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I shake my head as my eyes land on James. He's watching us with a smile on his lips, pride oozing from him as Sarah wipes a tear from her eye.
James nods at me, and a lump so fucking huge I can barely breathe jumps into my throat.
I fucking did it. We fucking did it.
And we did it in style.
"You okay, babe?" Kenny's hand slides up my chest and wraps around the back of my neck.
I look down at her, my eyes swimming with tears.
"We did it, K. We did it, and we're together. This... this right here is everything I ever wanted."
"Conner," she breathes, throwing her arms around me and holding me tight as I pull myself back together.
We stand there holding onto each other for long minutes, just breathing each other in and absorbing the moment.
"Congratulations," James and Sarah say when they come to join us. Thankfully, when I pull my head back from Kenny's neck, I find them going to Ace and Remi first.
Scrubbing my hand down my face, I blow out a shaky breath.
"I love you, Conner," Kenny says softly, lifting up on her toes and brushing her lips against mine.
"I love you too, K."
"You are in so much trouble for that little stunt back there."
"Hmm..." I lift my fingers to my nose. "You didn't seem to be arguing."
"You're insufferable."
"Just the way you like me." I wink before James comes over and pulls me into his arms.
"I'm proud of you, Son. You too, Kennedy."
"Thanks," I say coldly.
"We ready to eat?"
"Yes," I say excitedly. "Lead the way."
Much like after Cole's big win, we head to a steakhouse. I'm pretty sure it's for my benefit, but I'm not going to complain as I order the biggest one on the menu.
"Before the food comes, there's a couple of things I want to say."
I groan because it would almost be rude not to as James stands to give us his big speech.
"Thanks, Son. Glad you're excited." He winks at me, and I fight my need to smile at him.
Things are still weird between us. I felt betrayed after fighting for him when we first moved here, only for him to betray me and Kenny the way he did. I want to believe he did it for a reason, that it really was in our best interests, but with him keeping so much to his chest, it's hard to know what to believe.
"I just wanted to say how proud I am of each of you. I'd been desperate to be a part of my boys’ lives for years, and now, not only do I have them around me, but I've gained three daughters too.”
"Watching the six of you up there today getting your diplomas was one of the best moments of my life.”
"I know I've made many, many mistakes. But I can promise you that every single decision I've ever made has only been with you all in mind. You are the single most important things in my life, and your safety and your futures are my highest priority.”
"I know that things are about to change once again for all of us," he reaches out and takes Sarah's hand in his, "but I hope there will be many, many more occasions where we'll get together like this, as a family.”
