“Okay…well, dude, we’re almost back to Mason. ”
“I just dropped Amanda off at home. I’m coming back out there. Can I meet y’all in a few hours?”
I glanced over at Gunner, and he must have been able to hear Brad because he nodded.
“Sure, dude, just, um…come to Gunner’s house or mine—”
“No. I could tell Ari and Ellie were pissed at me today. I’ll meet you at the main barn. Just give me a couple hours to get there,” Brad said before he hung up.
I looked over toward Gunner. “What the fuck is going on?”
“He must really need to talk if he’s going to drive all the way back out here again,” Gunner said as he shook his head.
“Yeah, he must. ”
When I walked into the house, I could smell lasagna. Damn, Ari makes the best lasagna ever.
It was dead quiet in the house. I walked into the kitchen to see my beautiful bride sitting at the kitchen island with her head resting on her arms. The baby monitor was next to her, so Luke had to be sleeping. As I stepped closer, I could tell she was fast asleep.
I smiled as I leaned down and scooped her up into my arms. Snuggling her head into my chest, she let out a small moan.
“Don’t forget the monitor,” she whispered.
I smiled as I went to grab it before heading to our bedroom.
Once in our room, I gently laid her down on the bed. She still had her eyes closed, but a small smile was playing across her face.
“How is Josh? Heather sent me a text saying you were her knight in shining armor today. How long is he going to be in the hospital?”
She just kept asking question after question. Instead of answering her, I leaned down and took her lips with mine.
The next thing I knew, I was taking off my clothes as I watched her strip out of hers.
“I missed you so damn much today. I love you so much, baby,” I said as I crawled on top of her.
“Hmm…I love you, too. Oh god,” she said as I slowly entered her body.
Fuck, she feels like pure heaven.
“Jeff…you feel so good. Please go slow. I need you so bad,” Ari said as she pulled my body closer to hers.
I started covering her with kisses. I stopped moving as I paid attention to only her nipples. When she kept bucking her hips into mine, I smiled.
“Move, Jeff. For Christ’s sake, move!”
“Baby, you told me to go slow…so I’m going slow,” I said as I looked at her and smiled.
The next thing I knew, she was on top of me, and my world was completely and utterly rocked by her. We called out each other’s names at the same time as we both came together.
Life is so perfect when I’m with Ari. Fuck, I love this girl so damn much.
We were lying there, holding each other, for what seemed like forever.
“How long has Luke been asleep?” I asked.
Ari let out a sigh. “I put him down right before you came home. He was being a stinker. He loves Alex, and I think he was wondering why she wasn’t on the floor, playing with him. Amanda played with him so much that I think she wore his little ass out. Brad even played with him…a lot. That surprised me since the fucker doesn’t want kids. ”
“Yeah, about Brad…I’m gonna have to go meet him here in a little bit. He called and said he dropped off Amanda and was heading back out to talk to Gunner and me,” I said as I stroked Ari’s hair.