#Bonus 5 ：The Tease

Enzo Dust and sweat clung to my skin as I wrestled with the new living room furniture. It was a final touch to the renovations we'd been slogging through for months, transforming our once dull house into a vibrant home. Despite the exhaustion tugging at my muscles, a sense of satisfaction washed over me as I looked around the house. Our house. Just as I was finishing up on the final bench for our massive dining room table, my phone buzzed in my pocket. A picture of Nina lit up the screen, her smile making my lips curve in response. “Hey, love,” I answered, using my cleanest elbow to press the speaker button. “Enzo,” she started, and I could already hear the hesitation in her voice. “I... uh... had a little run-in with a raccoon. I maybe… sort of… kind of got myself stuck in a ditch.” The last part of her sentence came out all at once like an avalanche. I could tell immediately that she was embarrassed. And I was a man; it was my job to capitalize on her embarrassment