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girl came walking into the room, ownin g the place. “Daddy, me and Noah want to eat breakfast, but Aunt Van says we have to wait. Can you make us breakfast?”
    “How did you get here?” They better have not taken the golf cart themselves.
    “Noah drove us. Uncle Colt said we could.”
    Colt is a dumbass! Noah was only five.
    Miranda stirred behind me and grabbed my arm. “Bella, let Daddy sleep a little while longer and we can all eat together.”
    “But, Mommy, I am hungry now.” Even though Miranda couldn’t see it, Iz stuck out her pouty lip. I almost busted out laughing at how cute she was, and manipulative.
    I patted Miranda on the leg. “Iz, you and Noah go wait downstairs. Let Daddy get up and get dressed and I will make you guys something.”
    “Are you naked again Daddy? Why don’t you and Mommy wear pajamas to bed?”
    Oh Christ! Here we go again.
    Before I could answer, Iz turned around to Noah. “Does your Mommy and Daddy sleep naked too?”
    Noah giggled and covered his mouth as he laughed. “I don’t know.”
    “Both of you get downstairs , right now!” Miranda sat up and pointed toward the door. Her hair was standing in all directions and she looked like she was ready to shoot fire out of her ears.
    I pulled her back down against my chest. “Good morning, Sunshine.”
    “You suck! You know she is going to tell everyone we are naked.”
    “Who cares, Baby?”
    She pulled a pillow over her head and growled. She worried too much. We obviously were not the only couple on the planet to sleep naked. We didn’t do it all the time, mostly because Izzy liked to sneak into bed with us, but last night we knew she was at Colt’s house.
    I sat up and wiped the sleep out of my eyes. “Just go back to bed. I will take care of the little trouble makers.”
    Miranda wrapped her arms around my waist. “If you would just teach our daughter what the word ‘wait’ means, you could cuddle up and sleep with me.”
    I leaned back and kissed her on the head. “I love that you hate sharing me.”
    She knew I was teasing but threw a pillow at me anyway as I got up to find some clothes. I bent down to grab something out of the suitcase and heard her making a funny sound. When I turned around, she was leaning on her elbow eyeing up my naked body. Naturally, I woke up with an erection, and those eyes she was giving me, didn’t help matters. “You know we can’t. Calm down cougar, you can hunt me down later and pounce all over this shit.”
    She rolled her eyes as I continued to laugh at my own comment. “Nevermind! I didn’t want any anyway.”
    That made me laugh even louder. I threw on some boxers and jeans and walked over to the bed. “You are an awful liar. Go back to sleep.”
    I didn’t wait for her comeback as I headed down the stairs. Surprisingly , Lucy was already cooking breakfast. She put down the spatula and wrapped her arms around me. “I can’t believe you came to visit. I heard the news and I am so excited for you both.”
    “Who told you?”
    “Who do you think?” She cocked her eyebrow and looked toward where my daughter sat coloring.
    I shook my head. “Should have known. She doesn’t keep good secrets.”
    “Where’s my aunt? Is she still sleeping?” I wanted to run upstairs and scare the shit out of her.
    “She isn’t here. Her and Karen are doing a fundraiser at church today. They will be back at dinner time.”
    I grabbed a cup of coffee and leaned against the counter. “Damn, Miranda will be sad about that. She wanted to spend the day with her mom.”
    “Savanna and I were going to stop by later. Miranda can ride with us. I am sure you men can handle the kids for a few hours.” Lucy was teasing me. I knew it without the wink she threw in my direction. They didn’t always approve of my actions, but my family never doubted my parental skills. They knew how seriously I took that shit.
    “Yeah, I think I can handle these two trouble makers.” I grabbed my daughters