stroking her hair. “I wish I could drive you home and spend the night with you.”
“Spending the night together might take some time. But we’ll get there.”
“You’re worth the wait. Even if Doctor Love doesn’t like blue balls.”
She laughed. “I like the way you’ve given yourself a nickname.”
“I believe that pleasure was all yours.” His lips lifted up.
“Well, Doctor Love, this patient needs to get home and recuperate,” she said reluctantly. “And I probably have four loads of laundry to do, two boys who won’t want to go to bed, and a pile of homework that neither of them has touched all weekend.”
“Are you trying to put me off?”
“I’m just keeping it real. If you’re all in, this will be part of your life, too.” She shrugged.
He dipped his face, breathing in her hair. “I can’t think of anything I want more.”
“I keep waiting for you to run away screaming,” she admitted. “I’m a lot to deal with.”
“You forget I come from a big family. I’m used to the craziness. I kind of missed it when I left home.” He gave a half shrug. “And I’m not running anywhere.”
Mia’s eyes widened. “Speaking of your family, I forgot to tell you. Gray’s coming to the Distillery next week to talk about an ad campaign. It might end up affecting you, too. My boss is really keen on having your family be part of the launch of the new whiskey blend. She wants to persuade him to get you all involved.”
“All of us?” Cam looked genuinely surprised.
“Yeah. It’s a family whiskey company, and they want a successful family to promote it. Your brothers and Becca. It’s still in the early stages, but I wanted you to hear it from me first.” She gave him a small smile. “But you don’t have to be involved if you don’t want. What’s happening between us has no bearing on that. It’s between you and your brothers.”
“I guess I’ll see what Gray says.”
She smiled, relief washing over her. “Thank you. I should have mentioned it before. I wasn’t hiding it on purpose. It’s just a bit hush hush.” Sliding her hand down his chest, she glanced up at him. “I don’t want any secrets between us.”
Cam swallowed hard. “Me either.”
“Can I call you later? When the boys are in bed?”
He traced the line of her jaw with his finger. “If you don’t, then I’ll be calling you.”
“You’d better be naked when I call, Doctor Love.”
He lifted an eyebrow. “I’m never going to shake off that name, am I?”
“Why would you want to? It’s an amazing name.”
He pressed his lips against her brow. “I’ll come up with one for you.”
“Other than MILF?”
He laughed. “You’re not a MILF. Your’re a MIF.”
“A MIF?”
“Mom I fu—”
She put her finger across his lips. “Now stop that.”
“You started it.”
Mia shook her head. “Yeah, I did. And now I’m finishing it. Go home and unpack and I’ll talk to you later.”