“Sure did.”
“Did you fry the peppers first, and the mushrooms, so that they’re not all hard inside?”
“I’ll give you something hard inside.”
Colette pushed back the covers and set a hand on the barely there swell of her stomach. “I think you managed that already.” She picked up her fork and took a bite of the omelet. She closed her eyes and chewed. “Wow,” she said after she’d swallowed. “I must say, I’m impressed.”
“Yeah. I could have woken you up and set you on the counter and had you for breakfast, but I let you get that half an hour of extra sleep in. Look what a good, selfless husband I am.”
“Right.” She rolled her eyes and took another bite. “Well, you are good in bed. I’ll give you that. And fairly selfless out of it too.”
“So, I get a passing grade?”
“I guess you do.” She swallowed down another bite.
“Good. Because once you finish that, I’m going to take you to the shower and show you just how generous I’m feeling this morning.”
“Oh really?” Her cheeks flushed despite the fact that she feigned boredom. “I can’t imagine what you have planned? Maybe a good back rub?”
“We can start with that.”
“If I let you take me into the shower, you’ll agree to have dinner with my parents tomorrow night? To tell them our news?”
He couldn’t even pretend that he didn’t want to go. He was probably the one person in the world who lucked out and got good in-laws. He loved them, and they loved him. His mother-in-law always had a kind word for him. She sent home doggy bags of food, freshly baked cookies and treats whenever Colette went over there, which was a few times a week at least, even if he was busy with work or couldn’t make it.
His father-in-law more than made up for his early years. They did father-son things together. Going to the range to shoot guns once in a while, having a beer now and then, kicking back to watch sports… Jim even managed to convince him to take up golf.
It didn’t matter one bit to Colette’s parents that their daughter had married a billionaire. They never saw him as a paycheck or a retirement fund. To them, he was just Blaze, the man who loved the heck out of their daughter and a part of their family that they welcomed with open arms.
He couldn’t wait until he and Colette finally reveal the home in Mexico that they’d purchased together. Just for Sharlene and Jim. Just to use whenever they wanted to get away. It was his idea and Colette had been so excited, she’d actually cried. Then he’d informed her that he’d purchased the other new construction right down the street.
He’d got the full-on water works for that.
Colette was a rock star at her job and Blaze knew that she wasn’t planning on giving it up. He supported her in that one hundred percent. He loved that she was happy. That it gave her purpose and that it let her use the incredible talent she’d been gifted with and spent so much time learning and honing.
They were basically two computer geeks, when it came down to it, and he absolutely loved it.
He absolutely loved her.
“They’re going to be thrilled,” he said, when Colette looked at him funny. He hadn’t meant to drift off. “Their first grandkid.”
“They’ll be even more excited to find out you’re going to be staying home with her after I go back to work.”
“Her? Her? What makes you think it’s a girl?”
“Oh, I just have a feeling.” Colette gave him one of those rare, private, sweet smiles, her whole heart glowing in her eyes and lighting up her entire face.
“I’m going to be doing more than just staying home with her if it’s a girl. You’re going to have to give her an entire house full of brothers so that I’m not alone in having to kick ass when she gets older and starts bringing boys to the house.”
“Hmm? A house full of brothers?” Colette smirked at him. “I bet you’d like to try and make that happen.”
“Honey, we both know that I enjoy trying, even after it’s already happened.”
She laughed and he joined her. “Seriously though. Brothers.”
“Okay, well let’s just get through this one first. Then we’ll talk brothers.”
“How soon? Like, immediately?”
“You’re lucky I love you,” she muttered under her breath. “Because you’re impossible and insane.”
“I know. I know, and I am damn lucky that you love me.” Blaze reached out and smoothed Colette’s hair. It was mussed from sleep and with sheet creases still on her cheek, she’d never looked more adorable. “I know that, every single minute of every single day.”
“And I’m lucky that you were a terrible boss and decided to scheme to sleep with his employee.”
“You were lucky, I guess, now that you mention it.”