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I wrap my free arm around him. “I’ve missed you too, buddy.” Nixon scrunches up his face and grunts before the stench hits my nose, and I pass him right back to his mother. “That’s all you, Belles.”
I look over and see Carys standing next to my brother and Belles, watching me. Big brown sunglasses are pushed up into her long dark hair. A black-triangle bikini with bright-pink straps is tied around her neck and at her hips, and an open white button-down shirt covers her sun-kissed skin. She’s a sight for sore eyes, and I want to do more than look.
One of the hardest things I’ve ever done is step forward to hug her without touching her the way I want to.
Without enjoying her the way I need to.
I keep my hands on the outside of her shirt and awkwardly squeeze. “Hey.”
She blushes as she bats those long inky lashes up at me. “Hey, Coop.”
We’re forced to pull apart way too soon, and I scan our group for my sister and Brady. “Where’s Nattie?”
Murphy tosses me a football and tips his chin toward the ocean, where Brady and Nattie are kissing at the edge of the water. I might have chosen to go into the Navy, but football will always be my first love. With a Cheshire-cat grin, I throw a perfect spiral through the air, missing Brady’s head by inches before I walk down and join them at the water’s edge.
“Stop kissing my sister!” I’ve never actually minded Brady kissing Nattie. I mean, I don’t want to see it. But I couldn’t have picked a better man for her, even if it’s fun to torture them.
Nattie spins around in shock. “Cooper.” She runs and collides into me. “What are you doing here? I thought you couldn’t come this year.”
I hold her close while she cries and tell her what I can, which isn’t much. “I got three days’ leave. I basically get a few hours today. And most of tomorrow. Then I’m back on a plane. But I didn’t want to miss the family weekend.”
Brady smacks me on the back. “It’s good to see you, man.” He hands me the football. “Nice shot, but you missed.”
“Got you two to stop kissing, so you get to live.” Lucky fucking bastard. No guy will ever love my sister more than him.
I wonder if Murphy will feel the same way.
Why does watchinga gorgeous man holding a baby make my ovaries want to explode?
I’m not talking toddler, although watching Cooper with Callen and the twins is a sight to behold. But watching him fall in love with Nixon affects me in a visceral way I wasn’t expecting. That tiny baby tucked against Cooper’s muscled chest as we all pack up to go back to our respective houses may be the most insanely hot thing I’ve ever witnessed.
Coach wants to grill a big family dinner, but that means we’ll eat at 5:00 p.m. because these babies haven’t napped today, and most of them are already getting cranky as everyone heads back up the beach to start food prep and shower.
We’re spread out among three houses. Brady’s parents’ place is packed, with him, Nattie, and all their friends staying there for the weekend. I’m a little worried Cooper is going to either stay there or with his brother, Declan, after he hands Nixon back to his parents.
But as soon as Coach follows Mom upstairs, carrying a whining Callen, who doesn’t want to take a bath, Cooper steps through the kitchen doors, and my breath catches in my throat.
His black Kings ball cap sits backward on his head, tucking his blond curls down. A sleeveless black tee showcases the defined muscles in his arms, and a pair of red board shorts stretch across strong thighs and tanned skin. It’s a heady combination, and I swear to God, if he doesn’t touch me soon, I’m going to combust.
Judging by the predator-like expression on his face as he stalks toward me, he feels the same way.
He doesn’t make me wait long.
His strong arms pin me against the cool stainless-steel refrigerator. Cooper’s calloused hands slide under my oversized linen shirt and along my heated skin—sparking fire every place he touches—before he lifts me from my feet and wraps my legs around his waist.
“I missed you so fucking much, Carys. I can’t wait another minute.”
His words are a balm to all the tattered edges of my soul that formed while he’s been gone. The doubt that was creeping into my mind, questioning his feelings. The nerves that our family won’t accept it. The fear that it’s all going to fall apart before it even starts. But none of it matters now that he’s here.
My arms twine around his neck, and I tug off his cap, then run my fingers through his soft blond hair as I crash my lips over his. Molding my body to his, I can’t tell where I stop and he starts.
“It doesn’t make sense,” I pant. “But I feel it too, Coop.”
He walks us carefully down the dark hall and into the first bedroom, then kicks the door shut behind him and leans me against it. Blue eyes scan every inch of my face, his breath coming rapidly. “You are the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen.” His tongue invades my mouth as he cups my breast and my nipple aches at the feel of his thumb brushing over it.
“Cooper...” I beg as I grind my pussy down against his hard cock that’s pressing against my core. Only his shorts and my tiny bikini separate us, but it’s too much.
I want them gone.
