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“Brax, you came.”
“Of course I did.”
He crushed her to his chest, uncaring about the blood and vomit that covered her. He cupped her cheeks so he could look in her eyes. One eye was swollen shut, the other stuck shut with blood and vomit.
“Jenny, can you see me?”
“No. Can you wipe my face off?”
“How’d you know it was me?”
“Because you’ll always come to my rescue.”
EPILOGUE
THREE MONTHS LATER
“I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may kiss your bride.”
Jenny watched as Gideon tenderly kissed Jada. She watched for just a moment, but then turned away, it was too private a moment. Their love was a beautiful thing, and Jenny was amazed and honored that Jada had asked her to be one of her bridesmaids.
When they were done, everybody started to clap and hoot and holler, and Jenny turned back to see Jada and Gideon’s big grins.
“Let’s get this party started,” Jada yelled.
There was no subdued walk back down the aisle for Jada Marlow-Smith, nope, she practically ran with Gideon as they headed to the back of the church and a waiting limousine that would take them to the reception venue.
The rest of the bridal party was moving along behind, as they should be. Kostya escorted Lark down the aisle at a subdued pace, followed by Ryker and Amy, then Linc and Leila, Jase and Bonnie, Mateo and Lainie, and finally her and Brax. They met up in the parking lot with the single members of Omega Sky and members of Night Storm and Jada’s family, then everyone went to their cars to head over to the magical venue that had been chosen for the reception.
When they got to the reception, it was even more beautiful than the pictures Jada had shown the women. Brax went to go get them something to drink, and Jenny looked up at all the balloons that covered the ceiling.
“Isn’t this amazing?” Bonnie asked her as she sidled up next to her.
Jenny gave Bonnie’s tummy a sideways glance.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m not having twins again. I promised Jase. It’s just that he’s a big guy, and I’m having his big baby.”
Jenny laughed. “How’s everything going?”
“A lot better than I could have ever imagined.”
“Brax has been worried.”
“Tell him to stop. Jase is part of a huge family, and he knows more than most how life isn’t fair and you just need to move on sometimes. That’s how he feels about this.”
“So, you’re really moving to Jasper Creek?”
“Not until the baby is born. I want to be around my friends here when I give birth. We’re thinking in the summer.”
“What about you? How are you doing?” Bonnie asked. “You’ve been kidnapped twice.”
“Brax talked me into counseling.”
“Talked?”
“Forcefully encouraged,” Jenny laughed ruefully. “It helped. There were other… older things I needed to work out, so it’s helped a lot. I think I might even be a good mom one day.”
“I’m sorry, did I just hear you say you thought you might be a good mom one day?” Brax asked as he handed her a glass of champagne.
