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The smile fell right off her friend’s face. “Oh. You’re not ready to go?”
“I just woke up. Haven’t even had a chance to finish my coffee.” She started back for the kitchen. “Come on in. Want a cup?”
“Sure.” Ava sounded hesitant but followed her.
Of course, the coffee maker was empty, the pot drying in the rack. “Sorry. I wasn’t thinking.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m not used to sleeping so late. I’m a little out of it. Let me make a fresh one.”
“No, no.” Ava moved to the machine Gunnar had bought. “I’ll just use this.” She sorted through the basket full of pods and found one. “Are you looking forward to your spa day?”
“To be honest, I’ve never had one.”
“Never had a massage?”
Finlay shook her head. The window over the sink looked right at the fence between her and her neighbor’s yard. She didn’t like that. She’d rather look at the backyard.
“Oh, you’ll love it. Gunnar used to spoil me with them when I worked for him. He always gave spa gift cards as my holiday bonus.”
Finlay glanced back at the dining room table to the neat pile of cash.
I did exactly what Jude warned me about. I blurred the lines.
And look at me now. Two nannies drinking coffee and getting ready to enjoy theholiday bonusfrom their employers.
“Ava, I don’t…this is not…” She couldn’t even finish her sentence.
Because it seemed that, finally, after two and a half weeks of avoiding it, she was about to crash out.
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Cody had never snowboarded before,so they didn’t stay on the mountain long. But at least he’d learned to balance himself and had a few good runs. There’d be plenty of time to teach him.
“He’s a natural,” Boone said.
“Yep,” Wyatt said. “Athletic, just like his uncle Decker.”
Jude laughed. He knew what was coming.
“You don’t have to play professional ball to be athletic,” Boone said. “I haul seventy-five pounds of gear into a fire. On top of that, I carry out two-hundred-pound bodies. Trust me, I could kick his ass in stamina and endurance tests.”
“Just to be sure, we’ll set up a course in the backyard this spring,” Wyatt said, obviously not giving a single shit about who would win.
“Damn right, we will.”
After lunch on the mountain, they’d come back to his dad’s place. Cody and his grandpa were in the kitchen making cocoa, while Jude sat with his brothers in the living room, itching to get home. Hopefully, she was enjoying her day. After the spa, maybe she’d spend time working with her soap. Or watching mindless TV. Whatever she needed. He just wanted to pamper her.
He loved her so damn much, it almost felt like he was making up for lost time. He didn’t want to overwhelm her. And while he was glad he’d finally told her how he felt, he probably shouldn’t have told her while they were fucking. Should’ve waited for the right time. He’d have to make a nice dinner or something. Maybe take a drive. Make it a special moment.
The box in his pocket dug into his thigh, and he pulled it out. He’d never bought jewelry for a woman before, so he wouldn’t mind getting his brothers’ opinion. “Hey, what do you guys think?”
Boone looked at it like it was a turd. “Where’d you get that?”
“I stopped at the jeweler’s on the way home.” He’d gotten the text that it was ready.
Wyatt flipped the lid open. “It’s not exactly traditional, but it’s very nice.”
Boone glanced at it. “Wait, you’re proposing?”
“Yes.” He didn’t know why his brother sounded so surprised. “Where’d you think this relationship was going?”
