Page 98 of Only You

She broke our embrace and stared into my eyes. “I like the man you are, but if there’s an upgraded version of you, I say bring it on.” She grinned.

“God, I’ve missed you so much.” I leaned my forehead against hers.

“I’ve missed you more.” Our lips met.

I broke our kiss and stroked her cheek with my thumb. “I’m so sorry.”

“Stop apologizing. I forgive you. Let’s put it all behind us and start over.” She smiled.

“In that case. Hi, I’m Alex Harbor, and I think you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.” I extended my hand.

“It’s nice to meet you, Alex. I’m Hannah James, and you are the sexiest man I have ever seen.” She shook my hand. “Would it be too forward of me to ask you to take me to your bedroom?”

“Would it be too forward of me to shout hell yes?” I grinned.

“Not at all.” She laughed.

I stood up, swooped her in my arms, and carried her into the house and up the stairs to my bedroom, where we made love almost all night.

“I hope you know you’re not leaving this bed,” I said as my arm around her tightened.

“No worries. I didn’t plan on it.” Her lips pressed against my chest. “Oh my gosh, I didn’t tell you.” She lifted her head. “My mom and Antonio are engaged and moving to Harbor Falls.”

“Wow. Really?” I smiled. “That’s great news. How do you feel about it?”

“I’m happy they’re getting married. My mom said she’s happy to help at the flower shop.”

“Ah. Judging by the look on your face, you don’t seem to like that idea.”

“It’s not that I don’t like—shit, who am I kidding? I hate the idea. I love my mother, but sometimes she can be overbearing, and I’m not sure how working together all day will work.”

“She’s your mom, and she wants to help. Look at it this way. Once her grandchild is born, she’ll be too occupied with her to give your flower shop a second thought.”

“Oh! You’re right.” Hannah grinned. “Adalyn and Colin will need her and Antonio to babysit while they work.”

“See. Feel better now?”

“I always feel better when I’m with you.” She leaned in and kissed my lips.

We’d finally closed our eyes and fell asleep around three a.m. My eyes flew open when I heard the creaking of the door.

“Dad? Hannah!” Lucy exclaimed.

“What are you doing home so early?” I quickly sat up and made sure the sheet was covering our naked bodies.

“It’s ten o’clock. Juliette’s mom dropped all of us off.”

“Hey, Lucy.” Hannah gave a small wave from under the covers.

“What’s going on here?” Lucy cocked her head.

I wasn’t pretending anymore. Things were changing around here, and I would make sure she knew it.

“Hannah and I are together as a couple, and she will be sleeping in this bed a lot. She’ll be here all the time and practically living with us. If you have a problem with that, then I’m sorry.”

“Okay.” She shrugged. “I don’t have a problem with it.” A smile crossed her lips. “I’ll go downstairs and make the coffee. Hurry and get up so we can all have breakfast together.” She shut the door.

“What’s wrong with her?” I looked at Hannah.