Chapter 178 Third Wheel

• Maverick settled down next to her. “There's no 'can' or 'cannot' here. It's just a matter of whether I'm happy or not.” He scooped her up and headed toward the bedroom.
• Josephine hadn't quite regained her balance when her bare feet got tangled in the hem of her dress, causing her to stumble backward onto the spacious bed behind her. Inadvertently, she ended up pulling him along onto the bed since her hands were originally resting on his shoulders.
• “I didn't know you were in such a hurry.” Maverick could have easily avoided falling if he had wanted to.