I rolled over in bed and yawned. The space next to me that had been occupied by my husband was empty. "John," I called out, yawning again. "John, I need you!"

He entered our bedroom, carrying a try of food. "You need me for what?" he asked, placing the tray on my lap.

"To keep my warm," I said, taking a bit of bacon. "Thank you," I said, as climbed into bed. "You didn't have to make me breakfast.

"I wanted to," he said, helping himself to a piece of toast. The phone rang and he answered it. "Hello?" he said. He broke into a smile. "Hey baby," he said. "I miss you." He paused. "It's Annie," he said quietly, covering the mouthpiece.

"That's a relief," I said. "I thought it was your girlfriend."

Carter stuck his tongue out at me. "We're coming home in two days," Carter said. "He does?" He turned to me. "Kaden misses us," he told me. I smiled. "OK, butter bean. I love you." Carter handed the phone to me.

"Hey kiddo," I said.

"Mim!" Annie cried. "Grandma Maggie showed me pictures of you when you were a little girl!"

"Did she?" I asked. "Did you like that?"

"Mm-hmm," Annie said. "They were funny. I liked the one of you and the horsie bird."

"Horsie bird?" I said. "Oh, the ostrich." There was a picture of me when I was two at a petting zoo, perched on the back of an ostrich. "I like that one too."

"Mim?" Annie said. "Come home soon, please."

"Daddy told you we'll be home in two days," I said, grinning. Two more days in paradise with the man I loved.

"But I want you home now," Annie said, in rarely heard whiny voice.

"I know, sweetie. Don't worry. Just think of all the lovely presents Daddy and I will bring you."

"Presents!" Annie cried joyfully. "For Kaden too?"

I laughed. "Yes, for Kaden too."

"Kaden misses you more than he misses Daddy," Annie said.

I smiled at John. "How do you know that?"

"He told me." There was a pause. "Grandma wants to talk now," she said. "Bye Mim. I love you!"

"I love you too."

"Hi Abby," Mom said.

"Hey Mom. Everything going OK?"

"Everything's fine," she said. "These children are delightful."

I smiled. "I know. And they're behaving?"

"Yes, of course. Annie is just wonderful. She's so helpful and so clever. And Kaden hardly ever cries. I do think he misses you. Wait 'til you get home," she said. "He'll throw his arms up and laugh the moment he sees you."

I smiled. "I gotta go," I said. Carter was tugging impatiently at my nightgown. "See you soon."

I hung up and finished my breakfast. "Sounds like everything's going well," I said.

"Yeah, it does. Good thing too. I don't want to be worrying about my kids while I'm on my honeymoon." Carter took the tray and placed it on the floor. "I have more important things to occupy my mind," he said, kissing my neck.

"Is that so?" I asked, lying back on the bed. "Like what?"

"Like how many different places we can find to have sex."

I giggled. "Well, we've done it in the bedroom, the shower, the beach, the kitchen . . .what's left?"

Carter smiled. "What about the Jacuzzi out back?"

I sat up. "There's a Jacuzzi?"

Carter laughed. "Yeah."

I stood up and went outside, Carter in tow. "Why didn't you tell me this before?" I asked, fiddling with the dial. "We're gonna have a lot of fun with this."

Carter came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist as we watched the Jacuzzi fill with water. "I'm gonna go put my suit on," he said.

I stopped him. "There's no need for that," I said, kissing him. He unbuttoned my nightgown and I stepped into the warm water. Again, he followed me.

"You are in serious trouble," I said, sliding over to him. "You have no idea how much I love Jacuzzis."

"I have a feeling I'm about to find out."

Author's note – I think there will be one more chapter. At least one more. We'll see how I feel.

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