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ribcage.
    “What’s with the plastic? Was it hanging last time you were here?”
    “I don’t know what the hell this is about.” Angrily, he jerked the plastic until it fell in a heap.
    Lauren gasped, and her hands flew to her mouth as Gavin breathed a sigh of relief.
    He’d revealed their beautifully finished living room, kitchen, and breakfast area—the only rooms visible from this vantage point, but he knew the rest of the house was the same. Finished.
    Holy shit, they’d done it.
    The night before the wedding, the appliances still hadn’t been delivered. It had promised to be a disaster and threatened all the plans Gavin had set in motion three weeks ago. His brothers had insisted he leave it to them. Jesus, they must have picked up the appliances and installed them yesterday afternoon after the wedding. And they’d delivered most of their furniture.
    Gavin realized Lauren hadn’t said a word. He was just starting to get worried when she turned to him. Her eyes were shining with unshed tears.
    “What did you … how…?”
    Funny how seeing her upset made him want to punch something, but when she looked at him as she was now, he felt like a fucking superhero. Able to conquer any adversity for the sake of his woman.
    “It wasn’t all me, I assure you. I had a lot of help, sweetheart.”
    “All those late nights you said you and your brothers were working…”
    “We were working. Just not at the ranch.”
    “You were here?”
    “We were. Every day. Every night. I fired the fucking contractor the day you canceled our honeymoon. The guys and I took it from there. We worked in shifts—pretty much ’round the clock—to keep you from getting suspicious. Even the ladies helped out. They were in charge of keeping you too busy to visit the site. They also did most of the painting. What we couldn’t do, I hired private laborers to complete. It’s all done, love.”
    A tear escaped her lid. “Oh, Gavin. I ruined our honeymoon. I’m so sorry. I should’ve known you’d take care of everything.”
    “Hey.” He pulled her against him. “Don’t cry. Nothing is ruined. Remember your two-for-one surprise special from last night?” He kissed her forehead. “Looks like it’s my turn again. Obviously, the house is your first surprise. Your second one is on the counter. Go check it out.”
    Lauren wiped her eyes. She picked up the plain white envelope Gavin had asked Pax to drop off.
    “What’s this?”
    “Open it.”
    Her smile lit up the room. “There’s a note in here from Paxton. It says everything is in order, and he figured we’d want to be alone. He’ll be at the ranch if we need him.”
    Gavin owed his brother, big time. Owed his whole family for what they’d done for him. For them.
    “There’s more.”
    Gavin watched her expression change from confusion to pure joy as she pulled out the tickets. “We’re going to Bali?”
    With their reservations in Hawaii down the drain, he’d decided to go all out.
    “Got our own private villa for two weeks.” Gavin made a show of checking his watch. “And we leave in approximately twenty-two hours.”
    Her gaze turned liquid. “Twenty-two, huh?” She set the envelope back on the counter.
    “Yep. That’ll give us enough time to pack, although you won’t need much more than that sexy bikini you wore this summer.”
    “Hmm. So that leaves us with about twenty hours to kill, right?”
    She pulled her T-shirt over her head and tossed it to the floor. Her bra followed.
    Gavin took full advantage of her breasts being on display. Her nipples darkened and puckered under his stare. He could hardly wait to get his mouth on them.
    She walked backward in the direction of their new bedroom.
    “Our bed been delivered?”
    They’d ordered it months ago and had it stored in the warehouse at the ranch. His brothers were supposed to deliver and set the thing up yesterday. God, he hoped they did. “Should’ve been, yes.” If not, he’d take her on the floor.