That would be the guys.
Sammy drummed the top of my head with his hands, enjoying the piggyback ride as I headed for the front door.
When I opened it Sammy squealed, excited to see his friends.
Eric and Beckham were here, along with their kids, too.
Gwen and her two best friends had been pregnant at the same time. And all three of those kids had been raised as a group straight from their earliest days, with playdates marked on the calendar all the way up to their eighteenth birthdays.
I swung Sammy off my shoulders, and he ran straight for the others, who were already playing in the sheet fort I’d assembled on the front porch.
I gave Eric and Beckham both a nod and a shoulder slap, then went into the kitchen and grabbed three brews for us and a platter of brisket.
The three of us settled down on the front porch, cracked our drinks and watched the kids play. We’d be there for most of the afternoon.
Five minutes later, Gwen showed up looking like a breath of fresh air in her pretty white eyelet dress.
“You boys going to stay out of trouble?” she asked.
“Yes, ma’am,” three deep voices said in unison.
I stood up and gave her a big hug, relishing the feel of my woman. “You have fun today, Gwen. Don’t rush back. We’ve got it under control.”
She was meeting up with her best friends, Emerald and Eliza, for a women’s spa day over at the Silver Pines Lodge. They were each getting facials and a massage before enjoying lunch at the lodge restaurant.
We daddies were staying behind to watch the kids.
She was halfway to the car when I hollered, “Oh, wait! Don’t forget the lilacs.”
I ran inside to get the mason jar of flowers off the kitchen counter. She was bringing them as a thank-you gift to the staff at the spa so they’d have something pretty to put on their front desk.
Gwen waited for me at the car, while I hand-delivered them to her.
“Here you go, love.” I handed the flowers to her, then gave her one more smack on the lips, regretting that I hadn’t taken her up on her offer earlier. I was still hard as a rock and raring to go.
But I knew I’d only have to wait until tonight. Then she’d have a special thank-you gift forme. My cock pulsed with anticipation as I watched her drive off.
Life was good on Red Oak Mountain.
It wasrealgood.