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“We understand that this might come as a shock to you all, and it might take some getting used to, but we want you all to know that Dean…” Caleb looks at me, and my heart soars in my chest. To be so loved and wanted is like nothing I ever thought love could be. “Dean is a part of our family now.”
In the corner of my eye, I see everyone glancing around confusedly. But I don’t care about them. I’m still staring at this man that I’ve fallen in love with.
I used to think relationships weren’t for me and that I would never be able to give my all to anyone. Because love was nothing more than a risk. But that was before I found a love worth risking it all for.
Briar joins us, taking my hand in hers and squeezing it tightly as she smiles at Caleb.
“What we mean,” she says, “Is that Caleb and I are in a relationship with Dean. We…love him. And he loves us.”
“And we don’t want to hide it anymore,” Caleb adds.
Silence envelops the room as the three of us share intimate glances.
“I knew it!” a voice out of nowhere shrieks from the back of the room. We turn to find Sage hopping excitedly behind the food tables.
Meanwhile, Caleb’s mother, Melanie, looks as if she’s just been struck by lightning. I sort of figured she’d be the one to take the news with a little more apprehension, but it seems the rest of the Goodes are trying to be as supportive as possible.
Adam claps me on the back. “We’re happy for you all. This is excellent news.”
“Yeah,” Luke adds. “I haven’t seen Caleb this happy in a while, so you must be doing something right.”
“Don’t make it weird,” Caleb says to him, which makes everyone laugh.
“How am I making it weird?” he argues.
And for the most part…that’s it. It’s only slightly awkward. People are still obviously curious, and I’m sure they have a ton of questions. We have a very long road ahead of us, but at least we don’t have to face it alone.
* * *
Briar is stacking dishes in the dishwasher as I come behind her and wrap my arms around her waist. Leaning against her, I press my lips to her neck, and she hums, letting her head fall to the side.
“I love being able to do this whenever we want now,” I murmur against her skin.
“Me too,” she replies.
“Let’s go to bed.” I moan, skating my lips up to her ear.
She gasps when my hand slides around and slips between her legs. “The sooner we get these dishes done, the sooner we can go to bed,” she replies sweetly.
I let out a groan.
But she ignores my complaints and hands me a towel. “Here. You dry.”
Disgruntled, I snatch the towel away and start drying the pots and pans on the counter. She’s wearing a smug grin.
“You’re a tease,” I mutter, which makes her laugh.
“This is domestic life, my love. You’ll learn to love it.” Standing on her tiptoes, she reaches up and plants a kiss on my lips.
Smiling to myself, I reply, “I already do.”
Once the dishes are done, Briar jogs up to our bedroom, and I go in search of Caleb. Slipping down the hallway to Abby’s room, I hear a gentle lullaby playing and a soft blue light coming from her room. Peering around the corner, I lean against the doorframe and take in the sight of him, engulfing her tiny bed with her snoring lightly on his chest.
Moments like this, I wonder if I’m dreaming. How did I end up here, with a sexy mananda sexy womanandthe greatest kid on earth? And how on earth did I come to love this so much?
If someone had told me a year ago that I’d be here and this life would make me so fucking happy, I’d tell them they were out of their mind.
“Hey,” he whispers from across the room.
