I made my way down to the barn, and as I walked up, I could hear my father and Luke talking. I stopped and stood there for a few seconds, taking it all in. Growing up I had missed these moments with my father, but I was thankful that he was here and able to be such a huge part of my life as well as Ellie’s and our kids’ lives.
“Bandpa, are you riding with us?”
“I figured you’d like to spend some time with your dad since you haven’t seen him for a few days.”
“I’d like to spend time with both of y’all,” Luke said.
My heart soared. Whatever Ari and I were doing with our kids, we were somehow doing it right. I took a deep breath in and tried to contain my crazy emotions as I walked into the barn. When I saw the smile on my son’s face as he looked at me, my whole world stopped, and I took this moment in.
Moments like this just brought me back to the day when I’d known my life would never be the same. It was the day I’d sat under an oak tree, and the love of my life had saved me.
The End
Josh and I made our way up the stairs, stepping oh-so quietly. Will and Libby had been sleeping for over two hours, and I had been in pure heaven. The house had been so quiet that we just sat on the sofa and took it in while we massaged each other’s shoulders, backs, and feet. Then, Josh had gotten the idea of heading upstairs for some much-needed us time. I was a bit pissed that we had wasted over two hours sitting on the sofa before one of us thought of it.
We walked into our bedroom, and Josh turned on the upstairs monitor.
I quickly stripped out of my clothes and jumped into bed. Josh quickly began undressing.
“Fast. We have to go fast. They’ve been asleep for far too long,” I said.
Josh nodded his head and began kissing my breasts. He moved his lips up my neck, and I let out a soft moan. When I felt him pushing against me, I spread my legs open wider. The moment I felt his heat inside me I about came.
“Josh,” I whispered.
I gently moved my fingertips up and down his back as he slowly and passionately made love to me.
“Heaven,” Josh said as he pushed in deeper.
“Yes.”
Then, we heard something. We both instantly stopped moving and snapped our heads over to the monitor.
“Oh God, Will is up!” I said as I watched Will sitting up in his bed.
One quick glance at Libby’s bed showed that she was still sleeping.
Josh and I quickly looked back at each other.
“Move! Josh, go!”
Josh began moving in and out faster. As much as I wanted him to take it slow, I knew we had a limited amount of time now that Will was up. Soon, he would start calling out Libby’s name to wake her up.
“Harder!”
“Jesus, Heather. Faster, harder—I’m trying, damn it. I just wanted to enjoy you.”
I shook my head. “I know, I know! God, it feels good. I’m sorry, baby, but hurry.”
Josh grabbed my hips and began moving faster and harder.
With each thrust, he said, “They. Can. Wait. A. Few. Minutes.”
“Oh God, Josh, I’m so close.”
“Heather, I’m going to come.”
“No, wait!”