Page 115 of Forever Enough
“Nothing is more amazing than being inside you, Kenz.”
Smiling, I whispered my reply. “I agree.”
He sighed, then kissed me. A long, sweet, passionate kiss. “I need to get dressed. I’ve got to meet Dad in thirty minutes.”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have let you sleep in so late. I just love watching you sleep.”
When he pulled out of me, I instantly missed his heat. He reached for my hand and pulled me up. Then, moving fast, he scooped me up into his arms and carried me into the shower.
We quickly washed and dried, and as Bradly got dressed, I made him some oatmeal to take in a thermos with him.
“Here’s your breakfast on the go, sir.”
Bradly leaned in and kissed me. “Thank you so much. What are your plans for today?”
I leaned against the counter as I watched him fill up a large, insulated cup with ice water. It was so cold outside, I wasn’t even sure why he was adding ice.
“I’m helping Lou this morning with getting the seeds planted for the spring garden. Plus, I have a surprise I’m working on for Avery. Lou and I moved some tables and made a section in the greenhouse for her to plant some seeds for flowers, come spring.”
He drew his head back and smiled. “Really? Avery’s going to be thrilled with that.”
“I think she will too.”
Avery hadn’t mentioned anything more about the small business she and Emily had talked about starting, and it wasn’t my place to say anything, just in case she’d changed her mind. I highly doubted she would, but I still wanted to let her be the one to tell everyone her plans.
Bradly held his hand out. I placed my palm against his, and he drew me close. “I’ve never been so happy in my entire life, Kenzie. I want you to know that.”
I sighed and ran my finger down the side of his face. “Neither have I.”
“Enjoy your day, and I’ll see you later.”
He kissed me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck to deepen it. I was already missing him, as silly as that was.
When he stepped back, I handed him the thermos and tumbler. “Be careful out there today. It’s cold.”
He laughed. “Says the girl who grew up in the south. Tell Lou I said hi.”
Walking him to the door, I opened it. Standing at the landing was Pickles. He did a spin of delight at the sight of Bradly, and Mr. Whiskers rushed past all of us and down the steps.
“I’ll walk down with you so I can feed everyone.”
At the bottom of the steps, Bradly turned once more, kissed me quickly on the mouth, then started for the door.
“Have fun in the dirt today!” he called out as he walked past the stalls, saying good morning to the horses.
Pickles pranced behind him until I called him back for breakfast. After feeding everyone, I made my way back up the steps to get myself changed and ready for work.
By the time I made it to the greenhouse, Lou was watering while she blared Def Leppard throughout the whole place. She was a firm believer that plants grew better with music. Why it couldn’t be something more calming was beyond me.
I shouted out her name, but she didn’t hear me, so I made my way to the office to hang up my coat, hat, and gloves. Once I returned to the greenhouse, she was shimmying her way down the tomato aisle to “Pour Some Sugar on Me” as she sprayed the plants with water.
“Lou!” I called out as I walked closer. “Lou!”
She finally heard me, turned—and aimed the water right at me, soaking me within seconds.
“Oh my God! Mackenzie, you scared the shit out of me!”
Reaching for her phone, she fumbled until she hit something, and everything went silent. Well, except for the water dripping off me and onto the floor.