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“I think I will,” she says.
I grip the counter behind me to keep from falling over. “Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
I force a nonchalant shrug through my shoulders. “Cool.”
Caleb laughs and leans forward, filling my nose with that oh-so-familiar flowery scent of her. As her lips press softly against mine, she lays her palms on my chest and she smiles as my heart bashes wildly against my ribs.
I cup her adorable face and steal another firm kiss off her perfect, pink lips before I glance down at the garbage bag again. “But we should probably shred those…”
“I know.” She chuckles. “It was more of a symbolic gesture.”
“Gotcha.”
I pull her back in and her fingers crawl around my back as I crush my lips against hers. My senses ignite, breathing a heavy fire through my lungs with every soft caress of her mouth on mine.
Caleb Fawn. My beautiful wife.
For real this time.
“Ah, jeez.”
We pull away from each other as Fox shakes his head from the doorway. Dani lingers behind him with bright red cheeks.
“Sorry, Fox.” Caleb laughs, wiping her mouth.
He steps in and makes his way toward the refrigerator. “No, it’s okay.” He sighs. “It’s like being back in Afghanistan again. In fact…” He pulls it open and fishes out three bottles of beer from the door. “This is the first time since then that the three of us have been in the same room together and I think that deserves a moment.”
Fox pops the bottles open and slides two across the counter toward us, taking the third one for himself.
Caleb stops the refrigerator from closing and grabs a fourth bottle. “With honorable mention to Dani, of course.”
Dani shakes her head from the doorway. “I wasn’t even there.”
“With the amount Fox talked about you, yes you were.”
I laugh. “I’ll agree with that.”
Dani’s grin spreads across her face and Fox’s head falls. “Is that so?” She steps forward and takes the bottle from Caleb.
Fox sighs. “I admit nothing.”
Dani nudges his ribs and he slides one arm around her petite shoulders before planting a quick peck on her forehead.
My eyes shift between the three of them and my memories take me back to the place I never wanted to go again.
“I fucking hate sand,” I say.
Fox and Caleb give nods of agreement as the three of us bring our bottles together, clinking them once before we each take a drink.
“Does that mean you won’t be sticking around the golden coast?” he asks me.
I shrug. “Oh, I wouldn’t say that just yet. There’s still plenty of work to do out here.”
“Like what?”
I glare at Caleb. “For starters, I’m going to upgrade that atrocious security system you have in your shop.”
