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EPILOGUE
Penelope
I wash the last of the dishes from dinner last night while watching the ocean roll from our kitchen window. Beyond a stretch of parted palm trees and sand dunes, frothy white caps crash against the beach, where families chase their giggling little ones.
Smiling down at my slightly distended belly, I place one soapy hand where I felt several fluttering thumps just moments ago. “I can’t wait to meet you guys.”
I talk to them a lot, although I’m still getting used to the them part. Not Logan, though. He couldn’t be more obnoxiously proud.
So excited, in fact, I had to tell him to stop telling every stranger we passed on our way out of the doctor’s office that day that we had ‘won the baby jackpot.’
“Hey, sunshine,” Logan says from behind me.
“Ah!” I jump, nearly slicing my finger open on the tip of the knife I was rinsing. “Don’t you know you shouldn’t sneak up on people when they’re holding sharp objects?”
His answering chuckle tickles my bare shoulder as he takes the blade from my hand and places it on the other side of the sink. “I’ve been standing here for at least two minutes, wife.”
This last year has been nothing short of a whirlwind. And yes, finding out I was pregnant on our wedding day five months ago was a bit of a doozy, but I’m loving my new nickname.
Hell, I’m loving my new life.
When he reaches around me to shut the water off, I groan when I feel him press against my ass, already half erect. He’s irresistible in a plain T-shirt and relaxed, faded jeans, and he knows it.
“You know you can stop trying to get me pregnant now, right?”
My hands find his, splayed across my lower abdomen. A wave of tickling kicks and jabs greet him as he nuzzles the side of my neck. “I can’t keep my hands off you when you’re so fucking sexy with this bump.” His palms glide upward to cup my swelling breasts. “These are definitely a bonus, too.”
My sensitive nipples harden beneath his kneading touch. I relax my head against his chest as he explores my body, lighting a burning trail between my legs only he can cure. “If only we had time…”
A rumble vibrates from his chest when his fingers slip inside the stretchy band of my shorts, finding my panties damp. But what does he expect? I stay ready for this man.
“I think, since we’re the owners, we’re allowed to be late,” he says, palming my ass while grinding into me. “It’s just a ribbon cutting ceremony. Surely our guests won’t mind.”
“There was a time when you hated being late,” I tease.
Logan hugs his arms around me lovingly, and in the peace and quiet of our dream home, he murmurs, “I’m a changed man.”
A smile tips my lips. “I hate to admit that I miss your suits.”
When I tilt my face toward him, he’s arching a brow. “I’ll put one on right now if you’ll let me get you naked.”
“You’re impossible.” I snort a laugh that makes him grin adorably. “Did you get the rest of the supplies to finish the nursery?”
Fixing up this stilted, cozy beach house was another one of our endless projects. The moment I saw its cozy front porch, open living area, and the view from the second-floor balcony, I was sold.
“Don’t worry, I crossed everything off your list. Purple paint for our girl, and yellow for our boy. Trust me, these babies are going to have the best damn nursery in the harbor.” Placing a warm, lingering kiss below my ear, he reaches for his back pocket. “Got you these, too.”
I’m drooling before I even turn to snatch the box of chewy lemon candies out of his hand. I tear it open, drop several in my palm, and then stuff them into my mouth.
“Prafnancy is soo werrd,” I mumble around the treats.
Logan watches me in that way of his, like every minute we spend together is bright, shiny, and new. “Never thought I’d see the day you hated cinnamon.”
I pause mid-chew to scrunch my face, then swallow. “Don’t even say the word.”
He tips my chin up with his knuckle. “I love you, beautiful.”
My heart pitter-patters as I gaze up at my husband, my life, my entire world. “I love you, too. But if we don’t leave now, we’re for sure going to be late.”
