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Now, every morning for the rest of our lives, I get to wake up to it.
Wyn shimmies out of my grasp and turns to Jake.
“Did you help Bash plan this?”
He puffs up with pride.
“Yep! I even helped pick out the ring!”
My mate’s face softens.
“You sure you don’t have kids hiding somewhere—you’re a natural at parenting.”
“Nah…I just do the complete opposite of what my parents did.”
Some of the glow melts off Wyn’s face, and I chuck my fingers under her chin.
“No sadness. I’ve searched my whole life to find my family—a place where I fit in and am accepted unconditionally. You and Jake do this with your love. I’m the luckiest man in the world.”
“Do you know what would make this night even better?” Jake demands.
“If we all moved into a house together?”
My son’s draw drops.
“Really? A new house?”
“Anywhere in the city you want—maybe a place overlooking Central Park?”
“That would be perfect!”
Wyn laughs.
“Why would it be so perfect?”
“So I have a place to walk my new puppy!”
“Whoa, whoa, who said anything about getting a dog?!”
“But I’ve always wanted one.”
Suddenly, I recall him telling Tara this, and the evil smirk she wore just this morning talking about Jake’s new gift.
“Don’t worry—I think your wish is about to come true.”
“Bash!” Wyn hisses. “A dog is a big responsibility! You can’t just buy him whatever he wants!”
“I can’t—but his best auntie can.”
Wyn groans, and I throw my arm around her shoulder, chuckling as we follow Jake to get some food.
As darkness descends over the boardwalk, the three of us walk down the beach.
Overhead, the stars twinkle like the lights strung up during the holidays.
“Look, Mom and Dad—a shooting star!”
“Quick, make a wish,” Wyn instructs.
“You, too,” I whisper in her ear.
She stares up at me, and my heart squeezes at the love in her gaze.
“Don’t need to—mine already came true.”
Mine, too.
THE END
