Jordan leaned in, nudging his nose against hers. “I am. I had some free time before the season kicks off and decided to surprise you and Jake. I couldn’t wait any longer to see you.”
Cassie’s face was inches from Jordan’s, their head tilting to different sides until their lips met and they shared a long, passionate kiss together as their tongues instantly danced together.
She brushed her fingers against the side of his face, feeling the tiny hint of stubble along his jawbone as she stood on her tip toes just enough to give him a longing stare into the dark brown eyes she couldn’t seem to forget.
“I’m glad you did,” she whispered, her breath hot against his skin.
She kissed his mouth once more, and then placed a trail of kisses along his stubble, showing him just how much she was glad to see him. “We’re so glad that you’re here. Welcome home, baby.”
She couldn’t wait to welcome him home properly tonight.
Her words pulled on his heartstrings, suddenly making everything so real and right, like he was where he was supposed to be all along.
And as Cassie closed the door behind him, blocking out the world around them, he knew despite the home he had built for his new life in Miami, he learned he could still lead a sporting career while slipping quietly into a family-man lifestyle with his high school sweetheart. He could have the best of both worlds, and now that he had it, he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Never in a million years did he think coming home to Yellow Valley to see his ill father would rekindle the spark he once felt for Cassie nor would he have assumed he was a father. But as Jordan sat here surrounded by his adorable son and girlfriend, he realized that life really did come in the most unexpected ways, and that home is where the heart is, because his family was his most favorite team he could ever belong to.