he jumped out of the way, laughing. “And I have a change of underwear, a clean t-shirt and a pair of jeans. We’re good to go.”
“The fridge is empty and everything’s turned off. I think we’re actually ready to leave,” Lisa told him.
“Me and you in our pretty red Cadillac,” Matt said with a chuckle as he threw his arm around her and dragged her down the hall. There was no point saying anything else; all he wanted was to keep a smile on her face and enjoy every second they had together.
“Just me and you and the road,” she murmured, hugging him tight to her side as they walked.
He noticed that she didn’t even look at the nursery door they’d shut earlier. Going into the baby’s room had been tough before, but it was something he’d been wanting to do and he was glad he’d looked around it. Maybe he could get the color changed while they were gone so it was easier for Lisa to come back to.
Matt stopped to set the alarm and then pulled the front door shut behind them, locking it and turning to face the car. Lisa grinned as she walked toward it, swinging open the door and jumping in. He watched as she scooped her long blonde hair up into a ponytail, thinking how gorgeous she still was. She’d been cute when he’d fallen for her, but she was all woman now, and she’d gotten more gorgeous with every year that had passed.
He carried the bag to the car, leaned in to give her a quick kiss on the mouth and then opened the trunk again.
“What was that for?” Lisa asked, looking surprised.
“Nothing. Nothing at all. Can’t a guy kiss his wife just for the hell of it?”
“Sure.”
He listened to her laugh and found a place to stuff her bag. “And because you’re my wife, it means I can kiss you whenever the hell I want.”
Matt was trying so damn hard, but at least today it felt natural. Their fights usually consisted of him screwing up, her yelling at him, him waiting her out and eventually them having crazy-good make-up sex. Whatever was going on between them right now was nothing like that.
Matt strode over to his Chevy and started the engine, drove it into the garage before locking it and shutting the garage door. He pushed the keys into his back pocket out of habit and ran back over to jump behind the wheel of the Caddy.
“You’re taking the truck keys with you?” Lisa asked, looking confused.
“I ain’t risking no one stealing my ride,” Matt said with a grin, turning the engine over and leaning back as the car started up. It sounded like heaven to him: endless days driving and no plans. After being settled for years, he was looking forward to some downtime. If he hadn’t met Lisa he’d probably have been a drifter, not giving a damn about putting down roots anywhere, after the upheaval of losing his mom. But with her, he’d been happy to do whatever she wanted, and he’d gotten used to following her lead.
“Goodbye, little house,” Lisa called out, holding her hand high above her head and waving in the air as he backed out.
Matt took her hand and placed it on the gear shift, putting his on top of it.
“This is it,” he said, giving her a quick grin before pulling out onto the road.
“Yep, this is it. Here’s to an amazing road trip,” Lisa said.
“Damn right.”
Matt put his foot down and reached in the back for his baseball cap, loving the way it shaped to his head like it was made just for him. He put his hand back over Lisa’s and settled into his seat. They were going to drive for a few hours, eat somewhere good, and then find somewhere to stay the night.
Sounded perfect to him. Or as perfect as they could get right now.
The sun was so bright and beautiful that Lisa was worried she was going to get burnt before their vacation even began, but it was making her feel good. Maybe she’d been seriously lacking in Vitamin D the past few months. Matt had put the hood up for a bit and was putting some gas in, and she did a quick check of her emails, wanting
“The fridge is empty and everything’s turned off. I think we’re actually ready to leave,” Lisa told him.
“Me and you in our pretty red Cadillac,” Matt said with a chuckle as he threw his arm around her and dragged her down the hall. There was no point saying anything else; all he wanted was to keep a smile on her face and enjoy every second they had together.
“Just me and you and the road,” she murmured, hugging him tight to her side as they walked.
He noticed that she didn’t even look at the nursery door they’d shut earlier. Going into the baby’s room had been tough before, but it was something he’d been wanting to do and he was glad he’d looked around it. Maybe he could get the color changed while they were gone so it was easier for Lisa to come back to.
Matt stopped to set the alarm and then pulled the front door shut behind them, locking it and turning to face the car. Lisa grinned as she walked toward it, swinging open the door and jumping in. He watched as she scooped her long blonde hair up into a ponytail, thinking how gorgeous she still was. She’d been cute when he’d fallen for her, but she was all woman now, and she’d gotten more gorgeous with every year that had passed.
He carried the bag to the car, leaned in to give her a quick kiss on the mouth and then opened the trunk again.
“What was that for?” Lisa asked, looking surprised.
“Nothing. Nothing at all. Can’t a guy kiss his wife just for the hell of it?”
“Sure.”
He listened to her laugh and found a place to stuff her bag. “And because you’re my wife, it means I can kiss you whenever the hell I want.”
Matt was trying so damn hard, but at least today it felt natural. Their fights usually consisted of him screwing up, her yelling at him, him waiting her out and eventually them having crazy-good make-up sex. Whatever was going on between them right now was nothing like that.
Matt strode over to his Chevy and started the engine, drove it into the garage before locking it and shutting the garage door. He pushed the keys into his back pocket out of habit and ran back over to jump behind the wheel of the Caddy.
“You’re taking the truck keys with you?” Lisa asked, looking confused.
“I ain’t risking no one stealing my ride,” Matt said with a grin, turning the engine over and leaning back as the car started up. It sounded like heaven to him: endless days driving and no plans. After being settled for years, he was looking forward to some downtime. If he hadn’t met Lisa he’d probably have been a drifter, not giving a damn about putting down roots anywhere, after the upheaval of losing his mom. But with her, he’d been happy to do whatever she wanted, and he’d gotten used to following her lead.
“Goodbye, little house,” Lisa called out, holding her hand high above her head and waving in the air as he backed out.
Matt took her hand and placed it on the gear shift, putting his on top of it.
“This is it,” he said, giving her a quick grin before pulling out onto the road.
“Yep, this is it. Here’s to an amazing road trip,” Lisa said.
“Damn right.”
Matt put his foot down and reached in the back for his baseball cap, loving the way it shaped to his head like it was made just for him. He put his hand back over Lisa’s and settled into his seat. They were going to drive for a few hours, eat somewhere good, and then find somewhere to stay the night.
Sounded perfect to him. Or as perfect as they could get right now.
The sun was so bright and beautiful that Lisa was worried she was going to get burnt before their vacation even began, but it was making her feel good. Maybe she’d been seriously lacking in Vitamin D the past few months. Matt had put the hood up for a bit and was putting some gas in, and she did a quick check of her emails, wanting
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