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“Was that good for you, baby?” he asked me quietly.
I nodded and began to draw a pattern on his abdominal muscles. Lying in Spencer’s arms was the most content I’d ever felt in my life. There was something unique about being in his arms that always made me feel protected, safe, and loved. In Spencer’s arms, I felt soothed and comforted and I never wanted to leave.
With a bit of a start, I realized that it wasn’t just his arms I didn’t want to leave. I didn’t want to leave the peace and serenity I had found here in Hawaii. I knew as soon as we went home, all the complications and troubles would come back. Why couldn’t we just stay in this happy, perfect bubble forever?
“Spencer,” I whispered into the quiet of the room. “I wish that we never had to go home.”
Spencer chuckled. “Well then, we can stay here forever if you want. Whatever my lady wants, she gets. You should know that by now.”
I smiled and snuggled in closer to his side. “Okay, I’ll think about it.”
Without warning, Spencer leaned down and kissed the top of my head before picking a few rose petals out of it. “I really am so grateful, Rylee,” he began in a quiet voice. “Fate brought us back together again because it knew we were made for one another. I can’t imagine my life without you in it. Looking back, it all feels so empty and meaningless without you.”
“If it was really fate that brought us back together, then they took their sweet time doing it!” I complained halfheartedly, smiling up at Spencer as I spoke.
He laughed. “Well, I have to admit, I’m not all that pleased with the five years we spent apart either.” He paused and groaned. “I would do anything to get that time back. Those years of your life and Jayden’s childhood are so precious to me. I can’t believe I missed them. But at least, we’re back together now and we can start planning for our future. I’m looking forward to all of those years I’m not going to miss out on.”
I took a deep breath and tried to imagine what our future would be like together. Right now, the path was a little murky and unclear. It was like we were straddling two vastly different worlds and we had to try and find some kind of compromise. “What do you think our future will look like?” I asked him, wondering if he had a better idea than I did.
“When I look into the future, Rylee, I see you, me, and Jayden together,” Spencer began as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “I see a beautiful cattle ranch, perhaps here or back in Idaho, where we can see all the mountains surrounding us and beautiful vistas for miles around.”
“Wow, that sounds nice,” I told him with a smile. “What else?”
“Well, I think we’ll raise a big family,” Spencer continued. “We’ll give Jayden lots of brothers and sisters to play with. But most importantly, I’m going to cater to your every need. I’m going to spoil you and prove to you every single day how lucky I am to have you. After all, you’re the most beautiful and wonderful woman I’ve ever met.” Spencer pulled me close then and kissed me fiercely until I was left dizzy and breathless.
“And, of course, I’ll never let you go again,” Spencer promised with a sincere look in his eyes as he clasped his hand in mine.
I felt lightheaded and like I was on cloud nine. I couldn’t believe this perfect life was within my grasp. “That all sounds perfect to me,” I confessed. “Well… except one thing.”
“What?” Spencer asked, his brows furrowing with concern as he looked down at me.
“I’m not milking any cows,” I told him with a sly smirk.
Spencer laughed. “Okay, okay, that’s reasonable,” he replied with a smile on his face. “How about we compromise? I’ll make sure all the milking gets done if you gather the eggs from the chicken coops and cook them up for me. Deal?”
With a giggle, I lifted one hand and held it out like I was shaking on a business deal. He took my hand and shook it before we both dissolved into a fit of laughter.
“Okay, okay, I was lying,” Spencer admitted. “I fully plan to have plenty of ranch hands to do all the dirty work, but I wouldn’t mind freshly made omelets in the morning.”
I let out an indignant puff of air and shoved him playfully. “I’m going to be your wife, not your live-in cook!” I protested as I tried to stifle the smile on my face.
“You’re right. I do love the sound of that, wife,” he said as he reached out for my hand and kissed my ring once more, exactly how he had done last night. The gesture made me tingle all over, but Spencer wasn’t done yet. He pulled me close then and kissed me until I forgot all about eggs and the omelets and the cows and the chickens. Instead, all I could think about was him.
