“We don’t get many moments lately,” she points out.
“True.”
She quickly grabs my hand and directs it to her belly. “She’s really moving today. I guess she knows that you’re around.” Gracie presses her lips together. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that she’s struggling today.
A poke stomps against my hand, and her warm smile probably matches my own. “I’m very lucky to have you both.” My lips feather her jawline, then I trail my mouth to nip on her lip. My feathery touch is abandoned when I kissher deeply.
I can’t get enough of her. Family is family, and they will play a big role in our little girl’s life, but right now, I’m going to be selfish.
Struggling to pull away only to magnetize back to her, I manage to break our kiss and frame her face with my hands. “How about you fake that you are too tired, and we go pick up a pizza and head home? I could think of a few things that I would rather do right now.”
She eases and sighs. “Perfect idea.”
“Come on.” I tip my head in the direction of the door.
We begin to walk, but then she pauses and snaps her fingers. “Oh yeah, now I remember that I solved a mystery at the table.”
“What was what?”
Her smile is ear to ear, but it is disconcerting.
“What the hell is going on?” My brows rise, and I wait patiently for an answer.
“I overheard Lainey and Tyler whispering in the kitchen that your brother has totally been eyeing someone he really probably shouldn’t be.”
“Just tell me.” My voice turns a little curt.
She shakes her head side to side, clearly entertained. “So, how good is the relationship going with Declan these days? It’s good, right?” She’s dragging this out.
“Come again?” My neck cranes as I connect the dots.
“You heard me.”
My body begins to boil with tension. “Oh, I did, but allow me a few seconds of denial that my brother might fuck up his career by eyeing the team owner’s daughter.”
Now Gracie just laughs. “You know, our daughter will give you gray hairs when she is older, but right now, it seems your brother is filling that role.”
“I’m going to fucking warn him.”
She reaches out to tug my arm. “Relax. He hasn’t done anything. Give him a reminder, keep it professional as Coach Tate, and look at yourself in the mirror right now because this is really kind of hilarious.”
Shaking my head fervently side to side, I pinch the bridge of my nose. “Just get me out of here. I’m supposed to be relaxing you, but I might need to take a raincheck.”
She interlinks our arms to lead us on our way. “Surely, you mean a reversal in positions.” Her sultry voice already relaxes me.
“And this is why I love you.”
“Because of my choice of sex positions?”
I gently nudge into her side. “A solid reason, but I meant it’s your beautiful smile and witty words that have me excited for the future. You keep me grounded in this family of crazy too. It’s a reason that I love you.”
She rests her head on my shoulder. “I love you so much that I just got kicked hard because someone wants to remind me that she will get some of that love. It will be a different kind, but gosh, you have every inch of me.”
Which is exactly why we are going home to lie in bed together.
EPILOGUE: ASHER
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