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previous night.
Memories of their night made her smile. Carefully, she rose from the bed and tiptoed to the bathroom and gasped at her own reflection. Not wanting to make too much noise, she quickly ran a brush through her hair and brushed her teeth. She was just about to creep back into the bedroom when she made a quick grab for her deodorant and put some of that on for good measure. Feeling slightly more human, she was about to turn out the bathroom light when her lip gloss caught her eye. What harm could that do?
When she finally was back under the blankets, Brian rolled toward her and then took her into his arms. He kissed her forehead and said a sleepy good morning to her before even opening his eyes.
Praying that she had fixed herself to the point of not scaring him, Ava held her breath as he opened her eyes and scanned her face. “You’re even beautiful first thing in the morning,” he said with a smile and leaned in for a deeper kiss.
Ava smiled to herself, luxuriating in the feel of him wrapped around her. Hopefully her attempts at freshening up weren’t overly obvious. She ran her fingers along his roughened jaw and purred. A girl could get used to waking up like this.
“Do you have plans for today?” he asked, hesitantly raising his head from hers.
“I was planning on going to see Lacey and Olivia after doing a little baby shopping. Why? Did you have something in mind?”
“I just figured you were getting ready to go somewhere with all the hair brushing and lip gloss,” he teased and flinched when she pinched him.
“A gentleman wouldn’t have mentioned that!”
“Darlin’, I never claimed to be a gentleman ,” he replied and then rolled her on top of him. “Now, this baby shopping, that would entail going to a mall or something like it, right?”
Ava nodded. “Are you offering to go with me?”
In the blink of an eye he reversed their positions and had her pinned beneath them and was rewarded with a genuine laugh from her. “Hell, no. I don’t do the mall.”
A broad grin spread across Ava’s face. She wound her fingers in his hair. “Well then, what is it that you do?”
Brian didn’t miss a beat. “I guess I must have done something wrong last night if you’ve forgotten already.” And with that, he showed her how his time could be better spent.
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Much later that day, after Ava had exhausted herself first with Brian and then with shopping, she arrived at the hospital with both arms loaded with packages. When she entered Lacey’s room, Ean grabbed what he could and laughed. “We’re going home tomorrow, Ava. How much stuff did you think we’d need?”
“Oh, be quiet. As Olivia’s aunt, it is my duty to make sure that she is spoiled rotten and extremely well dressed.” She raised her arms and shook the shopping bags dangling from them. “Nothing is too good for my little princess.”
Lacey sat in the bed and clapped her hands with excitement while Ean rolled his eyes. “I am seriously outnumbered,” he grumbled.
“And you’d better get used to it,” Ava responded smartly and went to hug Lacey. “How’s the new mom today?” she chirped.
“A bit sore but so, so happy.” She glanced over at Ean. “Um, I would love a snack from the cafeteria, sweetheart. Do you mind?”
Ava nearly laughed out loud as Ean jumped to his wife’s assistance and went in search of food for her. “Nice,” she said blandly. “Does he roll over when you ask too?”
“Very funny. But there was no way for us to talk with him hovering.” She studied Ava for a moment. “You slept with Brian, didn’t you?”
“What? How?” Ava sputtered. “Okay, I don’t even have it in me to deny it. How did you guess?”
“Other than the glowing complexion and the sappy smile on your face? Please…I’ve known you your whole life. Nothing gets by me.”
“Especially now since the bump isn’t
Memories of their night made her smile. Carefully, she rose from the bed and tiptoed to the bathroom and gasped at her own reflection. Not wanting to make too much noise, she quickly ran a brush through her hair and brushed her teeth. She was just about to creep back into the bedroom when she made a quick grab for her deodorant and put some of that on for good measure. Feeling slightly more human, she was about to turn out the bathroom light when her lip gloss caught her eye. What harm could that do?
When she finally was back under the blankets, Brian rolled toward her and then took her into his arms. He kissed her forehead and said a sleepy good morning to her before even opening his eyes.
Praying that she had fixed herself to the point of not scaring him, Ava held her breath as he opened her eyes and scanned her face. “You’re even beautiful first thing in the morning,” he said with a smile and leaned in for a deeper kiss.
Ava smiled to herself, luxuriating in the feel of him wrapped around her. Hopefully her attempts at freshening up weren’t overly obvious. She ran her fingers along his roughened jaw and purred. A girl could get used to waking up like this.
“Do you have plans for today?” he asked, hesitantly raising his head from hers.
“I was planning on going to see Lacey and Olivia after doing a little baby shopping. Why? Did you have something in mind?”
“I just figured you were getting ready to go somewhere with all the hair brushing and lip gloss,” he teased and flinched when she pinched him.
“A gentleman wouldn’t have mentioned that!”
“Darlin’, I never claimed to be a gentleman ,” he replied and then rolled her on top of him. “Now, this baby shopping, that would entail going to a mall or something like it, right?”
Ava nodded. “Are you offering to go with me?”
In the blink of an eye he reversed their positions and had her pinned beneath them and was rewarded with a genuine laugh from her. “Hell, no. I don’t do the mall.”
A broad grin spread across Ava’s face. She wound her fingers in his hair. “Well then, what is it that you do?”
Brian didn’t miss a beat. “I guess I must have done something wrong last night if you’ve forgotten already.” And with that, he showed her how his time could be better spent.
****
Much later that day, after Ava had exhausted herself first with Brian and then with shopping, she arrived at the hospital with both arms loaded with packages. When she entered Lacey’s room, Ean grabbed what he could and laughed. “We’re going home tomorrow, Ava. How much stuff did you think we’d need?”
“Oh, be quiet. As Olivia’s aunt, it is my duty to make sure that she is spoiled rotten and extremely well dressed.” She raised her arms and shook the shopping bags dangling from them. “Nothing is too good for my little princess.”
Lacey sat in the bed and clapped her hands with excitement while Ean rolled his eyes. “I am seriously outnumbered,” he grumbled.
“And you’d better get used to it,” Ava responded smartly and went to hug Lacey. “How’s the new mom today?” she chirped.
“A bit sore but so, so happy.” She glanced over at Ean. “Um, I would love a snack from the cafeteria, sweetheart. Do you mind?”
Ava nearly laughed out loud as Ean jumped to his wife’s assistance and went in search of food for her. “Nice,” she said blandly. “Does he roll over when you ask too?”
“Very funny. But there was no way for us to talk with him hovering.” She studied Ava for a moment. “You slept with Brian, didn’t you?”
“What? How?” Ava sputtered. “Okay, I don’t even have it in me to deny it. How did you guess?”
“Other than the glowing complexion and the sappy smile on your face? Please…I’ve known you your whole life. Nothing gets by me.”
“Especially now since the bump isn’t
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