“Merry Christmas, Lizzie.”
“And to you.”
Pulling her into his arms, he nuzzled her neck, and she moaned. “I can’t think when you do that.”
“I don’t want you to think.”
He was so proud of her. After graduating college, she’d been working at a local firm, training to be a psychologist. She loved her job, and even though at times she looked stressed, he knew there wasn’t anything else that she wanted in this world other than to help people. She still took classes though.
It would seem his wife worried about decisions, so she always made sure to have a backup plan.
She turned in his arms. “You’d tell me anything, right?”
“Okay, I feel like I’m about to be in your bad books or something?”
“It’s not bad. I just hope you know that you can trust me. With anything.”
He frowned. “You’re going to have to give me a clue.”
“I saw your baby book, Daniel. You’ve got three baby books.” She tucked some hair behind her ear, smiling at him.
“That’s nothing.”
“Do you want a baby?” she asked.
Taking her hand, he made his way down to his office, closing and locking the door.
“Yes, I want a baby, but not until you’re ready. I want you to have your career, and I can wait. I just want to be prepared.” He paused, seeing a wicked smile on her face. “Why are you smiling?”
“I just, the thought of you holding a baby.”
“Sexy? Cute? Wrong?”
“I was thinking more that it would be so amazing to see you holding a baby.” She stepped toward him, placing her hands on his waist. “Would you like to start making one now?”
“I want you to have everything your heart desires first. I can wait for kids.”
She gripped his ass and pulled him in close, kissing him with a passion that made him ache all over.
“I want to be with you, Daniel. Having a family, so long as it’s with you, I really don’t care. I love you.”
He tucked some hair behind her ear. “I’ll never get tired of hearing you say that.”
“What?”
“That you love me.”
“I love you. I love you. I love you.”
He kissed her one more time, gripping her ass just like she did his. “You want to make a baby?”
“Yes. I think we’d be amazing parents.”
Daniel moved her back toward the sofa, dropping her down and moving between them.
“You know, finding you has been the best thing that ever happened to me,” he said. Being with Elizabeth, he’d never known such happiness.
She cupped his face, and he saw the love in her eyes shining right back at him.
“Make love to me, Daniel.”
Not only did he make love to her that night, but every single night for the rest of their lives, he showed her with actions, and with words, exactly how much he loved her.
The End