“Why not?”
“I’m not full grown. Mommy will taste better.”
I watch as Trevor’s face turns red and the other employees scoot away towards the other elevator door.
We step inside, having it all to ourselves thanks to the rest of the staff being kind enough to avoid what might be a bit of an embarrassing situation.
Or not…
“You know what. You’re right!” Trevor says, giving me a wink and then he pretends to eat me too as the elevator races down to the bottom.
A few minutes later we meet up with grandpa and have a nice lunch. So nice in fact I go into a food coma and decide not to go back to work.
Grandpa doesn’t either.
It’s good when the boss is your son in law, even though he’s younger than you.
And it’s even better when your dad loves nothing more than to babysit his grandchild for the rest of the day.
Which means Trevor really will be tasting me the minute we walk through the door of our home…if he can even keep his hands off me that long.
He hasn’t been able to for three years, and I don’t expect anything different today.
Just like our love. It’s constant, perfect, and just as strong now as it’s always been.
And now we have our baby girl to share our life, love, and laughter with…forever.
EXTENDED EPILOGUE
Trevor
Seven more years later
“Who wants to give thanks?” I ask.
“I do, dad!” Tyler says waving his hand.
“All right, son. You’re up.”
I extend my hands and my wife takes my right hand and Tyler, our seven-year-old takes my left. Around the table is Tessa, who is nine, Teagan, who is five, Thomas, Barb, who he’s now married to, and their five-year-old, Bree.
Yeah, Thomas and Barb had a kid. It was pretty strange for Thalia and I at first, but when Thomas reminded me that he was open minded about us there wasn’t much I could say. So technically Bree was Thalia’s sister, but hey…we’re one big happy family so it’s all good.
Not to mention it gives Teagan a playmate her own age.
“Thank you for the food we eat.”
“Thank you for the friends we meet.”
“Thank you for our blessings be.”
“For our blessing come from thee.”
“Happy Thanksgiving!” Tyler says.
“Happy Thanksgiving,” we all say in unison.
Thomas stands and slices off the first piece of turkey.
“Is that the same electric slicer you had the first year I was here?”
“It sure is. I’ve kept it as somewhat of a memento from the first meal we ate as a family…before our family started growing to what it’s become today.”
“Who says we’re done?” I ask.
“What?” he says, looking up from the turkey. “Do you have news for us?”
“Not today, but you never know. As much as I love Thalia there’s no telling if we might have another one or another ten.”
“Trevor,” she says, playfully slapping me on the shoulder.
“That’s foreplay. You better watch out,” I say, poking her in the ribs.
“What’s foreplay, mom?” Tessa asks.
“It’s like four square, for adults,” I say avoiding my wife any potential embarrassment.
The adults at the table all look off in different directions trying not to make eye contact as we’d bust out laughing if we did.
“I love four square,” Teagan says. “I want to play foreplay.”
“Not until you’re forty!” I say, and all the adults lose it.
I’m laughing so hard my side hurts and although I’ll never admit it I’m half serious and half close to crying this is so funny.
I never knew how much fun a family could be and all the crazy things that come out of the mouths of babes each and every day.
And the reason I didn’t know?
Was because I didn’t know her.
Everything starts and ends with her. She’s given me a real life. A family to love and love to come home to.
I used to live in a house and go on vacations to get away by myself and unwind.
Now I live in a home and go on fun family adventures to really enjoy life and make magical moments.
Yeah, I said magical. But I’m not getting soft.
I just realize that that’s what kids are.
Magic. They’re truly magic.
The way they can surprise you so much and so often. Pulling a rabbit out of their bag of tricks is just the beginning when it comes to children.
Especially our kids, because they take after their amazing mom.
So like I said…magic.
I reach over and put my arm around my woman.
“I’m most thankful for you…always,” I say as I nibble at her earlobe.
I feel her hand discreetly slide across my thigh as she grabs a hold of the steel pipe that I’m already sporting just from her touch.
“I can see.”
“Oh you’re gonna see later. You know turkey has that stuff in it that makes people sleepy. Not me though.”
“Tryptophan?” she says.
“Oh you’re gonna trip and fall alright. Right into my arms and then right on top of that thing you’ve got your hand wrapped around.”
“Well put out the banana peels because I can hardly wait,” she says moving her head around so our two lips can meet.
“Do we really need to eat this, when we have each other?” I ask.
The kids are having fun with each other and Thomas and Barb are down there working on carving up the bird. It seems like we’re off in our own little world down here, and it’s getting naughty fast.
“Well, I do remember something going down right where I’m sitting at this very moment. Ten years ago to the day no less.”
“Oh something’s going to go down all right…me on you. And I think we should celebrate it with a little same place same time shenanigans as last time.”
“You’ve got yourself a deal,” she says.
I kiss her again, pulling back from her slowly making sure to gently take her bottom lip in mine so I can watch the soft subtle perfection pop back in place once I release it.
I pull back and start laughing.
“What’s so funny?” she asks.
“Like I said…you never know with us. We just might make our next kid tonight.”
“I’d definitely be thankful for that…and the experience that comes with it,” she says, giving me a wink.
And so would I. Because I’m thankful for every single little thing about her…all day every day, twenty-four hours a day three hundred and sixty-five days a year.
And even that extra day on leap year.
Because the only days on this earth that count are the ones I spend with her, with us.
My wife. My life. My love. My family.
My everything.
Always.
And that’s what I’ll always be most thankful for.
A MAN WHO KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS
Book 1: Baby Lust
Book 2: Veteran
Book 3: Built
Book 4: Bambino
Book 5: Rescued
Book 6: Leader
Book 7: Professor
Book 8: Burned
Book 9: Worldly
Book 10: Pistol
Book 11: Policed
Book 12: Driven
Book 13: Lucky 13
Book 14: Lumberjacked
Book 15: Protector
Book 16: Carpenter
Book 17: Italian Stallion
Book 18: Gardener
Book 19: Budapest Billionaire’s Virgin
Book 20: Billionaire’s Babysitter
Book 21: Cocky CFO
Book 22: Fireman’s Filthy 4th
Book 23: Mechanic
Book 24: SEAL’s Secret
Book 25: Police, Pooch, and Smooch
Book 26: Firema
n’s Fake Fiancée
Book 27: Billionaire’s Virgin Ballerina
Book 28: Bitcoin Billionaire’s Babysitter
Book 29: Veterans Day Daddy
Book 30: Cowboy’s Christmas Carol
Book 31: Police Officer’s Princess
Book 32: Statham
Book 33: Bodyguard
Book 34: Greek God
Book 35: Billionaire Single Dad's Babysitter
Book 36: Mountain Man
Book 37: SEAL’s Justice
Book 38: Royal Romance
Book 39: Doctor Mountain Man’s Special Delivery
Book 40: Crocodile Dan D
Book 41: Mountain Man’s Secret Baby
Book 42: Doctor Bad Boy’s Secret Baby
Book 43: Cop’s Babysitter
Book 44: Nanny for the Cop Next Door
Book 45: Small Town SEAL’s Saving Grace
Book 46: Cop’s Fake Fiancée
Book 47: Billionaire’s Nanny
Book 48: Cowboy’s Babysitter
Book 49: Steamy
Book 50: Brother’s Best Friend
Book 51: Possessive Professor
Book 52: Firefighter’s Babysitter
Book 53: Soldier’s Secret Baby
Book 54: Ward’s Independence Day
Book 55: Doctor Next Door
Book 56: Possessive Policeman
Book 57: Coached by the MMA Fighter
Book 58: Boss’s Babysitter
Book 59: Virgin in New York
Book 60: Rock Star’s Baby
Book 61: Possessive Protector
Book 62: Possessive Australian
Book 63: Best Friend’s Brother
Book 64: Possessive Cowboy
Book 65: Summer Romanced
Book 66: Possessive Prince
Book 67: Lovers’s Enemy
Book 68: Cop’s Best Friend
Book 69: Possessive Firefighter
Book 70: Football Next Door
Book 71: Doctor December
Book 72: Possessive Canadian
Book 73: Blue Collar Billionaire
Book 74: Possessive K-9 Cop
Book 75: Possessive Brazilian
Book 76: Hockey Obsession
Book 77: Possessive Boston Irish American MMA Fighter
Book 78: Halloween Next Door
Book 79: Possessive Russian
Book 80: Baseball Mine
Book 81: Cop’s Caribbean Captive
Book 82: Instalove Island
Book 83: Dad’s Best Friend
Book 84: Thanksgiving with Dad’s Boss
Book 85: Possessive Italian Neighbor
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