Epilogue
One Year Later
Kimber
The gentle sway of the hammock is making me drowsy. It's been two years since we were first at this couples resort in the middle of nowhere. This time I'm already carrying a baby. Our second child. Lucian is bursting out of his skin with joy and hoping for a girl this time.
It's still too early to tell what gender the baby is, so he is stressed out about it. I wouldn't mind another son, just as beautiful as his father. I rub my hand against my belly. I'm barely showing, but that presence is there, always, since we created it.
This time we got one of the beachfront cabins and I think it's the best investment we've made. I wake up to an amazing view of the sea, and we have our breakfast on the front deck. This hammock is for two people, but my husband is out finding something. He was vague about it.
There's a book in my lap, but I'm bored and want to cuddle with my husband. As if conjuring him out of thin air, he comes through the beachside and is carrying a coconut with a straw in it. I love coconut water, especially if it's ice cold.
"I got you a present."
He offers me the coconut, and I take it from him.
"Thank you! I love it."
I sip it with delight and watch as my husband strolls around looking for something. I close my eyes as I slurp the sweet liquid inside the coconut. When he places his warm hand on my shoulder, I open my eyes again only to find him shirtless. He looks good enough to eat.
"Mmm. Are you joining me in the hammock?"
I watch as he does something on his phone until soft music comes out of a speaker that wasn't there before.
"I want to dance with you."
I can't deny my husband anything, so I hand him the coconut and then reach out for him to help me out of the hammock. Once I'm safely on my feet, Lucian leads me to a nice spot under some palm trees. They offer some shadow from the gloriously sunny day.
Lucian takes me into his arms, and we start swaying softly from side to side. I feel like I'm the luckiest woman in the world. An amazing husband, one beautiful son, and another baby on the way. There's nothing else I need. I've got it all.
"Thank you, Lucian."
"You've already thanked me a gazillion times."
"Not for the vacation. For everything else. My life is perfect, and it's because of you."
"You are my goddess. You deserve every good thing that happens to you. I wouldn't be the man and father that I am without you."
"I love you. Will you kiss me?"
"Always. I love you, too."
His warm lips drop down to mine and the kiss he gives me takes my breath away. I would have never thought that one night with the silver fox would change my life forever. But it did.
The End