#slipper socks

You shake your head and try to make a break for it, but he's too fast, sweaty arms now around you.

"Stop!" You shriek while laughing.

Levi is laughing too, trying to keep you from squirming.

"Ugh, so gross." You whine.

"You did this." He insists, finally getting you where he wants so he can kiss you.

You accept defeat and kiss him back, even letting your hands grip his upper arm.

Levi pulls back and swats gently at your backside.

"Get outta here. You're distracting me." You take the washcloth as he sends you on your way so he can finish up the lawn.

Leaving the glassware in the kitchen you go out back to grab your harvest, a few things need a second rinse and a scrub before separating everything on the kitchen counter.

Once satisfied you grab a change of clothes and get in the shower for a rinse.

You feel much better under the shower head.

"Yeah?" You ask with a raised voice at the knock.

"I'm coming in." Levi barges into the bathroom.

"I'm almost done." You tell him.

"I'm dying here, I'll just get in with you." Levi is most of the way out of his clothes at this point.

"Wait a sec!" You try to protest but he's already halfway in with you, soon stealing the cool water.

You let him enjoy and get out. Really you were just using up the cold water.

"You could've finished." Levi says from behind the curtain while you dry off.

"It's fine. I'm done." It's no worry.

He peeks his head out, lathered with soap. "Why do you keep running away from me?"

You laugh. "I'm not!" Leaning in you give him a kiss and he playfully wipes soap on your cheek, making you take longer to get dressed.

"Gotta go prep the veggies."

"They look good. What are we making?" Depending on what you want, dinner could take a while to prepare.

"I got some fresh farfalle yesterday. Maybe pasta primavera?" The veggies would go perfectly.

"Yeah. Sounds good. I'll make the sauce."

You're finishing chopping as Levi comes in to help. You throw the farfalle in a pot while he starts the sauce and soon switches with you so you can add the veggies in the sauce as he continues with the pasta.

The way you work in tandem in the kitchen makes it so there's no words needed, both of you anticipating what the other will need next so you finish cooking faster and can get to eating.

"This is so good." You take a bite while making up your plates.

"Hey, me too." Levi opens his mouth for a forkful from you in between loading whatever he can into the dishwasher so there's less clean up later.

"Mmm, amazing." Cooking together would beat out a restaurant any day, except for maybe the clean up.

You put leftovers in a tupperware and hand Levi a couple more dishes. You'll be eating this tomorrow, too.

"I think we're in for a cold front." Levi reminds you once you've settled with your plates on the couch.

"Well, this'll probably be it for the summer season than. But that means winter squash and flannel sheets and..." You trail off and grin at him.

"Slipper socks. Yes, I know." Your favorite thing to wear when it gets cold. Levi would force you to take off the ones you wore wandering the house and get a new pair to get into bed.

"And apple cider!" You say excitedly.

"And raking leaves." Both in the front and back.

"And pumpkin pie!"

"And shoveling snow." That would come soon enough.

You giggle at his complaints. You always offer to help but he usually doesn't let you.

"And butternut squash soup." Those in the garden already look nice enough to harvest.

Levi has no counter for that. He loves your soup.

"I'll pull out the cashmere blanket." It will be time to switch out the lighter comforter.

The evening continues while you finish cleaning up and put on an old black and white movie, in between talking about the upcoming wintery weather.

You're glad Levi found the warm blanket as it drops twenty degrees overnight.

As much as Levi dislikes the thought of shoveling snow, there are things he does like about the colder weather, especially when you snuggle up with him under the cashmere.