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direction.
    “Well, today’s excursion didn’t sour me on the notion.” Channing’s eyes sparkled.
    Seth smiled at them both. “You two have a good time tonight.” He and Channing had been having a lot of talks lately about children and what it would mean for him and Cassie. Channing had been bit by the baby bug.
    Seth and Morgan walked them to the door and bade them goodnight. Mackenzie started to stir in Seth’s arms, which meant she’d be awake any moment. They returned to the living room to see the kids had gotten a second wind. They were running around, snacking on food, and fighting over the remote. In other words, a typical day at the house.
    “It’s going to be a long night,” Morgan mumbled. “Think I should sneak into the kitchen and put away the cotton candy machine? I don’t think this bunch should have anything else to make them more hyper.”
    “Too late.” Seth laughed. “I think Matt and Jack are fighting with those paper sticks to pass the time until you fire up that sugar-fueled gizmo.”
     
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    Seth rattled off his fifth campfire story, hoping to lull the energetic crowd to sleep. It didn’t help that after the cotton candy and the funnel cakes, Morgan got the fireplace going and made S’mores for them. It wasn’t an easy task to scare this bunch, which had him wondering if his spooky storytelling skills were getting rusty. They questioned the plausibility of half the scary scenarios he’d conjured up.
    Jake gave him a suspicious look. “The Boogie Man sure shows up in a lot of your stories dad.”
    “What can I say? He’s versatile,” Seth shot back.
    “Can we watch a movie now?”
    “I guess so.”
    “Yay!”
    Seth picked up the remote for the plasma and scanned the cable menu guide until he found the latest kid-friendly movie about animated dinosaurs and pressed play. “Your mom and I will be right upstairs. Call me on the walkie-talkie if you need anything.”
    “OK.”
    As soon as the six pairs of eyes were glued to the screen, Seth went into the kitchen to get a few things, then sprinted upstairs. Morgan was gently closing the door to the nursery.
    “They’re asleep.” She gave him a thumbs-up. “So how did it go downstairs?”
    “They’re watching a movie.” He held up the items he’d taken from the kitchen. “It’s time for a slumber party of our own.”
    “I already ran a bubble bath.”
    They scurried into the bathroom and set the goodies on a tray, stripped, and sank into the warm tub. Seth poured the champagne into the flutes and handed one to his wife. Morgan took a sip, then nestled against Seth’s chest.
    “Cheers to another successful sleepover.” Seth clinked his glass to hers.
    “I heard the boys giving you a hard time about the campfire stories. You need a new villain. The boys decided a long time ago that if the Boogie man showed up they were going to beat him with a baseball bat.”
    Seth kissed her neck. “I do have to come up with some new material.”
    Seth put their flutes back on the tray, then turned Morgan to face him. The water shifted with his movements, giving him glimpses of her full breasts. He pulled her close and encircled her waist with his arms. Morgan wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. He loved the taste of those full, pouty lips, and sometimes he ached when he couldn’t be with her. Each time they kissed, it was like the first time. She was more beautiful than the day they met on that island. Her shy smile was still electric. Her eyes still shined with an innocence that gave him courage and strength.
    She was the key to the happiness that had unfolded every day of his life since the fateful meeting on that island. It was the day his world changed and went in a direction he’d never thought possible. He parted her lips with his tongue and delved deeper into her mouth. He loved the way she purred when he stroked her nipple and caressed her butt under the water. Seth picked her up by the waist and