smile. While she was certainly interested in round two, she knew that Garrick would need at least half an hour to recharge. Men were so delicate.
“Why are you smiling?” he asked, cupping her butt and squeezing.
“Because this is nice.”
“It is.” He kissed her again. “How late is Hunter going to be?”
“It’s dinner while watching a basketball game,” she said, glancing at the clock. “We have maybe an hour, but I wouldn’t want to push it past that.” She glanced past him to the piles of presents stacked on several chairs around her dining room table.
“And we really do have to get going on the wrapping.”
He nodded, kissed her one last time before stepping back. “Chandler’s coming back late Saturday or early Sunday. They’ll head back to Phoenix on Tuesday, so I do need to wrap everything before he gets here.”
“Have you asked her to stay through Christmas?”
He looked at her. “No. I don’t want to pressure her with that. She and Chandler are spending a couple of extra days with me and that’s enough.”
“I know you want more,” she said gently.
“I do, but it’s not practical. She’s getting close to her due date. She’ll want to be home with her regular doctor.”
Wynn was less sure about that. From what she’d seen at the baby shower, Joylyn was still figuring out how she felt about her mom and all she’d learned about her past—not to mention the fact that she’d been kicked out of her own home. Joylyn might not have wanted to come to her dad’s place, but everything had changed.
“She’s been happy here,” she said, walking over to the gifts. “I would suggest letting her know she always has a place with you.”
“I’ll think about it. So how do you want to do this?”
“I like to sort through the presents. See how much I have to wrap, then decide which ones get what paper. I bought a couple of rolls of really pretty paper for Joylyn. There’s the cartoon print for the baby and Hunter.”
“Hunter’s fourteen. Isn’t he too old for cartoon Christmas wrap?”
She laughed. “Yes, and that’s the point. He rolls his eyes at me and complains, but I think he secretly likes it.”
They went through the presents, separating them by recipient. Garrick had bought Chandler a tool kit and a leather jacket.
“Joylyn helped me pick it out,” he said. “Apparently it’s one he’s been eyeing online for a while.”
He’d gotten Joylyn pearl earrings accented with a small diamond.
“They’re beautiful, and I’m impressed with your ability to walk into a jewelry store and not freak out,” Wynn said, teasing him. “It’s a skill.”
“Jewelry stores don’t intimidate me,” he told her. “Although having seen your latest piece, I wouldn’t know what to buy.”
She grinned as she fingered her puka shell necklace. “Are you saying bad things about my Secret Santa gift?”
“Not at all. It’s lovely.”
“I know it’s silly, but I like it.” She shifted a few bags to the “Chandler and Joylyn” pile. “I don’t know Chandler at all, so I went with a family gift.”
“You didn’t have to get them anything.”
“I wanted to.” She tapped the bag. “It’s an electronic picture frame. They can hook it up to their Wi-Fi and send new pictures anytime they want.” She pointed to the large boxes next to the chairs. “Those are diapers.”
“For Christmas?” He sounded disappointed.
“Trust me, she’ll be grateful. No one got her diapers at the shower, and babies go through dozens every week. The cost adds up. They’re a huge expense. However many I buy, she’s going to need so many more.”
“I hadn’t thought of that. Maybe once they’re settled I can get them some kind of service.”
“Aren’t you already giving them a week in a cabin in Lake Tahoe?” she asked. “And going in on a meal delivery service with Alisha?”
He shifted his weight. “She’s my baby girl.”
“I get it,” she said softly. “You have a lot of Christmases to make up for.”
“I know. I keep telling myself that I gave her gifts those years, even if she wouldn’t see me, but it’s not the same. I didn’t see her, so I had to guess what she wanted. I never knew if she liked them or not.”
“I think she liked them even if she wouldn’t admit it to anyone.”
They went through the rest of the gifts. The last bag held baby clothes. Wynn pulled out a couple of pairs of footie pajamas and a little T-shirt that said I’m New Here. There was a cute hoodie with