Page 104 of The Sandbar saga

"Okay?"

She nodded. "I want to come back home and raise our daughter with you."

"Monday, we'll get married."

"Okay." She smiled.

"I won two tickets to Hawaii. We could buy an extra, and take our daughter on our honeymoon."

Her eyes lit up. "Okay."

"You'll stay naked any time you're in the house." He cocked his brow, challenging her.

She laughed softly. "Already making demands?"

He walked to her and tilted her chin, forcing her to look at him. "How does that make you feel?"

She caught her lip between her teeth and wrapped her arms around him. "Excited. Happy. Loved."

He kissed her lips. "Good."

He exhaled in contentment. "I never asked you why you bought this house?"

"Hm." She rubbed her lips together. "There was only one reason."

"What was that?"

"To be close to you." She kissed him. "Only you."

"Mommy," called Callie from outside the room. "Why is your door shut?"

Katie gazed at Race and whispered, "I think Daddy should answer that one, don't you? We don't want to traumatize her."

He kissed her quickly and walked across the room, opening the door. Callie rushed in, stopped, and looked back at him. A smile broke out on her face, and she tackle hugged his legs.

"Did you come over to watch me ride my new bike?" Callie put her arms up.

He lifted her. "I'm going to eat breakfast, watch you ride your bike, snuggle with your mommy, and then we're all going to pack up a few things and spend the night at my house. Sound fun?"

"Yes." Callie hugged his neck. "Let's go eat now."

He put his daughter down and watched her run off. Katie approached him and slipped her hand into his.

As he walked with her down the stairs, she looked at him and shook her head in amusement. He brought her hand up to his mouth and kissed her knuckles.

"You've got skills, Dr. Conner," she said.

His chest expanded. No, he had a family, and the two girls who depended on him owned his heart.

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