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Bianca turns in my arms, looking up at me completely dazed. “If that’s how you say sorry, feel free to piss me off any time.”

Throwing my head back, I roar with laughter and shake my head. Bringing my forehead down to hers, I look her in the eyes. “I love you so fuckin’ much. You know that?”

Her eyes get a bit misty, and she nods, giving me a wide smile. “I love you, too.”

We kiss for a few minutes. As the water starts to get cold, we hurry to wash off and get out. After we dry off, Bianca tries to grab one of my shirts to sleep in, but I take it away and carry her to the bed. I want my woman naked and in my arms.

Before joining her, I lock the door. I don’t need my daughters walking in and seeing us in a compromising position. Once I’m in bed, Bianca wraps herself around me. In no time, her breathing evens out, letting me know she’s asleep. It doesn’t take long for me to follow her.

ChapterTwenty-One

BIANCA

Iwill finally be returning to work in a few days and I’m so ready. It’s been almost a week since Finn took me and my face is pretty much healed. I didn’t want to go back to work with evidence of what he did to me. Today, we’re having a family barbeque and chilling out by the pool.

I dressed myself in a purple two piece and the girls have on one-piece suits that match mine. Yes. I am that mom that loves dressing my daughters like me. They’ve been jumping off the walls because they’d never been in a pool before. Cam bought them life jackets so they would be able to swim and not be scared.

“How do you expect me to behave myself while you’re wearing that?” Cam asks as he walks into our bedroom. A few days after that shower together, Cam started voicing his opinion on having my things in his room. I was shocked but quickly agreed to move my things in. All my clothes are out of the guest bedroom and in here now.

It felt like the next step in our relationship. I love this man with all my heart. In the short time he’s been back in my life, I can’t imagine living without him. He is everything I ever imagined in a man I would want to spend the rest of my life with and that thought scares me to death.

We haven’t been back in each other’s lives that long for me to be thinking this way, but that’s what he does to me. Turning around, my breath hitches when I see him in his gray swim trunks. It’s not the first time I’ve seen him without a shirt. I don’t care how many times I see him like this, it’s never enough.

“Bianca, stop looking at me like that or I’ll bend you over that dresser and fuck you senseless.”

Is that supposed to be a threat?

The thought only makes me intrigued and Cam groans, wrapping me in his arms and taking my lips in a kiss that makes my knees weak. Before things can get even more carried away, the sound of small feet running through the house breaks us apart.

The girls burst into the room right as we break apart. “Daddy, come on. I ready for pool.”

“Not yet, baby girl. You have to put your vest on.”

Cam and I make quick work of putting the girls’ vests on and we head out the door. As we’re walking to the pool, I see my mom and Smoke leaving his house. She’s been spending a lot of time over there lately. My mom seems so happy, and Smoke treats her like a queen—always opening her doors, pulling out her chair, and doting on her constantly.

When my girls see my mom, they take off. “Grandma!” they shout in unison.

Smoke and my mom turn just in time for all three to launch themselves at them. Smoke takes most of the landing, shielding my mom. She still has a week until her checkup and he doesn’t want her getting hurt in any kind of way.

“How are my babies?” my mom asks them.

“We miss you.” Abi pouts.

Mom’s eyes fill with sadness, and I know what’s she thinking. The girls are so used to her being around. If she does finally move in with Smoke, I don’t know how they would react to that. But I don’t want Mom holding back on things she wants because she feels guilty. She deserves to be happy. And it’s not like she’s moving across the country.

“How about tonight we have a sleepover at my house with Grandma? We’ll watch a movie and eat popcorn,” Smoke says, kneeling down in front of the girls.

“Really?” Mari whispers with a shy smile.

“Absolutely. As long as your mom and dad says it’s okay.”

All three turn to me and Cam and we give them a nod and smiles. The girls turn around and wrap Smoke in a tight hug.

“Thanks, Papa Smoke.” Naomi giggles and gives him a sloppy kiss on the cheek. The girls see Sara in the distance and take off for their aunt, leaving a shocked Smoke still on his knees.

Cam snorts, giving Smoke a smirk. “You alright,Papa?” he asks.

Mom and I start giggling and that seems to break his trance. Smoke shakes his head and stands to his feet. “Papa,” he whispers to himself, like he still doesn’t believe he heard it.

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