Because she was, in fact, usually right, Seamus took comfort in her assurances, pushing away his worries to focus entirely on her. And there was nothing better than losing himself in her. He pushed her leg to her chest, opening her to his fierce possession. For a while, he’d worried about hurting her when he took her this way, but she loved it as much as he did. The bed creaked and the headboard struck the wall, but he paid no mind to anything other than the sweet relief that overtook him when he let himself go, surging into her as they climaxed, her fingernails scoring his back.

“We’re going to have to be more quiet,” he whispered, releasing her leg, which she curled around his hip.

“That’ll be a challenge.”

“Mmm, indeed.” He nibbled on her earlobe.

“You have to stop trying to make me scream.”

“Or I’ll have to ask Mac about soundproof walls for the boys’ new room. I like that idea better.”

“Those poor boys have no idea what they’re in for living with us.”

“We’ll show them how much we love each other.”

“I’m fine with that, but I don’t think they should hear how much we love each other.”

Seamus chuckled softly. “You may be right about that, love.”

“I thought we’d already established that I’m always right.”

“Aye, I walked right into that trap.” He withdrew from her and moved to lie next to her, reaching for her.

She curled up to him, her hand on his belly, her leg intertwined with his. “Try to get some sleep. It’s going to be a long couple of days, and we need to be ready.”

Seamus knew she was right about that, too, but he had no idea how to get ready to see the boys through this difficult time in their lives. He could only hope for the best.

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Slim left Seamus’s house and took the long way around the island on the way to his home on the west side. He’d flown four round trips to the mainland that day, and on the last run had borrowed a car from a buddy at the airport in Westerly to do an errand for Seamus.

All day he’d thought of those poor little boys and the difficult road they had ahead of them as they came to terms with their unbearable loss. Seamus and Carolina had done an amazing thing by offering to take them, and Slim had no doubt that the boys were in good hands with them. But it wasn’t going to be easy for any of them to make this transition to being a family.