Nina smiles and pats my shoulder gently. “Well, I couldn’t ask for a better mother for my grandson.”

“That means a lot, Nina. Thank you.”

My phone buzzes with a text. Nina has started prepping bread for dinner, so I don’t feel rude checking it.

It’s a picture from Tammy. She and Mike decided to go ice skating today. Apparently, he’s not very good at it. The picture is of him sitting on the ice laughing while she stands beside him.

AJ and I didn’t introduce them right away. Mike’s mom had already started going downhill when AJ and I got back together. Less than a year ago, Mike and Tammy met accidentally. AJ and Mike were bowling when Tammy showed up with some coworkers. She and Mike hit it off immediately, and they’ve been dating ever since. Now, our whole girls’ night crew is either dating, engaged, or married.

The timer on the oven beeps. Nina pulls out the ziti while I get the plates and utensils ready. There are too many of us to sit around Nina’s small table, so we’ve been eating in the living room. I don’t mind. It’s nice to be informal, especially with two babies in the mix.

“Dinner!” I call out.

Adam practically runs in, carrying a now-awake Heather in his arms. Liz follows behind him, with AJ and Charlie bringing up the rear.

Nina serves everyone their food, and we head to the living room to eat.

“This is delicious, Mom,” Adam says. “And Amber.”

I blush. “I’m glad you like it.”

“We make a great team,” Nina says. “AJ, you should really put a ring on this girl’s finger.”

I nearly choke on my pasta. AJ and I have discussed marriage, but not lately. I think we both know we want to marry each other. It’s just not something we’re rushing into.

“Nina…” I begin.

AJ gets up from the couch we’re sharing. Charlie is in a highchair in front of us, playing with his food.

Oh great. He’s going to leave because Nina embarrassed him.

Instead, he gets down on one knee in front of me.

“AJ, what are you…”

“I love you, Amber. I love our son. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time, so don’t think I’m only doing this because my mother told me to.”

Everyone laughs but me. I’m too stunned. Is this really happening?

“Will you marry me?”

I jump up from the couch and tackle AJ to the ground.

“Yes! Of course I’ll marry you!”

We kiss passionately but break apart quickly. Nina, Adam, and Liz pull us from the ground to hug and congratulate us. Nina immediately starts talking about wedding plans, but I ignore her.

I want to enjoy this for now.

After dinner, it’s time for Charlie and Heather to go to bed. AJ and I are in one guest room while Adam and Liz share the other, but Nina insisted we put the babies’ cribs in her room. She wants to help take care of them while we’re here. I have to admit, I don’t mind the assistance. It’s nice to sleep through the night without having to get up and feed Charlie.

The adults stay up a while longer, but I start to yawn around nine. AJ and I decide to go to bed in the middle of the movie.

Adam, Liz, and Nina congratulate us again before we head upstairs.

AJ grins when I close the door to our bedroom.

“You know, we haven’t had sex here yet.”

I laugh. “It’s only been a couple of days, and your mom’s room is right next to ours!”

“Well, she’s downstairs right now.”

“You make a compelling argument.”

“Come on, you don’t really think I can spend the night next to my future wife and not have my way with her, do you?”

I laugh, and he kisses me hard. We tumble back onto the bed and quickly remove our clothes.

AJ starts to move his kiss from my lips down my neck, making his way to my hot center, but I pull him back up.

“I want you inside me,” I say. “We don’t have much time.”

He smirks and lines his tip with my wet pussy. “If that’s what you want, who am I to deny you?”

AJ enters me quickly. Even after over two years together and a baby, he still feels so big inside me. How did I get this lucky?

We kiss passionately as AJ thrusts in and out. His fingers caress my nipples. They’ve become even more sensitive since I had Charlie. AJ loves teasing me.

“Yes, baby, you feel so good,” I say, moaning with each thrust. “Don’t you dare stop!”

He listens to my command. He continues to fill me with his hard cock until we can’t take it anymore. AJ explodes deep inside me as my pussy contracts around his cock.

He collapses onto the bed and pulls me close to him.

“It’s always amazing with you. Isn’t sex supposed to suck after you’ve had a baby?”