Page 86 of Make Me Swoon

“What are you doing here?” I ask her as I bend down to give her a quick kiss.

“I was in the area,” she says and I grin.

“That new barbeque place around the corner?”

“Yeah,” she sighs and I laugh. “It’s not my fault! It’s all that your kids want!”

I bend down, giving her swollen stomach a kiss and a rub before I stand up and take her hand in mine.

“Let’s get you all some barbeque then,” I say and she leans against my side.

“Where’s Irene?” I ask.

“With Sylvie. They’re all having a playdate,” she tells me and I smile.

Sylvie and Phoenix have only grown closer over the years and now our kids are best friends too. Everly and Rae hang out with them sometimes too but they’re usually busy during the weekdays with work.

We named our daughter Irene, after Phoenix’s grandma. She’s starting preschool in a few months and I can’t believe how fast time has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was holding her in my arms and we were bringing her home from the hospital.

Phoenix and I have already talked about it and after the twins are here, we’re done with kids. The townhouse will be a little cramped with all six of us living in it and I know that it’s probably time to get something bigger, but I love our place.

It’s the home that I started with Faith all of those years ago. It’s where I fell in love with Phoenix, where we raised Irene and conceived the twins. It has a lot of history for us and it’s going to be hard to say goodbye.

As long as I have Phoenix though, I know that we’ll all be okay.

She’s our compass, the glue that holds us all together. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me, and I can’t wait to see what this next chapter has in store for us.

“I love you,” I tell her as we head toward the new barbecue place.

“I know.”

“And…” I say, nudging her with a playful glare.

“And I love you too,” she says with a grin as she turns to face me on the sidewalk. “So much.”

I’m about to tell her that I love her more when she leans up and presses her lips to mine. I smile against her mouth.

I don’t need to tell her that. I’m sure that she already knows.

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HARVEY

EYE CANDY INK: SECOND GENERATION

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Harvey Warner might have lost it.

His mind, that is.

His heart he just willingly gave away as soon as his eyes landed on the curvy chef working in her food truck outside of Eye Candy Ink one night.

In his defense, he’s never been great at talking to women, but now that he’s met the girl of his dreams, the stakes are higher than ever, so blurting out his name and the cheesiest pick-up line ever isn’t a great start to their relationship.

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