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That love and all that was a crock.” He tilted her chin up, his expression unbelievably tender. “Then I met you. I touched you, made love to you that night and everything shifted inside me. You made me believe.” He swallowed the lump in his throat.
“And the more time I spent with you, the more I realized that I had found the one, the only woman I would ever love.” He bowed his forehead to hers and inhaled sharply, trying to bring his rioting emotions under control. “You have made me a believer darling. I adore you. You have my heart and everything else. You are it for me. Period.”
She went into his arms and buried her face in his chest, just breathed in his scent and took him in. She had told him she was overwhelmed and that was the truth.
He was her best friend, her lover, her husband, and the father of her baby. He was everything she had never dared to dream of – the man of her dreams, even though she had never dared hoped for this.
“Hush," he whispered as she continued to cry. “Hush baby.” He rubbed her back soothingly. “You are going to make me start bawling and how would that look? I am supposed to be this macho guy, an iconic, epic model, sexy and immensely appealing—"e winced when she pinched him hard. “What was that for?”
“For being a moron.” Lifting her head, she smiled through her tears. “Kiss me darling.”
He did much more than that.
*****
Their son was born during a blistering and sweltering day the last Saturday in August. The labor was only six hours and the delivery was surprisingly easy. The proud and happy mother was able to return home that evening much to her relief.
Corey stayed for half an hour and promised to be back the next day. “He is a looker," he observed. “But that’s not surprising considering who his parents are. And the sharks are going to be pestering you for photos. My godson.” He shook his head. “You did good honey.”
“You did an excellent job," her husband told her later that night when they were alone in his nursery. James had stayed back to hold his grandson, his eyes moist with tears.
“I have to say the same myself.” She gazed at their son, admiring the sparseness of his dark brown hair and creamy complexion. “His eyes are blue.”
“And will change as he grows older.” Jaylen reminded her. He had his arms wrapped around her waist as she leaned back against him.
“I know.”
“Thanks darling," he whispered against her ear. “Are we going to watch him sleep?”
“For a little bit.”
“Then we do it in comfort.” He lifted her and walked over to the soft padded sofa across from the cot.
“We did good," she murmured as she snuggled in his arms and stared at her son. “And Jared Anthony is a good strong name.”
“So it is.” He kissed the top of her head. “I have everything I need, right here," he told her and meant every word.
The end...
