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Taking the glass from my wife, I say, “I’ll go get you a refill.” As I walk away, I can’t help but smile as Jaime’s eighty-something year old grandma begins to discuss positions for optimal baby making. Silly woman, I’m pretty sure my wife and I have all of those positions down pat by now.
I make my way to the bar and order a refill for Jaime and a Bud Light for myself.
“‘Bout time you showed up,” my brother-in-law, Linkin, says as he saddles up next to me at the bar.
“Not you too. I’ve been hearing about it all day via text from my wife. I could practically hear her dramatic sighs of annoyance all the way across town,” I tell him with a smile as I pop a bar mint into my mouth. I’m fucking starving.
Linkin laughs. “Oh, I’m sure. If I were in your shoes, Firecracker would have chewed my ass up one side and down the other. She’s feisty like that,” he says with a smirk.
“I’m not sure I need to hear any more about your wife eating your ass, dude,” I tease, earning a laugh from Linkin.
“Look who finally decided to show,” Levi says as he joins us at the bar.
“Well, I had nothing better to do,” I reply, taking a drink of the beer that’s placed in front of me. I throw a few bills on the bar and turn to face the guys.
“I bet. Get everything all wrapped up?” Levi asks.
“Yep. The Sloan family is back in their house tonight and the trellis is on the beach, ready for tomorrow.”
“Good deal. I’m sure your wife is breathing a sigh of relief,” Levi adds.
“She is thankful I’m finished,” I reply, glancing over his shoulder. Jaime walks toward our daughter, who jumps in her mom’s arms willingly. Jaime spins her around, both of their dresses flaring out dramatically. I can hear their laughter from over here.
“Excuse me,” I say to the guys, patting Linkin on the back as I make my way to my family. They draw me in, like some invisible cord is pulling me in their direction.
I’m already smiling as I approach. “Look how beautiful you are in your dress,” I say to my almost-two-year-old daughter, as I place a kiss on her forehead.
“Mommy curled me,” she exclaims, grabbing her short brown hair and trying to show me her curls.
“And they look simply stunning,” I say with a soft smile, my arms instantly going around my wife. “Are you having fun playing with your cousins?” I ask, resting my chin on Jaime’s shoulder.
“Yep! Morrow I play too!” she boasts with a lopsided grin.
“Yes, tomorrow you’re going home with Grandpa Brian and Cindy with all of your cousins,” Jaime says softly, mimicking our daughter’s excitement.
“I can’t believe they’re taking them all,” I whisper.
“Me either. Seven is a lot to handle,” my wife replies, her voice tinged with worry.
“They’ll be fine. Between the two of them, they raised eight kids,” I remind her.
“I know, but it’s the first time they’ve taken them all together.”
“The kids will have a blast.”
Jaime relaxes in my arms. “You’re right, they will.”
I nip at her earlobe, running my tongue along the shell. “And we get a whole night of baby making.”
Her breath hitches and I feel her sway back into my chest. “We do,” she replies in a whisper. She turns her head and places her lips on my own, a gentle kiss that’s full of so much promise. It takes all I have not to spin her in my arms and kiss the hell out of her that much more. The only thing that keeps me from doing it is the slap I receive on my cheek and the little giggle that follows.
Before I can remove my lips from my wife’s, I feel Amelia’s mouth on my chin, giving me kisses too.
Wrapping them tightly in my arms, I can’t help but sigh. Damn, I have a good life. A job I love, a beautiful home filled with laughter, a family that I love more than life itself, and a sexy wife who still makes my blood boil with the slightest crook of her finger.
And this is only the beginning…
