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Too tempted by her cuteness, I reached out and pulled her back toward me for another kiss. This time, though, I made damn sure it lasted longer than a second. Lips to hers, I coaxed her mouth to follow my soft, tender movements.
“I love you,” I whispered against her lips once I slowly ended the kiss. “Every part of me loves every part of you, baby.”
“Do you know what I realized?” She smiled, and her eyes searched mine.
“What?”
“I’m not cursed when it comes to Valentine’s Day.”
I furrowed my brow at her surprising admission. “And what makes you say that? Now? After the weekend we’ve just had?”
“Because I’m not destined to have this fantastic, awesome Valentine’s Day. I don’t need it. Because every single day with youisValentine’s Day.”
“Georgia.” Her words hit me square in the chest and officially smothered the withering flame.
“I love you,” she said and pressed a tender kiss to my lips. “I love everything about our life. I don’t need or want anything else in this world besides you and the perfect little bubble we’ve created for ourselves.”
“Ditto, baby.”
Goddamn. My woman. She was the best.
“So, husband of mine, are you ready to enjoy our perfect evening of pizza and rom-com on the couch?”
“Count me all in.”
Once she hit play on the movie, she cuddled up close to me, her fingers mindlessly strumming through Walter’s fur as Tom Hanks appeared on the screen.
All the while, I couldn’t stop thinking about how fucking lucky I was.
With my arm around my wife’s shoulders, I tucked her closer to my side before grabbing my phone to shoot out a text. My wife was right. Lingering grudges didn’t have any place in a fairy tale like ours.
Me: I should be mad at you, dude. I really should.
His response was instant.
Thatch: But you’ve forgiven your ole buddy Thatch?
Me: Yeah, I guess I have. Just count yourself lucky that I’m in love. If I weren’t, I’d be a lot less forgiving.
Thatch: Aw, Kline. You know I love you too, right?
Me: *extends middle finger*
Thatch: Oh, sweetie, you shouldn’t have. *kisses*
I tossed my phone down on the table again and tucked my wife even closer. Even though my best friend was a fucking lunatic and the getaway I’d planned for my wife turned into a goddamn disaster, I’d never been happier in my whole life.
Georgia and I didn’t need fancy getaways.
We just needed each other, and about that, I would always be certain.
THE END
