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“He was big and burly with a beard and tattoos.”
“So basically you dreamed about Brody?” He referred to the man she’d helped put in prison after he was abusive to her, among other offenses.
Mia’s soft laughter rocked them both. “What can I say? I had a type until I met this amazing guy at a yoga retreat, and my type instantly transformed.”
“Nice save,” he said dryly.
“You know I love you more than I’ve ever loved anyone in my whole life except for our kids.”
“I do know that, and it’s the best thing to ever happen to me. You’re the best thing.”
“Same goes.”
“Merry Christmas, sweet Mia.”
“Merry Christmas, Wade.”
“How much sexis being had in this barn tonight?” Charley asked Tyler as he moved in her, driving her wild the way he always did.
“Probably a lot,” he said without missing a beat. He was good that way. The ultimate multitasker. “But I’m worried I’m not doing a very good job if you’re having random thoughts in the middle of sex with me.”
“You’re doing a very good job. As always. I’ll be sure to leave you another five-star review afterward.”
“Gee, thanks,” he said, smiling as he kissed her. “I live and die by those reviews.”
“Don’t you dare die. There isn’t another man alive who could put up with me. Just ask my brothers. They’ll tell you.”
“There isn’t another man alive who’d ever love you like I do.”
“That makes me a very lucky girl.”
“I’m the lucky one.” He propped himself up on his muscular arms as he made love to her. “Once again, you stepped up for me and the girls during the holidays, doing recital hair and makeup, preparing forThe Nutcracker, baking cookies, shopping, wrapping, decorating the house and never missing a beat at work.”
“I love doing all of it.”
“Have I properly thanked you for taking in my nieces and loving them like they’re your own?”
Charley held out her arms to him and held him close as they chased the big finish. “Every day.”
Tyler kissed her to keep her quiet and then collapsed on top of her. “It’ll never be enough.”
“I love every minute with you and the girls. You know that.”
“I do, but still… You never wanted kids, and then you brought two heartbroken kids into our home without a single hesitation.”
“I have a thought about that.”
“Are you going to share it with me?”
Charley ran her hands over his back, soothing him as they came down from the incredible high they always found together. “I think, it’s possible, that I never wanted kids of my own because, somehow, I knew I was going to be called upon to finish raising someone else’s children. Maybe I suspected the universe had other plans for me.”
“You really think so?”
She shrugged. “It’s the only explanation I can think of for why I always knew I wouldn’t have kids of my own.”
“Whatever the reason, you’ve become such a wonderful second mom to them, and they love you so much. Almost as much as I do.”
“Who’d have ever thought that falling off a mountain would turn out to be the best thing to ever happen to me?”
