Page 30 of Deviant

I opened the door and poked my head into the room. “Dinner’s ready.”

He got up and strode toward me. “Need any help with the kids?”

“Nope, Angela is already at the table, munching on some leftover green beans from last night while chatting my mom’s ear off, and the boys are washing up from playing outside.”

My parents decided to do the opposite of most retirees and moved from Florida to Tennessee shortly after I told them I was pregnant with the twins. They didn’t want to miss out on the joy of being a grandparent, and they spent lots of time with the kids.

“You’re such an incredible mom.” He followed his compliment—one I’d heard often—with a kiss that left me breathless. “And a fan-fucking-tastic old lady.”

“I do my best,” I whispered, my cheeks heating.

“You do a fuck of a lot more than that, gorgeous.” He brushed his thumb across the apple of my cheek. “Have I mentioned how much I enjoy the fact that you can still blush after all these years?”

“Once or twice.” I winked at him. “Usually after we’ve done something new in bed.”

“Gotta keep my younger wife happy,” he teased, settling his hand on my lower back to guide me down the hall.

Before we reached the kitchen, I stopped and turned toward him. “You don’t just make me wildly happy, you keep me on my toes each and every day.”

“You’ve figured out my plan…I’m keeping you so busy that you’ll never stop to think about leaving me for someone closer to your age.”

I’d gotten used to his teasing me over our age gap and knew he wasn’t really bothered by it. “You might’ve done your job a little too well this time.”

His brows drew together. “What do you mean?”

“It seems we have a new tradition.” I placed Grady’s hand over my belly. “We apparently celebrate our children’s third birthdays by giving them another sibling.”

His green eyes widened as his lips curved into a satisfied grin. “You’re pregnant?”

“I haven’t taken the test to confirm it yet because I know you’ll want to be with me for that, but my period is two days late?—”

“And the only other time that’s ever happened is when you were pregnant,” he finished for me.

“Yup,” I confirmed.

“Fuck yeah,” he breathed. “I hope it’s another girl. Then we’ll have two of each.”

His wish was granted…and then some. We ended up with another set of twins, both girls this time.