Madelaine answered the phone as she watched Troy sleeping.
Good thing it was on vibrate, she could look at him some more before he woke up. And just looking at him in her bed—their bed—was a beautiful sight. His hair was tousled and the shadow on his jaw gave him a rakish, piratey sort of look. He lay naked, on his side, the dark hair across his chest just waiting for her hands to brush over it.
She just might have to wake him up. Again.
She pressed the answer button. After all, it was a respectable hour to get phone calls, and she had caller ID.
“Hi Fiona.” Madelaine could hear Darcy cooing in the background.
“Are you properly married yet?”
“Yep. Reckon I can safely say that’s the case.”
“Go on. Tell.”
“No way. We’re not even up yet.”
“Sorry! I’ll get off the phone. Now, this really is a happy day. Love ya, Madds. Bye.” And Fiona disconnected.
Troy opened an eye. “Fiona?”
“Fiona.” Madelaine was about to slide back beside him and get skin to skin once more when her phone vibrated again.
“Bet it’s your mother.”
Caller ID… “Hi Mum.”
“Hi darling. Everything all right?”
“Everything’s perfect.”
Madelaine listened to the few moment’s silence. Then, Carol said, “Oh, that is so wonderful. So now you’re really married?”
“Mum.”
“Liam will be so happy. I’ll—”
“Bit busy, Mum, bye.”
Troy grabbed her and slid her down beside him. “Where were we?”
“We were—”
Troy’s phone clanged in the bedroom.
“Bet it’s your dad.”
He checked his caller ID. “Hi Dad.” He held the phone against Madelaine’s ear so she could hear, too.
“Troy. Good morning,” Liam said.
Troy waited a beat. “Yes. It is.”
Madelaine listened as Liam asked, “Really?”
“Really,” Troy replied, smiling at her.
“Great. Talk to you later,” Madelaine heard her father-in-law say, and then he hung up.
Troy reached for Madelaine again. “I don’t think there’s anyone else who’s likely to call wondering about our married life, is there?”
She shook her head and rolled on top of him, her body over the length of his, all warm and hard and furry, her hands framing his smiling face.
And then she kissed him. Again and again.
THE END