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"God, he's all arms and legs."
"So are you, nice ones."
He looked down at her, a secret smile passing between them. "Think anyone will ever figure out why we bought this place?"
"Do you care?"
She hung onto his legs, hers gently moving to keep herself afloat. Her breasts pushed against the tight black tank suit. His body remembered every moment he'd spent loving her and announced it to the world. She noticed.
"You have that look in your eyes again, Tessa."
"What look?" came with mock innocence.
"The same one when you let me catch you last night."
"I didn't let you catch me."
"Liar." With three boys, their nightly walks were their only uninterrupted time together.
Their children laughed and Chase gazed at them with such overpowering love, Tessa lost her breath. She'd never known a man who could love so much.
"God, I'm glad I found you, angel," he said, then looked down at her.
This man wore his heart on his sleeve, she thought happily. "Well, a certain part of you found me. Three times."
He leaned close, grasping her arms and pulling her from the water. He draped her across his lap as if their entire family weren't watching and getting a good laugh at their expense. "I love you, angel."
"I love you, too." She stroked the side of his face, his mouth nearing hers, a breath away.
"Hey, Dad. Dad! Dad!" Christopher called when he didn't answer in the preferred three seconds.
"Yeah?" Chase didn't look up.
"Quit smooching and come play."
"I am playing, son," Chase said, and laughter erupted around them.
"Daaaad!" Both boys chimed.
Tessa arched a brow and Chase groaned, pressing his forehead to hers. His disappointment was great for her ego.
"There wasn't anything about lack of attention for the dad in those child-rearing books, you know."
Her lips twitched at his sour expression. "They're your sons."
"Convenient for you." His gaze dropped meaningfully to the bulge in his swim trunks. "Now."
"Hey. You wanted to be a dad, Chase Madison."
Clearly the blame was on him and his run to the doughnut store today. And he shouldered it willingly, grinning as he dumped her into the water. She came up sputtering. Christopher and Casey's giggles floated across the water like soft music.
"I should have seen that coming," she muttered, swiping water from her face.
He slid into the water. "I was hoping you'd say that." Chase wrapped his arms around her, letting her feel what she did to him, his gaze telling her their walk would be very long tonight. He wiggled his brows. She laughed and used his body to push off.
"That's if you can catch me," she called, then dived under the water.
Casey clapped. "Get her, Dad! Get her!"
"Over there, Dad!" Christopher pointed.
"Thanks, guys." He dived underwater, wondering if their mother knew how much they ganged up on her. Chase snared her ankle, yanking her into his arms and kissing her as they rose to the surface.
"You're 'posed to dunk her!" Christopher shouted, then giggled when his mom sent him a warning glance.
"Meet me on the porch after bedtime," she said against his lips, "and we'll make the trees shake."
Chase groaned at the image, sinking into her mouth just as two impatient boys cannonballed inches from them.
They broke apart and Chase looked at Tessa, a frown on his face.
"They're your sons," she warned gently. "Deal with it."
Chase watched her swim away, enjoying the sound of her laughter, laced with sensual promise. His boys clung to him like monkeys and as much as he adored them, he was going to tucker them out so she could keep that promise. Now and for the next couple of centuries.
