Page 151 of Whisper Sweet Nothings
“I sure do. You came out in those sexy gray joggers and no shirt.” She wiggled her eyebrows at me playfully.
“And you were licking the ice cream off that spoon very seductively, Mrs. Chadwick.”
I scooped some mint chip ice cream onto my spoon, and she opened her mouth for me to slip it inside.
“Damn, that’s good,” she groaned.
I leaned forward and kissed her. “So minty and sweet.”
She took the spoon from my hand and scooped a little on there and fed it to me.
“I have a surprise for you, Archie.” Her voice was full of tease.
Damn, I loved this woman.
“Are you going to strip naked and cover your body in mint chip ice cream and let me lick it off of you?”
Her head fell back on a full-bodied laugh as she jumped off the counter. “We could make that happen. But this is something else. I got you a little present. I wasn’t going to give it to you until your birthday, but now I’m too excited.”
“Oh, I love presents from my wife.” I leaned over the counter and watched as she hurried over to the laundry room and came back with a little black gift bag.
I reached inside and pulled out a tiny onesie that read:I love my daddy.
My eyes nearly bulged out of my head. “What? You’re pregnant?”
“Yep. I took a test this morning, and then snuck out to get this cute onesie.” She bit her bottom lip.
She’d gone off birth control a few months ago, but we hadn’t been trying that long. I was elated. We wanted to grow our family, and we were both ready.
I tugged her against me and wrapped my arms around her.
“This is amazing, beautiful.” I kissed her hair.
She tipped her head back to look up at me. “I love you, Archer Chadwick.”
“I love you more.”
She sighed and stepped back. “Melody is going to be such a good big sister.”
“She is. And you’re going to be an amazing mama,” I said, brushing the hair back from her face. “And the timing is okay with your writing schedule?”
“It’s perfect, actually.” She blinked a few times, and her eyes were wet with emotion.
“What are you thinking?” I asked.
“I get to write happily ever after for a living. And when I started this journey, it was an escape for me. I was livingvicariously through my characters.” She blew out a breath before continuing. “And now I’m living it. My own happily ever after.”
“Me too, baby. I’m the luckiest man in the world,” I said as I tipped her chin up to meet her gaze.
“I’m so happy I get to do this life with you. My forever love.”
“My forever love,” I said before giving her a chaste kiss. I turned to put the ice cream in the freezer, and then I scooped her into my arms.
She chuckled. “Are you going to carry me everywhere now?”
“For as long as you’ll let me.” I set her down on our bed and climbed in beside her.
She slid over and settled on my chest, and I leaned down before whispering against her ear, “I love you, beautiful.”
