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“I prayed the same prayer!” Morris guffawed.
We laughed until my stomach hurt and my face was wet with tears.
“Today was a good day, though,” I said after we calmed down.
“It was and I am in love with you even though you play too much,” Morris said.
“I’m in love with you, too.”
Morris
I didn’t know if I’d ever see the day when my brother and I would bury our hurt feelings, but we were working towards that. I hugged my mother for the first time in my adult life. It felt good. The woman who had stolen my heart when she first glanced at me over two years ago was in love with me. Even with Bee’s shenanigans, I’d had a nearly perfect day.
I leaned in and kissed Cam.
“When can we start working on my son?”
“Practice makes perfect. I think we should start now,” Cam said and climbed onto my lap.
I slid my hand under her shirt and caressed her breasts while we kissed.
“I need some days of unlimited access to you. Can you take a few days off to go on a trip?” I asked as she kissed my neck.
“Umm hmm. Just tell me when so I can block my schedule,” she replied between kisses.
“Cool,” I said as I stood and carried her to my bedroom.
11
Iblocked my schedule, so Morris and I could take a weekend trip. He told me we would be spending time at a place that friends of Samuel and Averie owned. He didn’t tell me that friend was Wesley Phillips, the baseball player that had posed nude on the cover of a very popular sports magazine using only his helmet to cover himself. I’d fantasized about what was under that helmet for months.
The girls stayed the weekend with Pearline, which was a huge step for Morris. He and his mother had been working on their relationship. Pearline had been asking to spend more time with the girls and volunteered to watch them while Morris and I took our trip. I was surprised that Morris allowed the girls to stay with his mom, but the girls were very excited about spending the weekend with their grandmother. Katy and Carly were also spending the weekend.
We took the Valentine jet to Michigan, where a car met us and drove us to the town of Ragston. Driving through downtown Ragston reminded me of those Hallmark movies about small towns. Everything was clean, quaint, and super cute. We pulled up to the front ofWinterborne Inn. The huge wrap around porch, swing off to the side of the front door, and all of the millwork that created the banister and awnings added to the Victorian house’s charm.
We were met at the front door by a beautiful woman wearing long braids.
“Hi. I am Charli Phillips. You must be Morris and Cam?” she smiled.
“Yes,” I smiled back.
“I’m a hugger, I hope you don’t mind,” she said and reached for me.
We embraced. She smelled like dryer sheets and lilacs.
She hugged Morris also.
“Averie and El speak very highly of you both. I’m honored that you’ve chosen my place to spend some time together.”
“We looked at your inn on the website. It’s beautiful. We are excited to be here,” I said.
“It’s a good place to reconnect. I can show you to the place where you will be staying. I reserved one of the guest houses in the back for you,” Charli said.
We followed her through the large house through the back door. She directed us to a golf cart. Morris put our bags in the back and climbed into the back with me.
“There is a cart at the house for your personal use around the property. When I first purchased the property, it was just the main house and a guest house. Now we have four guest houses back here. This first house is named after my father in law who built it. The second one is the Honey cottage, named after my grandmother. You may see her around here during your visit. I warn you now; she is a lot. The third house is named after our firstborn, Celestial, and the fourth house is named after our second-born, Ziggy.”
“This is the Honey cottage where you will be staying. It’s my personal favorite. My husband and I lived here before we built a house on the other side of town. I may or may not have conceived a kid or two in here. The energy is perfect for reconnecting and relaxation,” she smiled.
