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“Children?” She chuckled. Joy rocketed through her, sending her nerve endings into a hormonal overdrive. She stared into his gorgeous green eyes, whose shimmer darkened the sun. “As in plural? You’re very ambitious.”
He kissed her nose. “And you love me for it.”
She brought his head closer to hers, resting her forehead against his. A deep sense of belonging warmed her up from the inside out, and she sighed with pure happiness. She knew Cole would never leave her—she’d found home, and he was right in front of her. “Yes I do. With all my heart.”
Epilogue
Two years later…
“How’s the turkey coming along?” Cole asked, popping into the kitchen.
Nikki closed the oven, the smell of gravy and sweet potato inundating her new home. They’d purchased an enormous estate in Tulip, not too far from her friends and family. They’d need all the rooms—besides Henry and David, she’d given birth to a baby girl a year ago. She’d named her Charlotte Sue. “All according to schedule.”
He kissed the top of her head. “Good. Your grandmother said her back hurts, so I’ll drop by the pharmacy to pick up some pain killers.”
“I told her not to hold Charlotte so much. She’s crawling and will be walking soon.” Her grandmother had been more than willing to visit their home on long weekends and holidays to spend time with her great-granddaughter. Hell, even Cole’s father had reached out to him and offered an olive branch to meet his granddaughter. Those two had a lot to work on, but once every four months, Craig Myler flew to Tulip for a visit. And Cole prioritized Nikki and the kids more than anything else—even his work. He’d resumed his creative leadership at the vending machine business, and his profits had been so high a couple of people even offered to buy his business.
“Well, she made it clear she wanted to get all the hugs before your father flies in,” he said.
“Yeah, those two tend to be competitive.”
He pulled her too him, encircling her with his arms. “Which benefits us.”
“Hey, I wasn’t complaining… maybe this holiday we can start thinking about giving the kids another sibling,” she said, voicing what she’d been thinking in the past few months. Why not? Cole was a terrific father, and her twins loved their baby sister. If there was a right moment to expand their family, this was it.
He ran his finger down her nose. “Is that so?” he asked with amusement.
A ripple of excitement traveled down her spine. “Yeah. Try for one more girl to level the playing field.”
“I’m all in,” he said, holding her tighter. “Tonight is as good a time to start as any…”
