Second Chances
Page 19
She drew in a deep breath and nodded. “You succeeded. So, I can assume we’re leaving Granite?” “You succeeded. So, I can assume we’re leaving Granite?”
Most of her was excited at the concept, but she’d gotten used to having her family and friends around.
He shrugged. “Barely - in fact, if you’ll allow me to help you in the truck, our new house is just outside town, where our reception and guests are waiting for us.”
“What? You’re kidding right?” Her eyes filled with awe.
“Are you okay?” Nick hoped her tears weren’t a sign of something worse.
She nodded her head, unable to speak.
“So the tears?”
“Tears of joy,” she said, between her short breath. “Thank you.”
He let out a sigh and helped lift both her and her dress in the truck.
“Maybe you should have changed.” He pretended to groan, as he hoisted the bulk of the fabric inside.
She sent him a playful glare and pushed him away.
“I could have. Why do I need to wear my dress home anyway?”
He liked that she called their house a home already. He sent her a sexy grin, and said, “Because I want to carry my wife over the threshold. And for that, you need to be in your dress.” He shut the door and smiled at her through the windshield. Once inside, he leaned over for a kiss, saying, “And then once the night is over, I want to take it off in our new bedroom.”
Paige’s heart raced at the thought. “Easy now. Apparently, we have a house full of guests. There’s no telling how long they’ll stay.”
Nick grimaced. “I should have planned that better.”
She laughed as he started the engine. “You’re just now figuring this out?”
He pulled to the edge of the parking lot, but before entering the main road he sent her a devilish grin.
“You don’t think I thought of that? I called the caterer last week and canceled half our portions. Once the food runs out, people won’t stick around.”
“You did not!” She cracked up.
He nodded, and suddenly pulled to the side of the road. He put in the truck in park and turned to face his wife.
“In all seriousness, I want you all to myself. So I
took a few steps to make sure things wouldn’t get in the way.”
“Like what?” She blinked.
“Like putting Maya in charge of seeing Katie off at the airport tonight. She’ll be at Arielle’s for the week. And I put Tyler in charge of showing everyone out before nine p.m.”
“Nick!” Paige feigned shock but was pleasantly surprised. “You think of everything, don’t you?”
He peered at her from under his lids, and gazed deeply into her eyes saying, “I’ve thought of you since the day I met you, and I want nothing less to spend the rest of my life showing you how much you’re loved. I missed my chance to kiss you all those years ago, and I knew when you walked back into my life this year I wasn’t going to miss again.”
“I love you.” She kissed him, as a single tear escaped.
“No more tears.”
“I’m happy. They’re happy tears.”
He wiped another away, saying, “Let’s go home.”
“Let’s go.” Her spirit soared, as he merged into traffic.
“Oh and just so you know.” He sent her a boyish grin. “I’m going to make you so happy.”
Nick grabbed his wife’s hand, as they drove toward their new life.
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