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else to get her.
    To an outsider—even a geeky outsider, as the shop manager
had clearly been—it would sound odd, and kind of selfish, given he’d be getting
sex out of it. But he knew Reese better than anyone, and he was confident she
would like his quirky surprise present and would be impressed that he’d thought
of it.
    Christ, he really hoped his confidence would pay off.
    One by one, he lugged the boxes into the kitchen. He opened
the first box, carefully unpacked all the items and placed them on the table.
Quickly, he surmised he’d found the clothing and accessories for Captain
America and Iron Man—though thankfully the latter were not actually made of
iron.
    Impressed with the quality, he replaced the items then
repeated his actions with the contents of the second box. Outfits for Thor and
Hawkeye lay on the table, equally good quality, and fortunately he could, in
fact, lift Thor’s hammer. Nodding in satisfaction, Zach suddenly wished he
didn’t have to wait a whole week for Reese’s birthday. Now he had everything
under control, he wanted to execute his plan, not stew in anticipation and
worry for seven days.
    Well, tough, he’d have to. And besides, he wasn’t entirely
finished, anyway. He hadn’t gotten her a card yet. Plus the practical side of
him dictated that he needed to find another gift for her, something more
family-friendly. If anyone asked what he’d bought her, she couldn’t exactly
tell the truth, now could she?
    Safely closing up the boxes and stashing them back in the
cupboard, he resolved to try each of the outfits on when he got chance, just to
make sure they fit. Not that he had enough time to do anything about it if they
didn’t, but if there was a problem, he’d rather find out in advance rather than
trying to pounce on Reese as spandex stopped the circulation of his blood or
something. He was pretty sure he’d fail to be a sexy Captain America lookalike
if his face was purple or his dick fell off.
    Then he turned to the internet once more. In this scenario,
he figured he’d definitely get away with an Amazon gift card. At least that
could be reasonably explained to friends and family when they asked what Zach
had bought Reese for her birthday.

Chapter Seven
     
    The alarm clock went off, and immediately Zach’s heart
raced.
    Reese silenced the alarm, then let out a groan.
    Zach kept his eyes closed, not wanting to let her know he
was awake just yet. All he needed was a few minutes to compose his thoughts.
    His first one was, Fuuuuck!
    This was quickly followed by, Christ, it’s today—it’s
Reese’s birthday, her thirtieth birthday, and I’ve gone and bought the most
bonkers present known to man. What if she hates it? What if she hates me? God,
I could be homeless by lunchtime.
    He continued to let the panic flow through his brain, hoping
that some common sense or at least calm would kick in soon.
    Come on, man, he told himself, get a fucking grip.
Roll over and say good morning to your beautiful girlfriend before she kicks
your arse.
    Pulling in a deep breath through his nostrils, Zach opened
his eyes and rolled over. He was met by Reese’s sleepy and incredibly cute
face. Pressing a kiss to her lips, he said, “Good morning, sweetheart. Happy
birthday.”
    “Morning,” she said, her voice still thick with slumber,
“and thank you.” Snuggling into him, she added, “Humph. Do you think anyone
will notice if we stay in bed all day?”
    Chuckling, Zach replied, “I’m afraid so, sweetie. People
want to talk to you on every birthday, never mind such a special one. So what’s
your plan for the day, since staying in bed is out?”
    “You don’t have a plan for me?”
    Pulling back so he could look at her face, Zach frowned.
“What do you mean? Am I supposed to have arranged something?”
    Reese narrowed her eyes. “No surprise visits? No party?
Seriously?”
    His heart began pounding again. Christ, after all that, he had fucked it up! “Um, sweetie, you