I tried to talk as I held back my tears. “Oh, Reed…”
He kissed me again, and I slid my hand around to the back of his neck. I held him in our kiss just a bit longer. When he finally pulled away, I looked into his eyes.
“Thank you, Reed. Thank you for your love, for always putting me first, and for taking such good care of me. Thank you for your never-ending knowledge of plants.”
Reed let out a chuckle as I winked.
“But most of all, thank you for giving us the best love story there is. Ours is a beautiful, passionate, caring, and never-ending love.”
I slid over and patted the bed. Reed crawled in and pulled me into his arms. I didn’t think I could ever love him more than I did right now.
“I never thought I could love you more than I do right now, Courtney.”
I sucked in a breath of air as I closed my eyes, and I just let the tears fall. “I feel the same, Reed. I love you.”
He kissed the back of my head and whispered, “I love you, too, angel.”
The sounds of Reed’s steady breathing relaxed me even more as I drifted off to sleep. I fell into a deep sleep and dreamed of Reed chasing a little boy and a little girl around the backyard.
Finally, I had my happily ever after.
I jumped out of the truck and quickly opened the back door, so I could help Courtney with the baby. I was a nervous wreck while driving home from the hospital, and Courtney had told me twice to please drive faster than forty miles per hour.
I smiled when I looked at our baby sleeping in the car seat. My phone beeped with a text message. I pulled it out and saw it was from Layton.
Layton: Are y’all home yet? How slow did you drive? I think I went forty all the way home, and Whit bitched the whole time.
Reed: Ha! Same here, dude. Fucking scared as hell to drive with Walker in the car. Does it get better?
Layton: No.
Reed: Thanks for that. Are y’all coming over soon?
Layton: Yep! Whit is feeding Taylor now, and we will be over soon. Wanted to let y’all get settled in. If Court’s emotions are anything like Whit’s, she will be crying and need some time.
Reed: Talk about emotions. Did you know we have to wait six weeks to have sex? SIX WEEKS! Dude…I’m gonna die.
Layton: Oh, trust me…you will find new ways to have fun.
I smiled as I read Layton’s last text. I looked up to see Courtney staring at me with one of those looks.
“Really? You’re standing there, texting, while I’m waiting to get our son out of this truck and into the house?”
I let out a chuckle, and then I reached up and kissed her. “I have a surprise for you.”
She grinned from ear to ear. “Oh yeah? I have one for you, too.”
I wiggled my eyebrows up and down. “Is your surprise going to give you multiple orgasms?”
Her smile dropped, and the look in her eyes turned to lust. She slowly shook her head and said, “No. Hurry. He might sleep for another thirty minutes at least!”
She pushed me out of her way as she slowly got out of the truck. I knew she was sore as hell after delivering my eight-pounds-two-ounces baby boy. I helped her down and then grabbed the small suitcase.
“I’ll take that. You get Walker, and don’t trip with him.”
I turned around and looked at her with a frown. “Great. I wasn’t even thinking of tripping with him, Court. Now, I’m going to worry about tripping!”
Courtney smiled as she took a few steps back and then yelled, “Wait! Where is Gracie?”