Chapter 184

Sullivan

"I love that shirt almost as much as I love you." I wrap my arms tightly around Shelby's waist. Since she came home from the hospital, I've had her within my reach.

She wrinkles her nose up cutely at me. "I have no idea why."

"Oh you know." I turn her around in my arms.

The front of it says Laurel Springs SWAT Team and on the back it says Baker. One day I'll make her last name the same as mine. We're in no hurry. For the first time in my life, I'm not in a hurry.

To prove to my family how much better I am than my brother.

To do what everyone thinks I should be doing.

Finally, I'm becoming my own man.

"You gonna be there at the end?"

"Oh yeah, hooting and hollering for the hottest guy on the course."

I smile, shaking my head. "You're good for my ego."

She reaches up, running her fingers through my hair. "You're good for me period."

"So if we win, does that mean I get to do whatever I want to you?" I rub my nose against her neck.

"I believe you said