“Yeah, of course,” Wyatt said.
The two of them crawled under his blanket and cuddled up again. She felt so safe there in his arms and under the blanket. It felt like she was completely invincible. Nothing in the world could harm her there. Because of that feeling of security, it was only a few minutes before she began to get sleepy. Her last thoughts before drifting off to dreamland were about the new life that she was confident was now growing in her belly. She also thought about how interesting it was how things had turned out for her.
She'd started as a surrogate mother for Wyatt's child and would now be a real mother for a different child of his.
Who would have ever imagined that me meeting Wyatt and his ex-wife, would have led to me finding the love of my life? She thought. I'm really starting to think this whole 'fate' thing is real. But even if it's not, I suppose it doesn't matter. I don't really care what brought me to this moment, all I care about is that I'm here now. For that, I'm eternally grateful.
Then she closed her eyes and let sleep take her. She'd never felt so happy.
Chapter 29
Wyatt
Sunlight poured in through the window. Birds were chirping. Wyatt swore he had never slept so good.
He knew why, of course. The angel sleeping beside him was snoring softly, still worn out from the night. He had stayed awake until he was sure she was asleep, making sure she was going to spend the night. But when she snuggled even closer into him as she dreamed, he had allowed himself to fall asleep.
Now he looked at her, peacefully sleeping the last few minutes of the dawn away. They were both still naked, and her legs were entwined with his. He knew he wanted to wake up like this every day for the rest of his life.
She stirred a little, then opened one eye. A smile crept across her face. “Hey,” was all she said.
“Hey,” Wyatt responded.
They looked at each other for another moment before Lily closed her eyes and pulled the blanket back over her head, clearly trying to get a few more minutes of sleep.
He was about to leave her there, letting her sleep while he made a pot of coffee, when he suddenly heard a very familiar set of footsteps stomping through the house.
Oh no, he thought.
Lily poked her head out from the covers, her eyes going wide. She looked like she was in a panic for a moment.
“Daddy!” came the cry from the other side of his bedroom door. With that, Lily hid her head back under the covers. Wyatt turned his back to her and toward the door.
The door opened, and in came Maggie. “Daddy, are you awake?”
Wyatt brought his finger to his lips, saying “Shhh.”
Maggie whispered as loud as she could, “Daddy, are you awake?”
“Yes, Maggie, I’m awake. What do you need?”
“You have to come with me right now!” she cried.
As usual, his heart began to race. “Is everything okay?
”
She pouted. “My swimsuit is missing. I need my swimsuit!”
Wyatt let out a sigh of relief. He seemed to remember having this exact conversation a week or two ago. “Okay, honey. Let Daddy get dressed and he’ll help you.”
“But Daddy, I need it now!” She began to crawl up on the bed, but stopped. “Who’s that?”
Wyatt’s heart sank. “What do you mean?”
Maggie pointed. “There, in bed with you. Is it a stranger?”
Wyatt didn’t know how to respond. Lily slowly poked her head out from under the covers. “Hi, Maggie,” she said sheepishly.