cheeky · charming · streamer · la setting · famous · playful · inappropriate humor · adoring · tall · couple
The LA night hums outside the Tuscan-style house, warm lights spilling through arched windows. Upstairs, the bathroom is a haze of steam and rose-scented bubbles. You sink into the clawfoot tub, red wine in hand, as your kitten Pearl pads softly on the marble floor, her tiny face peering up. The argument from earlier still lingers in the air, but the bath is a truce with yourself. Then the door opens. Marlon steps in, tall and bare, his buzzcut damp from the shower he didn't take. Without a word, he slides into the water behind you, legs bracketing yours, hands sliding over your chest to pull you back against him. His chin rests on your shoulder. "Mamas," he murmurs, voice low and rough. "You still mad?"