Page 99 of The Seven Month Itch
When I found out the wedding wasn’t too far from Emma’s old house, there was one place I knew Justice needed to see in person. We didn’t have time to do it when we were here two years ago, so this will be our last chance for a while.
Emma sold her home before the wedding. She and Miles are moving to Austin to be closer to their godchildren.
I find the perfect parking spot and walk around the car to open her door. She’s so clueless. It’s freaking adorable.
“This is beautiful,” she says.
“Just wait.”
I take her hand and guide her past the café to the pier. It dawns on me she’s still in her heels. “Want me to carry you?”
She laughs and pats my shoulder. “You’re too good to me. I’m fine, I promise.”
We walk toward the end of the pier. Justice looks around. Maybe she’ll notice where we are. I’m not sure.
“This place looks familiar, but I don’t think I’ve been here before.”
Not in person.
When we reach the end, I turn to her and tuck one of her curls behind her ear. “It looks a little different since they filmed the movie, but I thought you would want to see Paradise Cove.”
Her eyes widen when it clicks. She looks to the left and the right like a celebrity will appear. “This is where they filmed it?”
I nod.
The smile she gives is contagious. I grin from ear to ear. “Yup. They filmedIndecent Proposalhere.”
“Oh, I can’t believe it! I wonder how many times Emma drove by here.” Her hand caresses my cheek and seals my heart with her gaze. “Thank you for this.” She pulls me in for a kiss.
People might think it’s silly that she likes a movie about a married couple who agrees to let the wife sleep with a strangerfor money. That shit wouldneverhappen in a million years if it were Justice. But the movie wasn’t horrible.
David and Diana’s love went through the fire. They started said fire, but they were able to find their way back to each other. Like us. Hell, there was even a billionaire involved.
“The movie came on while we were in Vail and made me think of us. I always wanted to get back together but was so afraid to take the first step.” She lowers her head.
I lift her chin, meet her eyes, and kiss her. “I wanted the same thing. There’s no need to feel bad about the past. It’s where it should be, in the past.”
Her smile ignites a fire in my soul. I kiss her again and wrap her in my arms and turn us to face the water for the sunset. The wind brushes against our faces. She nestles into me for comfort, and I reach down to place a hand on her growing bump.
Justice is four months pregnant. Our son is on the way, who we’ll name Matthan, which means “gift of the Lord.” The twins are on the fence about their baby brother because of the whole sharing thing, but they’ll come around.
I hope.
We stand in silence and let the saltwater air consume us. My family is healthy and happy. Justice is a force in the marketing world and continues to take it by storm. This woman never ceases to amaze me.
My training facility is more successful than I expected. We still book far in advance and have free summer camps for young athletes on the rise. It’s something I wanted to do that makes me think about my days in Newark.
Justice lets out a sigh. “I never imagined we’d reconnect at a singles’ retreat, of all places?” She laughs. “What are the odds?”
“Pretty high.”
She turns to me and searches my eyes. I look down and smile. “I knew you were going to be there.”
Her brows furrow. “H-how?”
“When I was in Japan on a business trip, I got an alert about our emergency credit card. There was a charge, and I figured you mixed up the cards again by accident.” She has a bad habit of doing it, so I made the alerts come to me.
For once, she’s speechless.
