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“We have enough people to spread out the babysitting duties. Just a few hours once a week, you, me and a little quiet time.”
“That sounds perfect.”
Rhett kisses me once more and I get lost in the way he takes over my body. With only a kiss, he has me melting into his side and every ounce of stress or worry fading away.
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Rhett
“Where are my babies,”my mom hurries inside in search of Blake and Brynnlee. She doesn’t even give me the chance to say hello, I no longer matter.
I hear chuckling as I look back at the open doorway to find my dad standing just outside.
“She’s been counting down the hours,” he steps inside and slaps my shoulder as he passes. “Why do you think she insisted that we pick them up? She’s been pacing the halls all day counting down the minutes.”
I hear a squeal and then see Blake go racing through the living room with my mother following close behind. She is like a toddler herself whenever she gets near him. I’ve never seen a grown woman roll around in the grass, make mud pies and race dump trucks like she does. She is like a kid again, and Blake absolutely adores her. Now my dad, he is in awe of Brynn. Big burly Reed Jackson brought to his knees by a sweet baby girl, he is putty the very seconds she curls her hand around his finger and looks up at him.
I’m just about to call him out on it when I hear the sound of heels clicking against the hardwood floor.
Looking up I swear I feel like I’ve swallowed my damn tongue.
AJ is oblivious to the reaction she has triggered in me. Fitted dark skinny jeans, a sweater, hugging her to perfection, dipping low showing off the curve of her breasts. She left her hair down just the way I like with big waves.
“You might want to pick up your tongue,” my dad chuckles, shaking his head as he takes Brynn from my mother.
That is the moment AJ notices me watching her.
“Do I look all right?”
I move before I even register it and hook her by the waist pulling her in tight. She lets out a yelp of surprise as I cup the back of her neck and press my lips to hers. I hear my father chuckle but all I can focus on is my wife.
“Rhett,” she mumbles with her lips against my own. AJ isn’t shy when we are alone, but with other people she gets a little embarrassed. The thing is still to this day I don’t think she fully comprehends what she does to me.
I’m so incredibly in love with her.
“I think we should skip the party,” I say only low enough that she can hear me.
AJ steps back to create some room and I am reminded that we are not alone. It takes everything I have not to toss her over my shoulder and carry her right back upstairs to our bedroom. Suddenly I feel like a teenage boy being overtaken by hormones.
“Thank you for taking the kids tonight,” AJ ignores my comments and the smoldering look I am more than sure I have on my face.
“You don’t have to thank us for taking these babies,” my mom says, with a smile, cuddling Blake close to her. “We feel like you don’t ask enough,” she adds. “We would take them every weekend if you’d offer.”
My father doesn’t argue, holding Brynn to his chest.
“We can lock up, if you two want to get going,” Mom offers and I reach out to link my fingers with hers.
Tugging a little, AJ looks back over her shoulder. “Come on babe,” I need to get her alone.
She quickly moves away giving both of the kids a kiss goodbye and backs away waving to them like she may never see them again. Blake plays the game with her where he wipes it off each time she presses her lips to his cheek and God knows I love the kid more than my own life, but I need his momma, like yesterday.
“Call if you need anything,” AJ tells my mother and I know she isn’t listening to my wife. She’s only letting her go through her motherly motions allowing her to get it all out.
Once I have her outside, I hurry her along to the truck and tuck her up inside. On the inside I feel like a bomb ready to ignite, and try like hell to get hold off my urges. That is until AJ speaks, and that is all it takes.
“Are you okay?”
I am turning off the main road and traveling up a dirt one leading to an old barn that I know will provide me a place to hide.
