“Are you okay, babe?”
“Um, the paperwork has been set up to add your name to the deed for a few weeks now. I couldn’t do it without your permission, and I wouldn’t have anyway. But it’s all ready. I know this probably makes me sound fucking insane, but I wanted to show you that I would take care of you forever.”
Juniper blinked at her several times with an open mouth.
“And you can kick me out whenever you want. Although, please don’t do that. This took a lot of paperwork. Have you ever seen the process to get a land plot in your name? Plus, I love you. And it’s big enough that we can have a couple of kids. But we could also expand it if you want more. I know you always wanted a lot of kids.”
Clearly Rowan didn’t hear Juniper calling her name out multiple times through her rambling. Instead, Juniper grabbed her shirt collar and tugged her forward to kiss her.
“Shut up for a second, please. You bought us a literal fucking house.”
“I did.”
“You did,” Juniper sighed contentedly.
“I did.”
Juniper playfully narrowed her eyes. “You went over my head to get this done?”
“I did.” Rowan seemed to regain her confidence as a slow smile tugged the edge of her lips. “Although, I seem to remember you liking me over your head. And I am technically over you. I’m kind of your boss after all.”
Juniper laughed. “We’ll have to discuss that with Theo more at a later date. And two kids sounds like a good balance, butnot for a couple years. I want to enjoy my time with you alone first.”
“I like the sound of that. You know what else I like the sound of?”
“What?”
“Calling you my wife.”
Juniper jammed her hand into her hip. “Are you proposing to me Birdsong? I have to admit, even with the house, this feels underwhelming.”
“Oh, no, you’ll know when it happens.”
“You really are something else, Birdsong.”
Rowan smiled. “That’s a good thing?”
“A very, very good thing.” Juniper smiled back.
Epilogue
Rowan watched Juniper inspect her tan lines in front of a floor length mirror across the room. She sat back, spread her legs out, and ate a piece of pineapple she’d just cut up at Juniper’s request. She really enjoyed the Costa Rica version of Juniper.
“Looks good, baby.”
Juniper made eye contact with her through the mirror. “What does?”
“You, everything, everything about you.”
Rowan shrugged as she used her thumb to twirl the golden band on her finger.
“That’s all?” Juniper raised an eyebrow.
Rowan chuckled. “Is there something else?”
Juniper snapped her bikini against her hips and turned around. She crossed the room and slid onto Rowan’s lap. She scrunched her fingers through the top of Rowan’s hair and forced her to lean her head back against the chair.
“Oh, I like where this is going.”
