Chapter 307: First Official Night

Jackie sighed deeply as she gazed out the enormous window overlooking the lake. It had to be after two in the morning. The half-moon sinking toward the hills on the horizon left a silver stream reflected on the still water. She heard Scott stir in the huge bed behind her.

His voice was sleepy. “Are you okay?”

She turned to him and nodded. “Oh, yeah. I didn’t mean to wake you. Go back to sleep.”

Nude, he slipped from under the covers and padded barefoot across the wide-plank floor, stopping behind her and wrapping his arms around her, resting his chin on her head. “It’s a beautiful night,” he murmured.

“It is,” she agreed.

He leaned around to press a kiss to her temple. “But you can’t sleep?”

“I just can’t get over how amazing the house turned out. I can’t believe it’s ours. It’s like something out of a magazine.”