Cherished (Wanted 4)

She smiled as she crawled off of me, and then she began putting her panties and sweatpants back on. I looked her body up and down, and I had the most intense feeling run through my body.

“I love you, Ari.”

She stopped and smiled as she looked at me. “I love you, too.”

She turned and walked out of the bedroom. I lay there for a few minutes and thought about how blessed I was.

I heard Ari talking to Grace and Luke in the kitchen, so I got up and headed to the bathroom to wash up. I got dressed and made my way out to join them.

As I walked into the kitchen, I stopped and watched my beautiful wife with my precious kids. Luke was helping Ari put Grace into her high chair.

“I don’t know what I would do without my big man here to help me. Huh, Grace?” Ari said.

Grace let out a giggle as Luke ran over to the refrigerator and tried to open it.

Ari picked him up and opened the door. “What do you want, little man? Want some yogurt?”

“Yes, peeze,” Luke said.

I smiled and walked into the kitchen. Grace started kicking as soon as she saw me.

I leaned down and kissed her. “Hey, baby girl.”

“Daddy!” Luke yelled. He fought like hell to get out of Ari’s arms.

She set him down, and I squatted, so he could run into my arms for a hug.

“Alwex?” Luke asked.

“You want to see Alex, buddy?” I asked.

He began nodding his head. I looked up at Ari, who smiled.

“I’ve been promising him a playdate with Alex all day,” she said.

I looked back down at Luke. “You get to see Alex tomorrow. You’re spending the night with Gramps and Grams—both of y’all.”

Luke started jumping up and down when he saw Ari setting his yogurt on the table. He pointed to his seat, so I picked him up and set him in it as I glanced at Ari. She was smiling as she made cereal for Grace.

“Are you happy, baby?” I asked her.

The sexy smile that spread across her face was all I needed to see to know her answer.

“Yes. I’ve never been so happy in my life,” she said with a wink. “Are you?”

I walked over to her and took her in my arms. I gently brushed my lips back and forth across hers. “Everything I’ve dreamed of and wanted is in this very room right now. You’ve made me the happiest man on Earth, Ari. I love you so much that it hurts. If I didn’t have you, Luke, and Grace…I’d be so lost. I love y’all so much. Nothing can ever come between us, Ari. Nothing.”

She smiled as I pulled her closer to me and kissed her. I was beginning to get lost in the kiss when the doorbell rang. I pulled away, and she laughed.

“Damn it, Johnson. You sure know how to make a girl horny, you know that?”

I laughed as I turned and headed to the front door. I wasn’t sure who in the hell it could be since our front gate buzzer hadn’t gone off. I smiled and opened the door, expecting it to be Gunner or Gramps, and then I instantly felt sick to my stomach.

“What in the hell are you doing here?” I looked him up and down.

He smiled and shook his head. “Now, Jefferson, is that any way to greet your father?”

When I heard what the man at the door had said, I almost dropped the jar of baby food.