Page 192 of Always Us

I laugh. “Hey, I’m trying to get dinner ready.”

“And I’m helping.” He spins me around and shuts the fridge door, then gives me one of his kisses that still causes that hot, tingly feeling inside.

“We probably shouldn’t make out in the kitchen with everyone just outside.”

“Then you shouldn’t walk around looking so damn hot. I mean, come on, Jade. You’re wearing a sundress. You know what that does to me.” He kisses my neck, then my shoulder.

“I wore it because it’s hot outside.”

“You still know what it does to me.” He kisses my lips, his hand cupping my butt and pulling me into him.

He’s got me so turned on I have to force myself to pull away. “We need to stop. But we’re definitely continuing this later.”

“I’m going to hold you to that.” He kisses me once more and pats my butt.

Even with two kids, Garret and I still have an active sex life. Not like when we were in college, but as a married couple with kids, I’d say we do it a lot. I never want that to change. I love Garret and I love being with him that way, so I flirt with him and kiss him when he’s not expecting it. And I wear sundresses. Yeah, I kind of lied about the hot weather. I wore the dress because I knew it’d turn him on and it’s been days since we’ve done it and I want him. Just not right now while I’m trying to get dinner ready.

I open the fridge again. “So when did you get the ball and bat?”

“When I was at the grocery store yesterday. They had a big display of them. It was only five dollars. Sean said they already have a baseball set at home, but since they’re here for a week I thought they might want one to play with. I didn’t think the boys would want to play with the girls’ dolls.” He smiles at me as he gets the plates out.

I laugh. “Yeah, probably not.” I set the platter of steaks and burgers on the counter, ready for Sean to grill.

“You ever wish we had a boy?” I ask Garret as I go around him to grab some napkins.

He catches my waist and pulls me into him, smiling. “Where’d that come from?”

I shrug. “I just wondered.”

“I love my girls, so I don’t think about it.”

“I know you love the girls, but I think you’d like a boy, too.”

“What are you saying?” He leans down and kisses me. “You want to make one tonight?”

“No.” I smile. “Not tonight, but…” I kiss him.

He pulls back. “But what?”

“Maybe in a year or two, we should try for another.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yeah.” I try to go around him, but he’s got me locked in his arms.

“But after Hannah was born you said we were done.”

“That was the pain of childbirth talking. And that was months ago. In a year, I’ll have forgotten all about it.”

“But you always say three is too many and that we can’t let the kids outnumber us.”

I laugh. “Yeah, I do say that. But we’re bigger than them so I think we could handle one more.”

“When did you decide this?”

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while. And whenever I see you with Harper’s boys, I always think it’d be nice to have a boy. Not just for you, but for me, too. For our family. I think the girls would like having a baby brother. And if they ended up with another sister, they’d be happy with that, too. Would you be okay with us having another girl?”

He smiles. “I’d be happy with whatever you give me.”

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