“Gunner, it looks like a romantic spa in here.”
The sound of a screen shutting told me he had stepped outside. “Good. Now strip out of your clothes and get in that tub. I’ll be heading back soon and putting Alex down. She’s exhausted from all of the attention she’s gotten from everyone.”
“Everyone?”
“I took her to see Grams and Gramps before stopping here. Poor little thing barely had a nap.”
Chewing on my lip, I imagined Gunner in the tub with me. “Should I wait? I’d love to have you join me in this oversized tub of ours.”
A screen door slammed again. “Let me get our daughter. I’m coming home now.”
My hand covered my mouth to hide my laughter. I heard Gunner tell his parents he was leaving. “Sorry, Mom and Dad. Ellie really wants to see Alex before she goes to bed.”
I shook my head. “You totally pinned that all on me.”
“Yep. See ya in a few, sweetheart.”
The phone went dead. Pulling it back, I shook my hea
d and headed back to the kitchen. I searched for the perfect bottle of wine before grabbing two glasses and the plate of fruit and cheese I quickly made up.
The sound of Gunner’s truck pulling up had me rushing back into the master bathroom to drop everything off before heading back to the kitchen.
Gunner walked in with our sleeping daughter in his arms and my libido shot through the roof. Never mind the fact that my husband was drop-dead gorgeous, or that his blue eyes seemed to be sparkling, it was the site of him carrying out daughter in his arms that got to me the most.
“Hey,” he softly said before kissing me on the lips.
“I missed you today,” I replied as I handed him a bottle I’d gotten ready.
“I missed you too. Let’s take care of the princess here so I can give my queen some one-on-one attention.”
The pull in my lower stomach was hard to miss. The only thing I could do was nod. Gunner turned and headed toward the stairs. My hand went to my stomach to settle the butterflies flying about.
Tears formed in my eyes as my emotions took over. I never in my life dreamed I would ever be this happy.
Dragging in a deep breath, I headed to Alex’s room.
I stood outside of the room and watched as Gunner hummed softly while feeding our precious baby.
He glanced up at me and smiled. Those dimples made my heart flutter. “What are you thinking, Ells?”
I didn’t even need to think of my response. “How I’m the luckiest woman on earth.”
Gunner winked. “And soon to be the most satisfied.”
I was the luckiest woman on earth, no doubt.
Tossing the last bag into the back of my truck, I turned and grabbed the tent. Setting it next to the giant ass bag Ari had packed, I let out a sigh. I still couldn’t believe she packed so many things.
“Hey, cowboy.”
I spun around to see my beautiful bride sitting on top of Big Roy. I hated that she rode while being pregnant, but I knew Ari. It wouldn’t matter how much I didn’t want her to do it. If she wanted to, she’d do it.
“Hey, beautiful. How’s he feel?”
Ari laughed. “Slow. Lazy bastard doesn’t want to move. I’ve never ridden a horse that walks this slow in my entire life. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear you had a heart-to-heart with him.”
She raised a brow and stared at me.