Page 60 of The Fall

I arch my brows. “Nice.”

“And he made bacon and eggs for everybody.”

I give Rowan a fake, confused look. “You know how to make bacon and eggs?”

He slides his massive hiking backpack--and Sam’s, which he’s also carrying--onto the floor. “Only over a campfire. I’ll make breakfast for you anytime, as long as you don’t mind a campfire in the middle of the living room.”

Sam gives me a shocked look and I say, “He’s kidding.”

I walk over to Rowan and give him a quick kiss. “Are you guys hungry?”

“Starving. How was the water park?”

Sam takes off to play video games with Tate and I wrap my arms around Rowan’s neck.

“We had an amazing time. I think maybe I should have worn a different swimsuit, though. I got lots of looks in my little bikini.”

His gaze gets dark and he pulls me close, holding on tight. “You better be joking. I hiked five miles this morning, but I can still go kick some asses if I need to.”

“I wore a very conservative one-piece,” I assure him. “But my boobs did look really good in it, just sayin’.”

He glances upstairs to make sure the boys aren’t watching before giving me a long, passionate kiss.

“I missed you like hell,” he says in a low tone.

“I missed you too,” I whisper. “Looking forward to bedtime tonight.”

Sex with him just keeps getting better. When he’s gone on road trips, I tease him with photos and texts, and when he gets back home, he shows me how crazy it made him.

He kisses my lips, my cheeks and my nose. “I was thinking about something when I couldn’t sleep in the tent one night because there was a giant rock under my back.”

I laugh softly. “Oh, poor Rowan.”

“I think you should take Sam away for a weekend when my season ends, and I’ll take Tate for one. If we don’t make the playoffs, I might take Tate to a playoff game if he wants.”

“Oh, he’ll want to.”

“And then...a trip for just the two of us. I’m thinking one of those little thatched huts in the water someplace tropical. Very private. Minimal clothing.”

My body warms just imagining it. “I love this idea. But we have to go a different week than when I’m taking the boys to Disney World.”

“Of course.”

The boys wanted to invite him to come to Disney World with us, and I was so touched that they included him. But he said he wants this to be a trip just for the three of us. I didn’t realize how much I needed that until he made the choice for me.

He knows how much it means to me that I can do this for my kids. He didn’t try to sweep in and get us upgraded to first-class plane tickets or a pricier resort. The trip will be special for so many reasons. Because I did it on my own, because my boys will be over the moon with excitement, and because I know it’s a turning point for us.

It’ll be our last trip as a threesome. Rowan will be included in everything moving forward. And hopefully, we’ll have more kids and lots of big family trips to come.

I go into the kitchen to take the lasagna out of the oven and he follows me, nuzzling my neck with his lips as he stands behind me.

“You have to get fitted for the tux for the wedding this week,” I remind him.

He’s the best man in Dom and Tess’s June wedding and I’m the maid of honor. Rowan’s jokes about hooking up with the maid of honor are ramping up as the day gets closer.

When I turn to face him, he’s scowling. “The wedding is still four months away, babe.”

“I know, but Bridezilla has a schedule and woe to the person who fucks with it.”

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