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I paid for my food, glanced at the back seat, and smiled finding Lola passed out in her car seat. That good, hard sleep kind of passed out too. Thank you, baby Jesus.
Once I had my food in the car, I headed back toward the house. I planned to get her into bed, stuff myself, and watch a movie until I passed out. I only prayed that Lola would cooperate with my plan. She normally did…but with my luck—no, not thinking of any other possibility. I was only going to try and manifest calm, well-earned sleep for the both of us.
Tomorrow would be a new day—a new adventure for us.
Chapter 5
Shaylee
Three Weeks Later
This morning had started off pretty well. Lola woke up around six-thirty, not long after her daddy called to say he was in the car and that they’d be back in a few hours.
I’d snuggled in the big bed with her for a while, hoping she would go back to sleep, but no luck. Anytime James was away, things got hairy in the sleeping department. To put it simply, sleep wasn’t always a guarantee for either of us.
She was getting better about it, more into the routine. I, for one, was glad that he wouldn’t have to travel all that much after this trip. I hated sleeping in that big bed without him.
He’d be back any minute now, and I had a surprise for him. I hoped like hell he was okay with just going with the flow this morning. I had the flight booked and reservations to keep.
From today through next Saturday, we had a cabin in the hills of Tennessee waiting on us. Plenty of room. Woods. No neighbors, just us. We’d have until Wednesday morning there alone. I was going to make the best of it.
I’d never been what I’d consider seductive. I felt awkward at times. Unskilled and a little clumsy. I was trying to get it together. Not that it took a lot to get James ‘in the mood.’ He wasn’t a man who needed the flair or extra work. Me walking into a room was all it took. Not that I was complaining in the slightest.
We’d had such a rocky start to this relationship. My heart had been in a million pieces. He’d been lost and not living his best life either. Slowly, we had healed and grown closer. I couldn’t imagine my life without him in it. Who knew a drunken night in a bar would lead me to where I was now? It’s one of those unbelievable stories you read in a romance novel.
It made my heart happy to make him happy. And me being me made him happy. It was one of those full-circle kind of things.
There was something more though. Something that made us both extremely happy, and that was being together, alone and preferably nekkid as the day was long. With a little one at home, that wasn’t always easy. We had had to learn to be creative and quiet. It was a real struggle most nights.
I was putting my creativity to the test this weekend.
I was sort of proud of myself, yet being scared to mess this up was also right up there with it.
Our bags, mine and James’, were packed, ready for our getaway. My heart though, was freaking out because I would be away from Lola. She was already at the house with her Nanny—she would be fine. My mom had all kinds of fun things planned for them. The aquarium with James’ parents and Danni’s family on Saturday, and she’d said something about a trip to the beach. Not sure if that was today or Sunday. Oh, to be a crab on that sand. Those three trying to wrangle one toddler was quite funny most days. Lola did love the beach. The sand was her first love, the water a no-go unless her daddy was out there with her. So again, they would be fine.
I looked at my watch and began to chew on my lip.
I heard the keys in the door as I leaned my hip against the back of the couch. Watching this glorious man waltz through the door never got old. He was in a pair of slacks, a button-up shirt that was tailored to his muscled physique. Delicious. That man was like a snack I got to unwrap and enjoy every single day.
“Hello, beautiful.” He dropped his briefcase, suitcase, and moved to where I was. Without hesitation, he lifted me up and planted my ass on the back of the oversized couch. His mouth claimed mine in a kiss so hot, the sun would melt.
The moan that escaped me was loud.
“I missed you so fucking much.” He kissed me again then pulled back. “Where’s my princess?”
I blushed as his gaze raked over me. I stuttered as my brain short-circuited. “Um… Oh, Lola is with my mom.”
He raised a brow, and I couldn’t help it; I gripped his tie and pulled him closer. His mouth and mine moved in slow, languishing movements. I wanted to do nothing more than devour this man right now. My brain screamed that we had to go though, so I pulled back.
“You and I have plans...” I used my thumbs and wiped the lip gloss from his lips.
“We do?” His brows pinched together.
“Yes, Mr. Whitman, we do. You have,” I looked at my watch, “about fifteen minutes to freshen up if you would like. We have to head to the airport. I told your pilot we would be leaving around 11:30am, and it’s almost 10:50am now.”
“Did I forget something?”
