I checked my watch, calculating what a good time would be. April had Robbie at the new center, and I told her I’d meet her there once I was done rehearsing with the band. She didn’t know what I was rehearsing for, of course.
“Be there by six.”
Natalie popped her head in. She didn’t know what was going on because I wanted it to be a surprise, so we all stopped talking. “Hey, guys. You done for the day?”
“Yep,” Bex said. “We all have shit to do, and we were working through some new material.” She winked at me.
“Cool,” Natalie said. “I’ve got office stuff to do so you don’t have to lock up.”
“You coming to the center tonight?” Bex asked. Good, it was better coming from her.
Natalie looked at her like she had three heads. “Duh. Of course I would. It’s the grand opening of one of your dreams, Bex. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”
Bex beamed. “Awesome. Let’s get out of here. I need a nap before tonight.”
Johnny snorted and smacked her ass. “I know what that’s code for.”
Bex narrowed her eyes at him. “It’s code for a nap.” I didn’t miss the smirk on her lips, though.
Tanner groaned, and we all laughed as we left the studio together. My hands shook as I pulled out my keys, but I forced it away. Tonight was going to be epic.
“Are you ready?” I paced the floor in our bedroom. It was five minutes to six, and we were ten minutes away from the new center. Bex had been working hard on it for the last two months since we’d been back. April had been spending tons of hours over there with her, getting everything ready for this opening. Robbie had been doing school at home and doing well. He was in therapy with both of us and by himself. We’d had a few hurdles to cross along the way, but nothing like how he’d been in the group home.
His testing was all complete, and we had an appointment next week to discuss the results. We didn’t see any need for him to be medicated as of right now, especially since he spent all his time with us, but I wanted to make sure I crossed all the T’s and dotted all the I’s.
“Two minutes,” she said. I watched as she leaned over the sink in the bathroom, checking her eye makeup. My breath caught in my throat as I caught sight of her. She was mine. It still shocked me I was living this life. If someone had told me a year ago this would be where I was, about to do the scariest thing in my life, I would’ve said no way.
Her dark hair was down and straightened, reaching almost her mid back. She was wearing a modest black dress and pearls. My dick stirred as I thought of having her while wearing just those pearls. Heels made her sexy legs seem longer. I glanced down at myself. I had on a dark pair of jeans, boots, and my signature Henley. I wondered if I should’ve dressed up a little more, but then she’d know something was up. I was already acting funny, and I knew it.
Robbie skidded into the room, dressed almost identical to me. I laughed. “Well, look at you!”
He grinned. “Do I look like you, Dad?”
“You sure do! That’s awesome! Hey . . .” I lowered my voice. “Are you ready for tonight?”
Robbie shifted his gaze to the bathroom, where April was now applying lipstick. I got distracted watching her paint those full, beautiful lips, thinking of them wrapped around my . . .
“Yes,” Robbie said in a whisper. “It’s our secret, right, Dad?”
“That’s right. Just ours. Now if we could get your mom out of here, we won’t be late.”
“Mom!” Robbie called. “We gotta go!”
“I’m ready!” April said. She grabbed a small purse from the dresser, and her eyes met mine. I loved having her here. Seeing her makeup on my counter and her clothes in my closet fulfilled me like I never thought it would. She wrapped her fingers in mine and smiled at me, her eyes showing me what her words couldn’t say with a child in the room.
“Aren’t you handsome.” She kissed me lightly as not to mess up her lipstick. Hell, I’d gladly walk into the center wearing her lipstick. “So are you, Little Beau,” she said to Robbie.
“You’re beautiful, too, Mom,” Robbie said. Damn, that kid was smooth. He was always telling April how pretty she was. He had skills already, and he wasn’t even ten years old.
“What he said.” I tickled Robbie’s side. “Don’t be trying to take my woman.”
He shook his head. “I’m not, Dad. But she is pretty.”
“The prettiest damn woman I’ve ever seen.” I placed my hand on her back and leading them all to the car. This was it.