Page 50 of Ever After Between the Lines (Montgomery Ink Legacy)

Chapter Three

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Austin grunted as Colin stepped on his junk, but since the kid was bouncing on the couch as he wore out some of his never-ending energy, he couldn’t really say anything. He hadn’t been paying close enough attention and probably deserved a small, sock-clad foot on his crotch.

Sierra met his gaze across the living room as she winked.

He just laughed and set Colin on the floor so he could play with Leif like he had been before he decided to crawl all over his dad.

Austin met his wife’s gaze again and couldn’t get the image of her naked and sated from the night before out of his mind. They’d made love two more times after their bath and had slept for only a couple of hours before the bellhop had brought up their bags, courtesy of Griffin and Autumn.

And since neither of them could be without their kids for long, they’d had breakfast in bed before coming home and relieving his brother and sister-in-law of their duties. He owed the two of them for sure.

He also knew that Leif was getting old enough to watch Colin on his own. Perhaps, even in a few years. Somehow, his family had grown from just him alone in his house, worrying that he’d never find a way to fill the empty rooms, to something so full, he could barely comprehend it.

It still boggled his mind that he’d once had nothing but his shop and his dreams and now had more than he could ever wish for.

He had two amazing sons—one from a past where he’d lost so much, and the other from his present where he’d almost lost even more.

He had his home and business, a testament to everything he’d gone through.

He had the Montgomerys—those in Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, and Fort Collins.

And he had his wife.

His Sierra.

His everything.

What more did a bearded, inked man need?