Crowned in Fire, Baptized in Blood
Except this candy store sold lace thongs and overpriced pajama sets.
While I went for simple cotton briefs and a few comfy options in neutral colors, he was holding up red lace, purple silk, and—oh Gosh—a literal body chain.
“Please tell me this isn’t even for wearing,” I said, horrified.
“I mean, not in public,” he grinned.
“Caden.”
“I’m helping!”
I squinted at him. “This isn’t help. This is foreplay disguised as capitalism.”
He winks. “Exactly.”
Eventually, I let him toss a few into the basket, because if this man survived swimwear, I could survive watching him giggle like a schoolboy while holding a sheer teddy that had no business existing in a family mall.
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