When Adam gets right behind me, I lean my back against his chest. “Look at you and your perfect timing. Yes, please.”
His hands glide from my waist to my stomach and he kisses the crook of my neck. “Honey, I can’t seem to get use to how breathtakingly stunning you are. “
I take a deep inhale of this intoxicating scent and goosebumps tingle down my arms. “With how you adore me…I may get a complex.”
Adam’s husky laugh dances across my skin and the goosebumps light up all over again.
“If you don’t have one already, then I haven’t been doing my job properly.” Adam’s hands slide down to my hips and his lips trail down my shoulder.
For a moment, I fall in a lusty haze of his body against mine, but it breaks when the doorbell rings.
“Hold on there, All-star. We’ve got a baby shower to get to downstairs.”
The growl Adam lets out threatens a small urge to cave, but he stands and presses a quick kiss to my cheek. “Later it is. You want this in a bow back here?”
“Yes, please. A pretty one, if you can.”
“I’m going to choose to not be offended by that.” He steps back with a smirk as he ties the straps. “Alright, how’d I do?’
Angling toward the mirror, I manage a decent glimpse. “Hey, that’s actually really good.”
“Again, choosing not to be offended.” Adam kisses my forehead. “I took a shower after practice at the facility, so I just need to change really quick. I know Jett and Stevie found Wyla downstairs feeding Andie, if you want to head down?—”
“I’ll wait on you.”
“Honey, you can?—”
A loud knock comes to our bedroom door. “Mia, people are starting to show up.” My mother’s voice carries into our bathroom.
I let my head fall on Adam’s chest. “Alright, thanks for letting us know.”
“See you down soon?”
I can tell enough in her tone that she’s not going to go down without me. It’s honestly not worth the annoyance, plus we just had a pretty nice moment, and I don’t want to let that one be overshadowed that quickly.
Adam gives me a kiss. “It’s my turn to force you out. I’ll be right behind you.”
“I’m giving you three minutes tops.”
Adam chuckles. “I’ve done more with less time, baby.”
“I’m well aware.” I hold his hand as I glide past him and refuse to let go until the space simply has his touch slipping away. “Time starts now.”
When my mother spots me, her shoulders drop slightly, but they won’t fully relax until this event is over. “Coming down with me?”
“Yes, I’m coming. Adam’s got to change and he’ll be right behind us.”
“Wonderful.” She spins on her heels. “I know this was a tight timeframe. That schedule of theirs does not make it easy for planning.”
“Really? This is how I saw everything working out… Perfectly in line with all my plans.”
My sarcastic tone isn’t exactly well received, but I don’t get chastised either. “You know, your grandmother used to always tell me and your grandfather, over-planning kills the magic. He rarely lived by that metric, always had plans A through Z thought out, but magic might be finding its balance right now.”
“I mean this in a non-sarcastic way, I swear, but lucky me.”
My mother turns to me with a small laugh as we reach the bottom of the stairs. “That’s right. Lucky you.”
“There she is.” I hear my dad’s voice coming from around the corner, and when I step into his view, I pause.
