Chapter 25

Quinn pulled his SUV into the Three Ponies yard and parked in front of the big stone barn. He glanced at the sleeping woman next to him and smiled. He had been right, she had practically fallen asleep face first into her ice cream sundae.

Quinn got out of the FJ and went around to open the passenger door. He undid Sam's seatbelt and picked her up, kicking the door shut when he had her comfortably in his arms. She snuggled into his chest and he had to smile down at her. She was certainly sweet.

He had barely started across the yard when the front door opened and Jake came out. Quinn smiled at his brother.

"Is she all right?" Jake asked.

"She's fine, just tired," Quinn assured him. "Normal pregnancy stuff as much as I can see."

Quinn passed Jake's wife over to him. Sam murmured Jake's name and nuzzled into his neck.

"She certainly knows who you are, even asleep," Quinn chuckled.

Jake got her comfortable in his arms and nodded.

"Did she eat anything besides ice cream?" Jake wondered.

"I made her order some of Clara's chicken," Quinn told him. "She ate most of it before insisting on the ice cream. She had a few bites of that and that's when she fell asleep."

"Thanks Quinn," Jake met his brother's eyes.

"Not a problem, Jakey," Quinn responded. "You know I love Sammy."

Jake nodded and started towards the main house. Quinn watched him go for a few moments, then went towards the home he shared with Debi and their three kids.

"Is she okay, Jake?" Maxine asked when Jake brought Sam into the house.

"Quinn says she's just tired," Jake answered.

"She looks exhausted," Maxine stated. "Quinn should know better than to let her get that fatigued."

"Oh I'm sure he tried to keep her reined in, but you know Sam," Jake chuckled and went down the hallway to the room he and Sam shared.

Jake laid her gently on the bed and shut the door behind him. Sam's eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him. Jake could see she wasn't fully awake.

"Hey," he smiled at her as he came back to the bed.

"Where's Quinn?" Sam mumbled.

"Not here," Jake chuckled. "I'm sure he's with his own wife."

"Oh," Sam shut her eyes.

"Don't fall asleep yet," Jake told her. "I need to get your clothes off."

Sam mumbled something that Jake couldn't understand. Her eyes stayed shut. He tried getting her to sit up, but she was limp in his arms.

Jake grinned as he got her clothes off and pulled the sheets and covers up over her naked body. They had teased each other earlier about wanting to make love to each other, but Jake realized it wasn't going to happen that night.

Jake stripped out of his clothes and got into bed with Sam. Since it was still relatively early, Jake grabbed his laptop and booted it up.

Sam settled into his side, her magnificent butt up against him. He couldn't resist running his hand over the roundness of it.

Sighing, he concentrated on his computer and the webpages he scrolled through looking for the latest beef prices.

When he was done, he shut down his laptop and put it on the table next to the bed. Then he took his beautiful wife in his arms, spooning with her. She wiggled her butt into him and he sighed again.

His hand came around her waist, rubbing the rounded belly and his child within. Jake kissed his wife's bare shoulder and fell asleep.