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Seconds later, when he drops down to one knee, my hand flies to my mouth, and I nearly fall on my ass. I peer down at him, taking in the man I’ve loved since high school—who brought me out of my shell, who made me believe I was more than just the quiet preacher’s daughter—and I know that I never want to lose him.
“First comes love.” There’s a slight tremble in his words. “Then comes marriage … and then comes a baby in a baby carriage.” He reaches up, his palm spreading out along my stomach, and rubs it.
My heart nearly explodes out of my chest when he fishes a jewelry box from his pocket.
The tremble in his voice is gone, replaced with a confidence that is full Rex. “Carolina Adams, the girl who stole my heart, who let me corrupt her with tequila the first day we hung out, and the woman who made me want to be a better man. I wouldn’t be where I am now had you not been by my side every step of the way, being my biggest cheerleader and putting up with my shit. We have the love. Now, will you give me marriage before we put our baby in a carriage?”
Tears are in my eyes, my hand going back to my mouth, and this time, it’s my voice that’s trembling. “You have such a way with words, babe.”
He grins that grin I love. “Gotta give a man credit. Now, what do you say? You’re scaring the shit out of me down here.”
I gesture for him to stand, then swing my arms around him as soon as he’s on his feet and kiss every inch of his face, the word, “Yes,” leaving my lips between each of them.
He rubs his thumb over his bottom lip when we separate. “Damn, it was easier for you to agree to be my wife than to write a Shakespeare paper.”
Epilogue
Carolina
Six Years Later
I’m shaking my head, trying my hardest to act annoyed, as we walk into Sierra’s backyard. “You spoil herwaytoo much.”
“What?” Rex asks, raising a brow.
I nod toward the sparkly pink unicorn cake in his hands. There was only supposed to be one birthday cake at the party, but Esme insisted she wanted a unicorn one.
What Esme wants, her daddy gives her.
“And River isn’t spoiled?” he asks, tipping his head toward the Power Ranger cake I’m holding.
“Eh, good point,” I mutter.
Like Esme, River tends to get what he wants.
“I wonder how many times this will happen,” Rex says.
“This is only the beginning,” I sing-song.
“Oh, the perks of having twins.”
That’s right.
We have twins.
I nearly fell off the ultrasound table when the tech told us. I had her check it again, just in case she’d forgotten how to count, but nope, two babies were inside me. No wonder I’d been eating so many bags of Peanut M&M’s. I was eating for three, and that required a lot of M&M’s … and ice cream … and carrots dipped in salsa.
Rex gagged every time I ate the carrots.
Who would’ve thought the two go well together?
Pregnant Carolina—that’s who.
Even though I was a terrified mess, knowing Rex would be by my side put me at ease. No matter what, together, we make a great team.
The twins are already in the backyard in their swimsuits, waiting for us to give them the go-ahead to get into the pool. We do when we notice Willow sitting at the edge of the pool with her feet in the water. She gives us a wave while she plays lifeguard. Dallas is next to her, watching the other side of the pool as the kids splash each other.
“Oh, look, another cake,” Sierra comments when I set mine down on the table. Next to it is a tall three-tier cake with a dump truck on it.
