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Epilogue
Grace
Six Months Later
“Canyouholdthebaby?” I say, pointing in Hope’s direction.
Tessa side-eyes me. “If your kid shits on me in my bridesmaid dress, I am not going to be happy!”
“You wouldn’t do that, would you, Hopie?” Cash coos as he walks into the bridal suite and scoops up our daughter. The man is wrapped around our five-month old’s fingers.
Tessa hops up to grab the baby. “Cassius James, get out of this suite right now! It’s bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.”
Both Cash and I laugh. “Think that ship has sailed, T. We’re already married,” I say with a wink.
Cash ducks away from Tessa and walks with Hope in my direction. “Besides, after all I saw when this one gave birth, I promise you, nothing is a secret anymore.”
I glare at him. “You promised we would never talk about that again.”
Cash visibly shudders, and I have the urge to smack him. Of course I won’t since he’s carrying our daughter, but if looks could kill he’d be ashes right now.
“You almost ready, Gracie?” he asks, adjusting Hope in his arms before dropping a kiss on my lips. All anger dissipates at his touch. I wonder if this will always be how it is, the two of us teasing and making up almost instantaneously, him having the ability to calm me with just a touch. If the past few months are any indication, we’re in for a good ride. Even with a newborn and two new businesses, we’ve found time for one another and have managed to keep the spark not only alive, but in flames.
“I’m ready. Have you seen your sister yet?”
Cash shakes his head. “She said she was coming though, right?”
“She’s a bridesmaid so she better.”
Cat didn’t take kindly to the news that the company she and Hanson had merged into his was basically nonexistent. Hanson was less than pleased when he learned that all they’d received was a lot of debt. They’ve postponed their wedding and it hasn’t been the smoothest transition to say the least. But she’s shown up for everything related to Hope and put aside business when it comes to family functions, so I’m hoping that today will be no different.
“Well, she was supposed to be my best person, but she never agreed,” Cash gripes as he looks out the window as if searching for Cat’s tall figure.
I lean against Cash’s back and kiss his neck. “I’m sorry, Whiskey. She’ll come around eventually.”
“You’d think she’d thank me. Now she doesn’t have to keep up with her sham of a relationship!” He pulls on his hair, but when Hope lifts her chubby hands up to his face, he immediately relaxes and nuzzles into her nose. “Hi baby girl,” he whispers softly.
My heart melts and my ovaries explode. I’m not in a rush to get pregnant again because…hello, vagina, but also, I’m almost thirty-eight. We don’t have forever. And if I know one thing it’s that Cassius James was meant to be a dad, and I’m going to make him one as many times as I can.
“I think she started to believe it was more than a sham, Cash,” I say, rubbing circles on his back. I’m still shocked that it was all a setup put in place to merge the companies and win over Landry. I thought for sure Jay was in love with Cat. Clearly, my matchmaking skills were wrong on that one. “Are your brothers here?”
Cash finally gives Hope to Tessa’s reaching arms and adjusts his tie. “Yeah, come here, Angel, I didn’t get a proper hug.” He reaches out to take me into his arms and then pushes me back again. “Damn, did I mention how absolutely gorgeous you look today?”
I smile. “Only a few times.”
He shakes his head in wonder. “Incredible. Luckiest man alive.” He leans down and kisses me again. This time it isn’t a chaste peck; it’s filled with hunger as he takes my cheek in his hand and pulls me closer. “The honeymoon can’t come soon enough,” he mutters.
Behind us, Tessa squeals, “I couldn’t agree more.”
Cash rolls his eyes. “Did we have to invite her on the honeymoon?”
“Cash, we need someone to watch the baby if we want to get any actual time alone.”
“Right, but Marion offered,” Cash reminds me.
Tessa laughs. “I’m right here, ya know? Plus, I’m way more fun!”
Cash arches his brow. “You’re also constantly threatening to steal my wife from me and saying you’d make a better partner.”
