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“No, you wouldn’t.” I playfully slapped his chest.
“Fine. I wouldn’t. I’d miss those douchebags too much. This is our last morning in this bed with this view. Let’s make good use of it before we have to get dressed and head to the airport.” He rolled me on my back and hovered over me.
“I love you so much, Conner.” I wrapped my arms around his neck.
“I love you too, Charlotte.” His lips met mine.
* * *
Conner
As much as I loved St. Lucia and the Maldives, it was good to be home. I set our suitcases down in the living room and opened all the windows to let some fresh air in. I smiled when I saw Ella standing at the sliding door, trying to open it. Walking over, I unlocked it and immediately picked her up.
“I missed you and Aunt Charlotte so much!” She hugged me tight.
“I missed you too, my favorite niece. It’s so good to see you. How were things while we were gone?” I asked.
“Good. Now that you’re back, can we make some TikTok videos?”
“Of course.” I kissed her forehead. “Can you give me a day, though?”
“Yeah.” She smiled as she placed her hands on each side of my face.
“Hey, Ella.” Charlotte walked down the stairs and took her from me.
“Hi, Aunt Charlotte. I missed you so much.”
“Aw, I missed you too.”
I saw Charlotte whispering in Ella’s ear.
“Uncle Conner, take the luggage upstairs so you can start unpacking and give me my present.” She grinned.
“Wow, Charlotte. Using our niece to get me to unpack already?”
She stood there with a bright smile on her face. “Yes. Yes, I am.”
“Please, Uncle Conner.”
“Fine.” I grabbed our luggage and took them upstairs. “You purposely put her present in my suitcase so you could force me to unpack already,” I said as they followed me up the stairs.
“Yep. I sure did,” Charlotte spoke.
Charlotte was tired and wanted to lie down for a while, so I texted my brothers and cousins to meet me on the beach.
“Welcome back, brother.” Christian hugged me.
“It’s good to be back.”
“Welcome home.” Jackson hugged me.
“Yeah, bro. We missed your dumbass.” Nathan grinned as he hugged me. “Ella told me Charlotte made you unpack already.” He snickered.
“Yeah. Yeah. Actually, I’m happy she did. Everything is put away, laundry is being done, and all is good.”
“How was the honeymoon?” Simon grinned as he walked over and hugged me.
“Perfection.” The corners of my mouth curved upward.
