Keeping Score

“I always get what I want.”

“You want baby duty?” she questioned.

“I want a happy rested wife. I want to do something for you.”

“But—”

I reached under the sheet, cupping her full breasts. She moaned. “Ohh, Hawk.”

“I’m also hiring a babysitter and taking you out tonight.”

“No. What?” Her eyes flew open.

My hands moved under the sheet, sliding her panties out of the way. She whimpered when I massaged her clit.

“I’m taking my hot wife out to dinner. Then I’m bringing her home and we’re going to finish a bottle of wine together and we’re going to play with every sex toy we’ve bought over the past year until there’s nothing new to try.” Damn. I was already hard just thinking about it.

She nodded. Her hand landed on my wrist, guiding me between her legs.

“If you say so,” she whispered.

“I do. So enjoy your morning sleeping in. Enjoy your afternoon. And tonight, we can enjoy our anniversary.”

“Anniversary?” she croaked.

I stood back from the bed, grinning. It didn’t happen often, but when it did I felt like a fucking champion. I remembered something Julie didn’t. A snippet of our life. Frankly, it was the fucking night that changed my life forever.

“The night we met.” I laughed.

“Oh my God. I can’t…”

I kissed her on the cheek, carrying the baby monitor under my arm. She sank onto the pillow and watched me grab my clothes from the closet.

“It’s ok. We’ll celebrate all night. I promise.”

“Hawk?”

She pulled the sheet to her chin.

I stopped at the door. “What is it?”

“I love you. So much. Do you know that?”

I smiled. “I love you too, babe. I’ve got Frannie and Hunter. Get some rest. You’re going to need it.” I winked and closed the door behind me.

I made a pot of coffee and plugged the monitor into the kitchen outlet. Frannie was asleep. I hadn’t heard Hunter stir. This was my life now. My perfect life. My unexpected life.

It was a rock star’s life. A quarterback’s life. A dad’s life.

My life.

And I loved every second of it. I wouldn’t change any of it. As long as I had Julie and the kids, I knew I’d be a happy man, and nothing else mattered.

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His fingers curled around mine. Tight and strong as