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“Right, because she has a crush on him. You’ll see.” We moved forward and Tani stood up and waved at her friends. The little boy waved back and Tani’s face glowed as she approached the truck.
Hunter frowned. “You’re way off.”
Tani’s teacher opened the door and took her hand to help her inside, but Tani, who’d been all smiles and bright red cheeks, tugged the woman’s shirt. “Mrs. Ladd, this is Mama Sarah.”
The woman’s smile warmed. “Oh, she’s gone on and on about you. It’s nice to meet you. You have a good day.” She shut the door and Hunter kept the line moving, asking Tani about the boy, but I didn’t register any of it.
Tani had called me her mama and I was too busy wiping tears to pay attention.
Hunter glanced over and noticed me tearing up, but I shook my head to let him not to worry. He offered a knowing smile as Tani told us all about her new boyfriend Danny.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - HUNTER
Sarah really dove into her role as wife and mother and she was amazing at it. We spent the days at work building our businesses and planning my expansion. Turns out, Sarah had way more space than she needed, so we were in talks to buy her building from the owner and remodel her entire kitchen.
She’d also hired employees; one for the day and one for her new extended hours.
In the afternoons, Sarah took turns with my mother picking up Tani from school and she’d been a big help with her homework and even had dinner waiting when I got home.
She admitted that she loved that most of all.
She’d done so good and worked so hard and even though we had plenty of time for sex, we’d gotten so wrapped up, that things were cooling off. I couldn’t let that happen.
“Where are you taking me?” She still hadn’t gotten the hang of talking in a normal tone with the helmet on, and I admit I got a laugh every time she spoke louder than necessary.
“You’ll see.” We sped across the dam on my bike out toward the lake and it was such a nice view I should have let her see it.
“Are you taking me to The Overlook?” She was a persistent one, but I shook my head.
“Stop trying to guess.”
“If you lay this thing over and kill us I won’t let you hear the last of it. Is the blindfold really necessary?”
I had a hell of a time getting her to agree with that and she’d spent the first five minutes on my bike wearing it screaming with excitement and fear until I finally told her to hold on tight.
“You’ll be dead, it won’t matter.” I felt her hands latch tighter around my waist as I turned down the road that would take me to the point.
“Don’t joke about that. We have a daughter to consider.”
I felt bad teasing her, but only about dying. The rest of it was kind of fun.
“We’ll be fine. Trust me.” I pulled the bike up to the point and stopped. The rest of the ride would be too rough to keep her blindfolded. “You can take it off now.”
“The point?”
“Yeah, for some much needed down time. You’ve been working so hard lately and I know things with us has taken some wind out of you.”
I climbed off to stretch my legs and helped her do the same. “I haven’t once complained.” She gave me a sideways glance and then looked around at the lake beyond and smiled. “It’s beautiful. And, besides I love being with you and Tani.”
“I know you do and we love you.” I brushed the back of my fingers across her cheek and kissed her. “I love you.” I didn’t say it often enough for as much as I meant it.
“So, what are we
doing here?” She looked around and I imagined the place seemed pretty dull compared to our destination. “Are you taking me to our special spot?”
I narrowed my eyes to tease her. “We have a special spot?” I glanced around and shrugged.
“You better know we do.” She gave me a mean mug which broke into a smile as my eyes widened.
