his arms, he pushed his hips into her as he plundered her mouth with teeth, lips, and tongue. She responded with a soft sound, thrusting her tongue to duel with his. When they finally broke apart, neither of them could find their balance and ended up flopping onto the bed laughing.
“Good morning, wife.”
“And a good morning to you, husband,” Anna responded with a giggle that reminded him of the shy young woman he had first met in college.
By that time, Robert had finished dressing and had come around the bed. Grabbing Anna’s hand, he pulled her back up and straight into his arms. Their kiss was as hot to watch as the one Martin had just participated in. All at once he wasn’t sure he wanted to leave the room. At least not for another day or two. Maybe he could get himself under control by the time he had to escort Autumn down the aisle Thursday morning, but he would not even bet on that.
“Good morning, Anna,” Robert said when he finally lifted his lips from Anna’s.
“Good morning to you, too,” she replied, sounding breathless.
“So, shall we go out and see what the day holds, or would you rather stay in and play some more?” Martin asked as he pushed off the bed.
“We’re getting out of here and not coming back until after dinner tonight,” Anna stated as she headed to the door. “I need time to recover.”
Martin chuckled, but could not help feeling quite the cock of the walk as he followed his wife down the balcony toward the stairs.
Looking out the corner of his eye, he saw Robert looked just as pleased with himself. “Maybe we’ll be able to talk her into a nap after lunch,” he murmured.
Robert nodded. “Or maybe a hike to somewhere private?”
“Let’s see what the weather’s like, but there’s a beautiful view from the gazebo up the mountain.”
“I’m ignoring you,” Anna said as she started down the stairs at a quick pace.
The men laughed again, knowing she had heard every word they said even as she tried to convince herself differently.
On the ground floor, Martin went straight to the coffee bar where Spring was pouring something dark and aromatic into to a large insulated pump-top container.
“Good morning, sweetie,” he said as he reached over the bar and grabbed a mug. Holding it out, he sighed as she poured it full. “What’s the flavor of the day?”
“Good morning, Daddy, Uncle Robert. It’s called Sanctuary. I found a wonderful little coffee company in Boone that blends it special for me. Twice the flavor, but only half the caffeine of regular coffee so the boys can drink it all day without going nuts.”
Martin took a long sip and sighed. Robert mirrored his actions.
“Delicious,” his brother said.
Anna accepted a mug and after a dollop of milk and half a teaspoon of sugar, turned, and headed toward the corner where they had found the children the night before. She returned a few seconds later, moving slower and quieter.
“Still sleeping?” Martin asked when she rejoined them.
Anna nodded then sipped at her coffee. “Spring, is there anything we can do to help with breakfast?”
Spring shook her head. “It will only be the parents and you and us this morning. The others like to sleep late. They’ll have breakfast at their own houses and will wander up here about lunchtime.”
“We’ll need to see Winter, Garrett, and Hawk as soon as we can this morning. Seems someone left them a present last night,” Martin said as he ambled around the coffee bar to where the twins were lying side by side in a playpen.
“Oh, what?” Spring continued talking as she cleaned up the tiny mess she’d made while fixing the coffee.
Martin shook his head. “Oh no, little girl. This isn’t your surprise. It’s your brother’s, but I have a feeling the whole family will be pitching in to help them deal with it.”
Spring rinsed her cloth as she frowned at her father. “You do realize you’re not making a lick of sense, don’t you?”
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