Page 42 of Inn To You

“Are you sure about this?”

“I’ve never been more certain in my life.” He smiles at me, cupping my face. We’ve moved quickly in our relationship. We’re business partners and lovers, and he’s turning into a wonderful male role model for Jonas. He’s been to every baseball game and has taken Jonas fishing. They walk down to Zack’s house, and Jonas plays with Noah’s nephews, Trevor and Oliver. He isn’t babysitting. He’s sharing his time.

“I’m in love with you,” Noah says.

The statement should catch me off guard, but it warms my insides. “I’m in love with you, too.”

“I know it’s fast, but just think about it. I want us together. The three of us in one space.”

I stare up at him.

“I thought I had all I wanted in life. I thought I’d lost it all, but I realized, coming here, I was the one lost. I need something I feel passionate about, and the inn is perfect. I can build something here with you. With Jonas. The three of us. This is our nest, little bird.”

I can’t help but smile at his metaphor. “Our nest.” Tipping up on my toes, I kiss him, but before we heat the cottage, I pull back.

“I’ll take that offer, city slicker.”

Noah smiles as well. “Sounds like a plan, innkeeper.”

A plan. The only plan. The three of us.