“So all I have to do is chase a boy to make him fall in love with me?”
Seb’s neck nearly snapped as he whirled around to glare at Peggy’s innocent question. Sunny suppressed a chuckle.
“You’re not chasing boys.”
“But Mom chased you.”
“Because I always belonged to your mom. It was different. We grew up together and were best friends first.”
Aww, her heart filled up with more love for that man.
Their history was rich and bloated with memories she never wanted to forget.
As was life with two pre-teens, their conversations drifted to other things, and Sunny sidled up to Seb, who was resting his butt against the counter. He slung an arm around her shoulder and tapped a kiss on Sunny’s temple.
“How’s the bike coming along?”
“Should be finished in a few weeks, I reckon. I got the Harley cleaned. Do you wanna go out for a ride tonight?”
She beamed up at him and saw love looking back at her.
“I’d love to. The rain should have let up by then.”
“Girls, do you wanna call Granddad Colton to take you to the movies tonight?” he asked them, knowing the answer would be a shrieked yes. The girls had it good from both sides of their families, spoiled rotten.
Date night was set when they raced out of the room to make the call.
Another kiss skimmed her temple.
“Wear something warm,” he told her. “The temperature’s gonna drop tonight.”
I Love You came in so many forms.
Sebastian’s love was endless.
“Are we going to park somewhere to make out?”
Seb’s smirk was his answer. “Mmm. And then stop somewhere for your favorite salted fries?”
“It’s like you read my mind.”
As long as they were together, date nights never needed to be spectacular.
Sunny bumped him with her hip and then remained in the nestle of his body. Her place. Wherever Sebastian was, that was her home.
After all their years together, loving each other with infatuated hearts, she smiled with her head resting against Seb’s chest. So many memories flickered through her mind as they listened to their girls’ excited chatter in the other room about what movie to see and what candy they’d get.
She recalled giving birth to the girls. And both times, as their families pooled into the room to coo over the baby, her father always came to check on Sunny first. She knew Sebastian would be the same way if their girls ever had babies.
Like Hawk, who always told Sunny she could run back to him at any time, it was the same thing Seb had been saying to Dixie and Peggy for years whenever they faced new challenges. Their Dad would always be a safe place for them to go back to.
She’d married a man with the same heart as her father. Even now, she smiled and felt good about her choice of life partner.
“Seb?”
“Hm?”
“I love you.”
