Page 42 of Bear's Midlife Bridesmaid

“Yes. Give it a little time and you might not be the only one.” Erin snuggled further under the covers and closer to him. She was looking forward to the warmth of spring and summer.

“What do you mean?” He was too tangled upwith her to reach over and turn off the light, so he left it on for the moment.

“Bailey.” Erin smiled against his chest as she relived the evening.

“Really?”

“I saw the way she kept looking at Arden, like she’d scoop him up and take him home with her if she could. Her eyes would light up, and she’d sigh. I know that feeling very well. Then there was the way she wanted to know all about how I was going to run a business and be a mom at the same time. Trust me. That girl has baby fever, and I don’t think Ian is too far behind her.” She hardly knew a thing herself about being a mother, but Bailey had asked so many questions.

“You might be right,” Jace admitted. “They do make a good couple. I think the only thing stopping them right now are their plans for the touring company.”

“Which I think they’ll still do,” Erin mused. “Whether that’s before or after children.”

“You’re right. Dreams come true, but we don’t always have control over when. Oh.” Jace pulled away and jumped out of bed at the first cry from Arden in the next room.

He returned a couple of minutes later,carrying the baby in his arms. Jace climbed back into bed, moving the baby over so he was snuggled between his parents. “His diaper is clean, and he didn’t want a bottle. Maybe he just wants some cuddles.”

Erin relaxed against the pillow. She relished the feeling of her mate next to her and their tiny child between them. She couldn’t remember ever being happier in her life. Jace was right about every second of their upcoming future being worth it, but now she knew the past had been as well.

Jace was certainly worth the wait.

THE END