“I don’t know. But I might…”
With a wicked look in his eyes, he leaned over and held the treat to her lips. “Share it with me?”
She pretended to consider it before taking a small bite, and damn, it was still good even though it had cooled. Licking the sweet chocolate from her lips, she loved the way Connor was watching her.
“Maybe we should take some home with us and have a private dessert after the kids are in bed,” he suggested.
“Mmm…I like the sound of that.”
But in the meantime, they needed to interact with their friends. Not that it was a hardship.
If anyone would have told her six months ago that she would be back at the Lakeview Harbor Resort and working with her childhood friends and planning her wedding to Connor, she would have told them they were crazy.
And yet, here she was, and she’d never felt so lucky in her entire life. It was as if she’d won the lottery.
“I heard your parents were coming to visit next month, Lexi,” Harlow said from across the fire. “Are they going to stay at the new house—well, the rental—with you guys or are they staying here?”
Just thinking of her parents made her smile. They were so excited not only to see her and Jonah, but to meet Annabeth and see Connor again. They were the absolute epitome of awesome parents, and she couldn’t wait for Annabeth to see that grandparents could be nice all the time.
“They wanted to stay here, but there were no rooms or cabins available,” she explained. “So they’re going to stay in our cabin since we won’t be using it.”
“Aww, that’s great. I’m so glad they’re coming and get to see the resort!”
“They are too. I felt bad about them staying here when they could stay with us, but honestly, we’re here all the time anyway, so it will be fine. Plus, they are looking forward to some of the new activities we’ve added.”
Slater’s face lit up. “Oh, yeah? Like what?”
“My dad wants to go parasailing,” she said with amusement. “It’s all he’s been talking about.”
“Is your mom going to go too?” Maisie asked.
“Definitely not. She’s terrified of heights. However, she is very much looking forward to all the new craft classes we offer. And then the two of them together want to go hiking with Nora and try birdwatching.”
“It’s a much bigger hit than we expected,” Slater told her. “And the early morning group is the biggest. We may need a second guide if this keeps up.”
“Most people haven’t complained if they don’t get that early morning tour,” Lexi said. “But every tour has been full this week. We should see how they are at the end of the month and then perhaps think about additional tours.”
After that, the conversation turned to other observations they were all noticing about this first real batch of guests, and before she knew it, the fire was dying down and all the dessert was gone.
Drats. She had been looking forward to the sexy dessert in bed thing.
Oh well…
Slater took care of putting the fire out while Harlow and Walker cleaned up the dessert mess, and soon they were all wishing one another a good night and heading to their own cabins.
There were still some nights they stayed at the resort instead of driving home to the rental, and tonight was one of those nights.
Jonah was yawning, and Annabeth was already asking if they could read before bed. She and Connor looked at each other and decided to divide and conquer.
“I’ll get Jonah washed up and to bed while you girls read,” he said, wrapping his arm around her as they walked.
“Sounds good,” she said around a yawn. “Maybe it’s a good thing that everyone ate all the food. I don’t know if I’ll be awake long enough for us to enjoy any of it in bed.”
He made a noncommittal sound as they stepped into the cabin.
Their nighttime routine had gotten a little easier since school let out, so she could relax and not be so worried about making sure everyone was in bed by a certain time. Even though the earlier the kids were in bed, the sooner she and Connor could climb into theirs.
Tonight, it took an hour before everyone was settled—including the two of them.
