She stroked and caressed him until he was on the verge of bursting. “I’m never too tired for this.”

As much as it killed him to stop her, he wanted to be inside her when he lost control. “Wait. Let’s do this together.”

She turned onto her back and held out her arms, welcoming him into her loving embrace.

As he settled on top of her, he wanted to kiss and touch every inch of soft skin, but they were both in a rush after being apart for a few days.

“Hurry,” she whispered, spurring his desire with the urgency he heard in her voice.

He entered her swiftly and then paused to relish the sweet relief of being joined with his love. “Samantha,” he whispered, his lips brushing her neck and making her shiver. “I love you so much. I couldn’t wait to get home.”

“I couldn’t wait for you to get home either. What’s wrong with us that we can’t bear to be apart for two days?”

“Nothing is wrong with us. Nothing other than being madly in love.”

Smiling up at him, she caressed his back, her hands moving down in tantalizing circles until she gripped his ass and pulled him in tight against her as she came with a cry of pleasure that triggered his release. “God, baby,” he whispered. “You’re amazing. I can’t get enough of you.”

Her legs curled around his hips, keeping him lodged inside her. After a long spell of contented silence, she said, “I had another of those one-day periods while you were gone.”

“Aw, honey. Shit.”

She shrugged, showing nonchalance he knew she didn’t feel. “We’ll have to keep trying.”

“That’s certainly no hardship,” he said, pushing against her as he kissed her. “It’ll happen one of these months. We’re a proven entity.”

“Maybe. Maybe not. I’ll be okay either way. I promise.”

“I’m glad to hear you say that.”

“Having Scotty with us has helped. I don’t feel the same aching need to have a baby that I used to feel. If all I ever get is him, he’ll be more than enough.”

“For me too. We’re so lucky to have as much as we do.” He withdrew from her and moved to his back, bringing her with him.

With her head resting on his chest and her hand caressing his belly, she caught him up on everything that’d happened while he was away. Nick was stunned to hear of the situation with her dad and the moving bullet.

“He says it’s nothing to worry about, but still... It sounds like it could be.”

“He’s right that we shouldn’t worry until we need to.”

“I’m trying.”