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I couldn't help but chuckle. “He wouldn't dare. He knows how much you mean to me.”
He knows you’re my world.
Epilogue Two
Bishop
One year later
Every day I thought I’d wake up from the dream that was my life. And every day I thanked whoever was listening that I was lucky enough to have everything in the world. I was grateful beyond measure.
I didn’t take any of this for granted. Not my wife, not the healthy son she’d given me, and not the home we’d created.
When she told me she was pregnant, I knew I didn’t want to wait any longer to make things official in the way I’d dreamed of since the moment I saw her. I’d had plans in the works since the moment I knew Korrie would forever be mine, but with a baby on the way, I wanted things to be set in stone, stable, and to where Korrie didn’t have to worry about anything.
I wanted to leave the city and go someplace where she would be comfortable, and where she wouldn’t have to worry about her dad. It had taken some time and had been hard as hell, but I finally made that a reality. But then she’d gotten pregnant—and I swore it was one of the greatest moments of my life. Knowing the woman I loved carried my child made me feel like I was on top of the world.
I ended up buying a little house outside the city, not too far away that I couldn't commit fairly easily to Lyrics. It wasn’t a brand-new house and needed a whole lot of updating and TLC, but the selling point was it had some property and a little guest house off to the side… the perfect place for Walter to live. It gave all of us privacy, gave him the independence he craved, but kept him close enough so we could help take care of him if need be.
I knew how important Korrie’s father was to her—because he’d become important to me too—and I didn’t want to take that and what they had away by not having them close. It would have eaten at her, especially after the worry of him being hospitalized the night after I claimed her.
So yeah, I’d done everything in my power to make that our reality, and the sheer pride I felt when she saw the house, realized what I’d done, and kissed me senseless because of it, swelled inside me—even now, still—that I was riding this high like never before.
We updated the main and guest houses over time, and Walter was doing well. Mind you, he was still as grumpy and stubborn as ever, but that’s what I loved about him. He’d probably outlive all of us because he’d refuse to die first.
He’d even taken up the task of gardening, which wasn’t a hardship for him, since that was a passion he had and it showed. In fact, he had such a green thumb that we were stocked in vegetables all summer.
I felt myself smile as I lay in bed with my wife, our little boy, West, sleeping soundly in the crib that was tucked against the wall in our room. Although he had a room, we both wanted him close while he was still so little and Korrie was breastfeeding.
I pulled Korrie close to me, her back to my chest, her warmth filling me in more than just the physical way. I closed my eyes as I inhaled. God, she smelled incredible, and I’d never get used to her lemony scent. In fact, I was even more obsessed with the aroma all this time later. I had my palm flat on her belly, looking forward to the future. I couldn’t wait for more children with her. And when she was ready for another, I’d be the only man who would ever give her that. I’d be the only man for her.
She placed her hand on mine and hummed in pleasure. “Hey,” she murmured, sleep lacing her voice and making it deeper, huskier. God, she sounded sexy.
“I didn't mean to wake you up.”
“What were you thinking about?” She turned around to face me, resting her head on my chest. I tunneled my fingers in her thick curls, closing my eyes and inhaling deeply again and again.
“Just thinking about having more babies with you,” I said honestly and felt her little chuckle against my chest.
“Is that right?” she asked softly, her voice still sleepy. “Is it having more kids, or the process of making those babies that you’re looking forward to?” she teased.
It was my turn to smile, even though she couldn’t see. “Both.”
She laughed softly again, but as the seconds passed, I felt her body relax against mine as she started to let herself fall back to slumber.
The time had gone by so fast for me, and it was because I was deliriously happy. And it was all because of this woman, the son she’d given me, the life we were creating, and the prospect of an incredible future.
