she seemed into it. Maybe she was stoked he finally saw her and Eloise as family?

If only we could be family forever.

He caught himself daydreaming about being family forever, then immediately felt like a gutter rat eyeing a diamond.

Caroline's out of my league.

Alistair's always known his place, and he kept telling himself not to get his hopes up.

It was crazy. With Rebecca, he couldn't care less no matter how hot she tried to act. But Caroline? One look and he was head over

heels.

Maybe it was that "No one messes with you while I'm around" line that got to him.

It was so sweet, it made him forget his place.

He shook off those thoughts and got back to reality.

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Sandra picked out an amazing watermelon-so sweet he stuffed himself. Big mistake. He woke up late at night bursting to pee.

The first night in Caroline's room, he'd already decided not to use the en-suite bathroom. It felt too personal, even though they were

sharing a bed-innocently, of course.

So he planned to use the old bathroom in his old room if he needed to. He hardly ever got up at night, but the watermelon did

him in.

In the dead quiet, he listened for a few seconds, heard Caroline's soft breathing, and then slowly sat up. He slid out of bed barefoot, grabbed his phone, and tiptoed across the soft carpet.

rugs to keep Eloise

out of the bedroom, he stood up straight and walked normally. Using his phone flashlight,

library.

were two whole walls of empty bookshelves. Caroline was having kids' books delivered tomorrow, the kind Eloise

them, Eloise was

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she could

as she went

into it.

hated reading, making her read all those books

nightmare.

a cozy sofa and a small table. Someone stuck some pretty pink flowers in a vase-the perfect spot

took a leak, getting rid of the extra fluids that had been making him feel all squirmy. He eyed that squishy sofa-it looked like the perfect spot to crash. For

and he

found him gone, she'd grill him for sure. And that'd be the best-case scenario. If Eloise saw he wasn't in bed with Caroline, the

So Alistair crept back.

for the doorframe to get into the room. He remembered

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slept, and she got super

her angry in the morning, though,

adjusted to the dark, he could make out shapes, even if everything was blurry. He wasn't completely stumbling

bed, pulled the

as she suddenly emerged from the darkness. She was so small and light that she let out a little yelp and started

reached out to catch her. The next thing he knew, she

sure where to put his hands.

than he felt, even though they'd both gotten spooked. "I'm

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their bodies touched, she could feel the warmth

heartbeat. Before

and took half a step

to ask.

get some sleep. It'll be

inside of the bed, Caroline on the

in his old room, while Caroline used the one in their bedroom. And wouldn't you know it, they

like crazy-even faster than when they

onto her side, burying her face deep in the