The Right Thing (26 page)

“Not my father,” Morgan joked back. “He’s very faithful. Women just have to wait their turn.”

Thea rolled her eyes. “Well, he and Lydia will be married in October. There will be weeping in nursing homes and hospitals throughout Sedona.”

She laid her head on Morgan’s chest as he laughed, still having trouble believing she could be so happy.

“I was glad Ryan could come back for the wedding,” Thea said quietly. “I hope things work out for him soon.”

“Yeah—I’m just glad we got this room tonight. Only strangers heard you screaming earlier. Seriously, I wasn’t looking forward to facing Ryan across the breakfast table. I like him now,” Morgan teased, running a light hand down her back as she laughed at him.

“Althea Carmichael Reed. I like the way your name sounds. Don’t you?” he asked.

“You don’t mind I kept Angus’ name too?” Thea asked, a little worried he would feel hurt.

Morgan shook his head against the pillow. “No, baby. I know it simplifies legal matters, and I don’t mind sharing you with your family.”

“My children like you, Morgan,” Thea told him, kissing his chest.

“I like them too,” Morgan told her. “We had an interesting talk after you went to sleep last night.”

“I thought you went to Gerald’s,” Thea said.

“I did, but after I let your children grill me for hours. I didn’t mind. They love you. They wanted to know what kind of man was marrying their mother. I’m sorry now that I insisted on getting married before they had time to get used to me,” Morgan said.

“They’re adults with their own lives. I’ve never thought it was their place to look after me. I suppose that may change in time,” Thea said, closing her eyes and thinking of Delilah.

“If anything happens, I will gladly take care of you,” Morgan told her.

Thea rose above him on her hands and knees. “It’s not easy to do that for a person,” she said softly.

“Love will help me find a way,” Morgan said, bringing his hand to her cheek. “I love you.”

Thea turned her face into his palm for a hot kiss. “Enough morbid thoughts on our wedding night. I have a gift for you.”

Thea bent and kissed the center of his chest dragging lips and the tip of her tongue across his belly to his navel.

“Your hot mouth travelling over me is my favorite gift of all time,” Morgan said, as her mouth moved lower.

“Well, I’ve been saving something special for tonight,” she said, laughing at his heartbeat speeding up.

“Thea.” Morgan called her name as her soft lips went across each of his thighs and then returned to kiss his growing erection. “I didn’t have this much fun when I was half my age.”

“Listen carefully, Morgan Reed. I know it’s hard to do right now, but try,” she told him, loving his reaction to her.

“Hard is exactly what it is. You should have shared your confessions before you started kissing below the waist,” Morgan teased. “Most of the blood has already left my brain.”

Thea shook her head. “Sorry. It took me awhile—I guess I was trying to find the courage.”

“Courage? For what, honey?” Morgan asked, smiling in the semi-dark.

“To share a deep, dark secret I’ve only ever shared with one other person, so listen up. It takes four tablespoons of vanilla, two tablespoons almond extract, and six tablespoons of peppermint per ten gallons,” Thea said, kissing a trail downward again.

“What? What is that?” Morgan asked, laughing at her silly words and moaning at what she was doing. “You’re not making it easy to concentrate here.”

“I can’t believe you’re laughing. It’s something really important that I decided to trust you with,” Thea chastised, her voice and tone indicating how serious it was despite what she was doing.

Morgan’s eyes flew open, even when her mouth closed over him and her teeth scraped every nerve ending to life.

“My God—Thea!” He pulled her off him and up to where he could look into her face.

“Is that what I think it is? The secret recipe for iced tea?” Morgan asked.

Thea nodded and laughed at Morgan’s awed expression.

Morgan hugged her fiercely in gratitude for the proof that Thea trusted him. “I love you so much, lady.”

“I love you too,” Thea said, breaking free of his hold and laughing as she went back to kissing her way down her husband’s body.

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