Bella had to press her hands over her mouth to muffle her laughter. She felt like an infatuated teenage girl, sneaking out of the house. Except, in her hand, she held a baby monitor. The grin on Nathan’s face reflected the silliness that Bella felt. She placed the baby monitor on the veranda table and shook her head. “I can’t believe we’re running away from our kids.”
Nathan chuckled and wrapped an arm around her. In his other arm, he held a blanket. “We’re not running away. Just making a brief escape from parenthood.” He glanced at the baby monitor. “Sort of.” The playful grin ever left his lips and Bella truly felt like a girl with a major crush. How could someone be adorable and sexy at the same time? Once the blanket was spread, they sat and Bella leaned back on her elbows. She glanced up at the sky. It was pitch black aside from the moon and the billions of stars. “We could never see this in New York,” said Bella. Sometimes it was still so unbelievable that they’d made a major move from a large city to the middle of nowhere. “I wouldn’t trade this for New York any day,” said Nathan. “Same.” For a while, they admiring the stars and chatted casually. Bella cuddled up to Nathan, her head on his chest, her ear right over his heart. She loved listening to the cadence of his heartbeat. It reminded her that she was living a reality. Her life wasn’t perfect, but it was still a dream come true with the potential for achieving even bigger dreams. “This is going to sound mushy. Very non-Bella-esq.” She grinned and lifted her head to look at Nathan’s handsome face. “I know I don’t go declaring this very often, but I don’t want you to ever forget. I love you more than all the stars in the big, wide, African sky.” For a moment, Bella looked at him seriously, and he looked back at her the same way. Seconds later, they both crumbled into laughter. Still chuckling, Nathan kissed her softly. “I love you too. More than words can say.”
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