He chuckles. “Almost that good. Nurse Vicky is coming to babysit and we’re going out to dinner.” He leans over to give me a kiss, but I’m too shocked to reciprocate.
“Nurse…Nurse Vicky? Is coming here? To babysit?” I can’t help but stutter because I never thought she would want to do that.
“Yep, she wants to see her godchild and she wants you to get a break.”
“Are you sure she can handle Mary Beth? I mean, Mary Beth’s a lot and she’s so little…” I trail off and look over at my sweet baby who is currently playing with her toes.I can’t leave her. I just can’t.
“Hey, look at me,” Asher grabs my chin and turns me to him, “Nurse Vicky is perfectly capable as you well know, and youneed a break. And…” his facial expression turns tender, “I need my wife for a few hours.”
I stroke his cheek. “Okay then, you got it.”
That night, I witness the amazing sight of Nurse Vicky cooing to my baby, I get to go out to dinner with my sexy husband, and the baby sleeps long enough for us to finally make love for the first time since Mary Beth was born.
Asher holds me in his arms afterwards. “I love you so much, Lyla. So damn much.”
I smile and say the words back. Yes, life isn’t a rom-com, but it’s pretty damn good.
