Page 153 of Anything To Be With You

"Sweetheart, what’s ah…what’s all this?" Luke asks with a look of confusion on his face.

"This is what it’s like to live with me." I wave my hands at the boys.

Mason’s already in search for food, Axe is trying to sneak a beer from the fridge and Clay is cleaning up after them.

"Axe, put the beer back. Mason, there’s snacks on the coffee table, and Clay, you don’t need to clean up after them." I point to the living room. "Now march."

All three of them make their way into the living room. Mason flops next to Luke on the couch, Clay takes the loveseat and Axe stretches out on the floor. I take a seat on the other side of Luke and flip on the TV. I find a movie that I know will keep them entertained and press play.

Luke drapes his arm along the back of the couch, and I cuddle into him.

"So, this is your life, huh." He whispers after a moment.

"It is." I look up at him. He kisses me deeply until the boy’s groan.

"PDA, Ms. C." Axe groans from the floor.

"Yeah, Ma. You two suck face too much." Mason adds.

I smile against Luke’s mouth. "This is going to be your life, are you ready for it?"

Luke smiles, popping those dimples. "I’m ready."

"It will get weird; it will get messy and it will get worse." I warn him.

"Bring it on, Sweetheart. Because I’ll do anything to be with you."

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