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Teaching was still on my radar, but I was content to put it on the back burner for now and to help Wes and Finn with the business—and to prepare to be a mom.
“How did we get so lucky, Harmony?”
She smiled.
“I don’t know, but I’ll never take it for granted.”
A small flutter moved in the pit of my stomach. I froze.
Harmony slowly turned to me. Her grin grew wider.
“You felt him!”
Sinking my teeth into my lip, I nodded. “You felt him!” she screamed out. Presley followed her mother’s example and screamed as well. Except she did it as loud and for as long as she could.
From across the room, our gazes met. Finn looked so incredibly happy that I couldn’t help but giggle.
He slowly made his way over to me. His hands cupped my face and he gazed lovingly into my eyes.
“You’re so beautiful,” he whispered before kissing me softly.
Reaching for his arms, I held on while he took me to that place no one else could.
“How did I get so lucky in my life?” he asked while his lips trailed along my neck, sending goosebumps across my skin.
“I could ask the same question.”
He searched my face. “We’re getting married in two weeks.”
The corners of my mouth rose into a full-on smile. “I can’t wait. Just the three of us.”
Finn placed his hand over the baby. “You’re sure you’re happy about the location, and it just being us?”
“Yes. I don’t want a big fancy wedding that will be over in minutes. The only thing I want is to become your wife under the lights of the trellis where you proposed to me.”
“I like the sound of that.”
Drawing me closer to his body, Finn’s eyes captured mine. “You know, I’ve never asked you: What made you fall in love with me?”
Grinning, I reached up on my toes and replied, “You fell asleep at a union meeting while my father was talking. How could I resist that? And you had a dog.”
Finn threw his head back and laughed. “How romantic! At a union meeting.”
“Yes. And when did you fall in love with me?” I asked.
“That’s easy. It was when you gagged at the sight of my blood.”
I covered my mouth as the memory hit me.
Finn chuckled. Moving his lips to my ear, he nibbled on my earlobe. “Tell me you love me, Rory.”
My head dropped, giving him access to my neck. “I love you, Finn.”
“Promise me you’ll never leave me.”
Looking directly into his eyes, I made him a vow I would never break.
“I promise I’ll never leave you. Ever.”
He pulled out an envelope from his back pocket and handed it to me.
My eyes filled with tears as I read it.
I Never Want to Forget This….
Sealed on December 25. To be opened on July 8
My fingers lightly traced across the dates. July 8 was our baby’s due date. Lifting my eyes, I smiled. “What’s it say?” I asked.
He winked. “It’s a surprise.”
Laughing, I held it to my chest as he lifted me in his arms and headed up the stairs.
“Um…Finn…where are you taking me?”
“I need to make love to my almost wife and the mother of my daughter.”
Giggling, I ran my fingers through his hair. “First off, it could be a boy. And second, we have a houseful of people.”
Without missing a beat, he replied, “Our bedroom is on the third floor, Éan. We’re totally good.”
THREE MONTHS LATER
My eyes snapped open as the pain hit me in the middle of my stomach. Checking the clock on the mantel, I noted the time. I pushed myself out of the chair and began to pace.
Deep breath in…blow it out.
Flash was two steps behind me. “I think this is it, boy.” I was due in three days, and the doctor had had a feeling I might not make it to my due date. He was right.
“Get Daddy, Flash.”
With a whine and then a bark, Flash took off through the house and out his dog door.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
I rolled my neck as I walked into the kitchen. I glanced out the window, and rolled my eyes in amusement. Flash had Finn’s baseball cap in his mouth and Finn was chasing him all over the yard.
I headed to get my purse. Once I found my phone, I hit Harmony’s number.
“Is this it?”
Dear Lord. What have I married into? For the last two weeks, no matter what time I called anyone in Finn’s family, the first words out of their mouths were, “Is this it?”
I took a deep breath in, then forced it out with a sigh. “Yes. This is it, and my husband is running around the backyard chasing Flash.”
Harmony giggled. “What’s he got now?”
“His prized Boston Red Sox hat that Rick Porcello signed.”
“Oh no!”
“Yep. But hey, back to that little thing about me being in labor. I’m really worried Finn’s going to freak.”
