Page 66 of Burning Skies
“I didn’t think this would make me emotional, but it’s hard to watch your baby grow up.”
“I’m sure it is.”
“You’ll see.” She sniffles. “Someday, you’ll have kids of your own, and in the blink of an eye, they’re getting married and having their own babies. It catches you off guard.”
My eyes connect with Honey, who’s fluffing out the back of Baylee’s dress. She gives me another secret smile.
It hits me, how much I’d love to do this with her. Which is fucking insane given that we’re not even officially dating.
But I can see it, clear as day. Honey in a white dress. Walking down the aisle to me. Saying “I do.” Having my children. Being part of my family. Working the ranch with me.
Damn, that’s a good dream.
Now we just have to get past a nearly hundred-and-fifty-year-old grudge to make it happen.
I sigh, not having the first clue how to accomplish that.
Once Sylvia is over her tears, she joins Baylee, and I catch Honey ducking down the hall to the dressing rooms. While all the girls talk about Baylee’s dress, I follow her.
She’s coming out of a stall with her purse when I grab her around the waist. “Oh my God, you scared me.” She laughs and reaches up to grab my face. “Hey, you.”
“Hey, gorgeous.” I walk us back into her dressing room and close the curtain behind us before I kiss her.
Moaning, she wraps her arms around my neck, and I lift her into my arms and press her against the wall. I kiss her until she’s panting.
From down the hall, I hear someone asking where Honey went, and I reluctantly set her down and adjust myself. “Guess we can’t stay back here.”
She touches her lips, which are a little swollen. “Why not?”
I chuckle and nuzzle her neck. “I just heard someone ask where you went.”
“Are we still going out tomorrow night?”
“Absolutely.” I pat her ass. “We’d better go.”
“You go first.”
I laugh. “Why was I even in the dressing room?”
She bites her bottom lip. “Helping me look for an earring?” She pulls a gold hoop out of one ear. “This one.”
“Good thinking.”
I kiss her again because I don’t know when I’ll be able to again tonight. We come out of the stall and run right into Paige.
“Hey, y’all. What’s going on?”
Honey motions to me. “Beau was helping me find my earring. It must’ve popped off when I was changing earlier.” I wave at my sister-in-law like a dumbass.
Paige looks back and forth between us with a questioning look in her eyes. I’d better nip this in the bud. “Honey and I decided we should practice being nice to each other. For the sake of the wedding.”
“Oh. That’s great. Whose idea was this?”
Honey and I both say, “Mine,” at the same time.
I smirk at her. “Liar.”
She laughs, and I use this opportunity to duck past Paige, who’s looking confused.
