Chapter 112

The day seems to go by effortlessly, sharing time with his family, laughing, joking, and relaxing, and then time alone, wandering the beach late in the day, with naked feet in the sand. Then all too soon, Jake tells me we have to catch a flight home in the morning, and I am hit with reluctance.

“I could stay here forever,” I grin lazily from his embrace as we lounge on a double swing bed in the huge, manicured gardens. “It’s so peaceful and so unlike the city. I love it here so much.”

“Maybe we should just buy a house here and make Mamma happy,” he smiles and kisses me on the side of the head; he’s wrapped around me, our breaths intermingling from close proximity. I shift around, so he’s spooning me from behind and pull his hands across my stomach.

“What, and leave your much-too-adored bachelor pad behind? I’m not that cruel to you, Jake,” I giggle and toy with his fingers.

“Maybe I’ve realized having a bachelor pad isn’t for me anymore.” The seriousness in h