Page 124 of I Loved You First

Cam pulled Brady into his lap, wrapping his arms around him, kissing the top of his head. “You’re a great helper. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. Eat your crackers, Fiona.”

She chuckled as she hesitantly nibbled her first few bites, waiting to regret her decision as she chewed and swallowed.

“How’s it settling?” Cam asked.

She nodded, nibbling again. “Pretty okay.”

“How about we get you back into bed while you eat a couple more?”

“Sure.”

Brady stood. “I’ll snuggle with you. That will help you feel better.”

She smiled as Cam took her hands, slowly helping her to her feet. “I would love that.”

“Brady, why don’t you grab a book, and I’ll read while we all cuddle up for a bit,” Cam suggested.

“Okay.” Brady rushed off again.

Cam gave Fiona his attention. “How’s standing working for you?”

“I’m doing better. The nausea isn’t quite so bad.”

“Good,” he said, kissing her forehead as he wrapped his arms around her.

Sighing as she closed her eyes, she returned his embrace, breathing in the scent of his warm skin. She certainly wasn’t feeling her best, yet gratitude overwhelmed her. Because at this moment, she had everything she’d always wanted. “I love you, Cam. I love that this is my life—that this is our life.”

He nodded. “It’s not too shabby.”

Grinning, she pressed her palm to his cheek. “I’d say it’s perfect.”

He wrapped his arm around her shoulders. “Come on. Let’s make sure you’re good to go before we try to get some breakfast and a vitamin into you.”

“Okay.”

“It might not be a bad idea to put a couple of granola bars or breakfast bars in your purse. You don’t want to let yourself get hungry.”

She nodded, walking with him to the bed, settling under the covers with Cam as Brady pounced onto the mattress with a book about the first day of school. “This looks like a good one.”

“Yup.” Brady got under the covers, resting his head against her shoulder. “It’s my favorite. The llama was scared, but then he had a fun day at kindergarten.”

Cam opened to the first page, and they all got lost in the adventure as Fiona nibbled on another cracker.

Cam wrapped the final candle jar in the packing paper he and Brady had picked up at the U-Haul store, setting it among the last of Fi’s living room décor they’d packed in the box.

“I can close the flaps,” Brady said, standing by Cam’s side.

Cam stood straight, stretching his back. “Do your thing, helper.”

Brady folded the flaps down in no time flat, adding a little flourish as he batted at the final piece of cardboard.

Cam nodded. “You get style points for that.”

Brady grinned. “Because I made it look super fancy?”

He chuckled, loving that Brady was such a fun kid. “As far as box closing goes, that was the fanciest I’ve seen.”