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What? “You do?”
Deacon kissed the tip of my nose. “You turned out the perfect amount of bad.”
“Touché,” Adam said.
“And that’s good?” I was pretty sure it must be, but I had to be positive.
Adam took both our hands. “It’s perfect.”
He was right, it really was. I never could’ve imagined this life for myself, and now that I had it, I couldn’t imagine being happier. This was better than any fairytale. This was my perfect happy ending.
EPILOGUE
BROOKE
One Year Later
I should be usedto this by now, but it was still a novelty to me to be sitting at my own kitchen table while Adam made breakfast. I was sipping my coffee, enjoying the morning, and he was wearing an apron the twins got me years ago that saidWorld’s Best Mom, while he dipped and flipped French toast on the electric griddle.
“Is everyone decent?” Paige’s call came from the next room.
Adam chuckled and shook his head.
“We’re clothed, I promise,” I replied.
Paige had been in Florida for the last few months, learning the basics of sport car repair from the NASCAR team she was working for. Starting in a week or so, she’d be going on tour with them, so they gave her a few days off.
She decided to surprise me with the news, and walked in on Deacon, Adam, and me making out in the living room. Fortunately no clothes had come off completely yet, but she insisted she was scarred for life.
Paige walked in and took the seat next to me.
Adam set a plate of food in front of her.
“Nice apron.” Paige’s teasing was light and friendly.
“Thanks.” He grinned. “It’s all true. Nice shirt.”
Paige looked down at the graphic that saidProfessional Fish Taco Eaterand returned his smirk. “Thanks.”
When Jamie’s parents found out she was dating Paige, they’d kicked her out. Jamie stayed with us for a while, but she and Paige had an apartment in Orlando now. Jamie was working at Walt Disney World and loving it.
I was grateful Paige didn’t care what people thought, that she was even willing to flaunt her opinion in shirt form, because people in town talkeda lotabout my relationship with Deacon and Adam.
The other shop owners on Main Street supported us, though. I’d gotten closer to most of Deacon’s neighbors, especially Aubrey now that she and Deacon were friends again.
Paige, Adam, and I were halfway through breakfast when the sound of the front door opening reached me, and Bryan called, “hello.”
“In here,” Paige yelled back.
I winced and mimed clearing out my ear.
Bryan rented a room from Sebastian. He’d moved out at the start of the college school year because he wanted to stay in town, but he didn’t want to admit his mom had sex. Those were his words.I don’t care if you date two men, but I don’t want to admit you have sex.
“Food?” Paige held up her plate.
Bryan pulled up an empty seat. “Already ate. We ready to do this?”
“I’ll go wake up Deacon.” Adam finished his breakfast and stood.
