the middle of the night?”
“I’ll put bars on the windows and doors, then.”
“Ah. Well. Problem solved. That’s why they pay you the big bucks, Mr. Mogul.”
“I’ve got to do something. Just look at them. They’re already knockouts.”
We gaze at our daughters for a long minute, both of us sighing. I slip my hand into Sarah’s. “I know everyone says this about their own babies, but the objective fact is that our girls are the cutest babies ever in the history of time.”
“Truth.”
“If they’re this beautiful at five months old, I can’t even imagine how off-the-charts gorgeous they’re gonna be when they’re teenagers,” I say.
“But you’re not biased or anything.”
“Sarah. Look at them. This isn’t bias. It’s purely mathematical.”
Sarah grins at me, and, just like that, I’m overcome with an all-consuming happiness. I pull her face into mine and kiss her deeply.
“Zowie,” she says.
“You’re the only human who says zowie.”
She shrugs. “Bugs Bunny says it.”
“Case in point.” I kiss her again, and my cock springs to life. “What do you think about us finally taking a weekend away?” I ask.
She looks anxious.
“I’ll plan everything. Rosario and your mom will stay with the girls. You won’t have to do a thing.” Shit. I’d meant to sound cool and collected, to lull her into a sense of calmness with my words, but I’m suddenly rambling with uncontained excitement.
She considers for a minute. “Kat’s gonna pop any day now. I don’t wanna miss Jack’s arrival.”
I try to breathe naturally. “We’ll go two weeks after Jack’s born, whenever that is. It’ll be Jack’s birthday present to us.” I put on my ‘Jack Faraday is a fucking beast’ voice. “When Jack Faraday celebrates a birthday, he gives his beloved aunt and uncle the best fuck of their life.” I laugh, but Sarah doesn’t join me. She’s chewing on the inside of her cheek, obviously filled with anxiety.
“I dunno, Jonas. I’m not sure I’m ready to leave the girls overnight quite yet. Why don’t we go to a nearby hotel for an afternoon?”
I sigh. Our sex life has returned to almost normal—which is pretty fucking awesome, I must say. But I’m ready to take it to a whole new level—a new normal—and I’m damned sure we have to get the hell out of Dodge, to a place where Sarah can lose herself completely and not think about whether one of her daughters is hungry or needs a nap, to get there.
“Soon, Jonas. Okay?” Sarah says. “Really soon. Just give me a little bit more time to get used to the idea. The girls are still nursing so much.”
I kiss her again. “Okay, baby. We’ll take it slow. Whenever you’re ready. You just let me know.”
I glance down at Sunny and she giggles at me. “This is all your fucking fault, you know.”
Sunny sticks her entire fist into her mouth and squeals.
I lean down and nuzzle my nose into Sunny’s neck and she giggles. “All your fucking fault, my precious baby,” I say softly. “Do you know that? All. Your. Fucking. Fault.”
“Gaaaaaahbuh,” Sunny replies.
“That means, ‘I sowwy,’” Sarah says.
I shift my face to the left and nuzzle Luna’s cheek. “Hello, my precious baby number two. It’s all your fucking fault, too.” I pull back to look into Luna’s dark eyes and she crinkles her nose at me, totally unimpressed. “Oh, really? How the hell did I piss you off this time, Lu?”
Sarah laughs. “I wouldn’t take it too personally. I think she’s just pooping.” She picks Luna up and sniffs her butt. “Yep.” She scoops Luna off the blanket. “Come on, Lunatic. Let’s get you cleaned up.”
I scoop up Sunny and follow Sarah. “I tell you what, love. How about I work out while you and Rosario get the girls changed and fed? And when I get back, we’ll have Rosario take the girls out for a nice, long walk in their stroller.” I grin. “A nice, looooong walk to the park, perhaps? Long enough for me to take my hot wife to bed and make her howl like a monkey. No hotel required.”
“Hmm. That sounds like a fantastic idea to me,” Sarah says, her eyes sparkling. “I never would have guessed it, but hanging out laughing with you and the babies makes me horny as hell.”
I press myself into her and kiss her again. “I love you, Sarah.”
“I love you, too, Jonas.” She touches the tattoo on my bare chest—something she does quite frequently, actually. “Todo mi mundo.”
Chapter 40
Jonas
Fucking finally.
She finally said yes.
Thank you, God. I owe