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“Do I?” He turned his gorgeous eyes to me, and they darted slightly, studying my face as we stared at one another.
“Of course! You’ve a fantastic father, an incredible friend from what I’ve seen, and you spend your life making sure other people feel safe and protected while putting up with all the shit Marina put you through. You and Bonnie, that’s how it’s supposed to be!” Never had I felt so strongly, but I understood Jax’s caution. It was almost too good to be true.
Only time would soothe that.
“You’re right,” Jax smiled and the same dazzling smile I had grown to love so much flashed over his face. “Thank you, Summer.”
“Anytime,” I grinned, then I frowned. “Well maybe not any time, unless you have another kid and psychotic ex hiding somewhere?”
“No, no,” he assured me with a chuckle. “I don’t ever plan on having another ex.”
“Makes sense. They’re hard work,” I chuckled.
“Actually…” Jax sucked in a deep breath and cleared his throat, a flush of pink dusting over his cheeks. “There’s actually something I wanted to talk to you about.”
“Now?” I glanced over his shoulder to the party locked away behind the doors. “It’s almost the New Year.”
“Yes, now.”
“Okay.” I smiled up at him encouragingly. Was this something to do with Bonnie?
“The kids… they adore you. More than anyone else I’ve ever seen. When Bonnie warmed to you, I knew there was something special about you. Although, I think I saw how special you were in the interview. You’ve… you’ve done so much for us, healed wounds we didn’t know needed healing, loved us and our children without question.”
“Kind of easy to do,” I teased softly, and my heart started to beat faster.
“I love you, Summer. More than I thought was possible. It’s like you’re right down in here—” He touched his chest. “And I never want to lose you. Not to Felix, not when we go back to America, not anything. I want you with us for as long as you want to be so… so the guys and I had a talk. It was a short talk, and then we spoke to the children to see how they felt about it.”
“Felt about… what?” My heart beat faster and faster. Suddenly, Jax dropped onto one knee before me and my heartstopped. Taking half a step back, I clutched at the railing as Jax looked up at me with intense adoration in his eyes. Around us, the cool wind faded away and suddenly we were surrounded by hundreds of falling snowflakes. They spun out of the sky like a whisper as Jax pulled out a small box and opened it.
“I don’t want us to be fake engaged anymore. I want to bereallyengaged. I love you, and I want to love you for the rest of my life. I want to spend every day with you, whether that be cooking or taking care of Bonnie or sharing a bad movie together, or fucking until we can’t move. I want it. I want to spend every second with you because I love you, Summer. And I want to marry you for real.”
My heart remained stunned in my chest as I stared down at Jax. In the small black box was a beautiful ring. A silver band with a large diamond shape filled with a stunning moonstone that glittered fiercely with all the twinkling lights above. Just below the moonstone sat a smaller onyx and just below that, a smaller sapphire that twinkled up at me.
“I—” I began, and my throat closed over the word. This had to be something out of a dream. Had I come out here and passed out? Was I still asleep and dreaming?
“Before you say anything,” Jax added hurriedly. “I know how you feel about Luke and Theo so… so we had a talk and…”
“Well,” came Luke’s voice from beside me, and I whirled to see him and Theo standing there. “We had a talk, and while you might only be able to marry one of us…”
“There’s an arrangement we can put in place that enters all four of us into a partnership of sorts,” Theo finished.
“So, there’s a stone for each of us,” Jax said, and I turned back to him, his face blurring with the tears that flooded into my eyes. “We each have a matching stone embedded into our watches—or we will if you say yes. If you want me—us. If you want… this.”
“I…” The word blurred harder, and my still heart suddenly kicked back into life. I already knew the answer. I’d known it the second Jax had taken a knee in front of me but knowing that sayingyeswouldn’t have me choosing between any of them was the icing on the cake.
“If it helps,” Luke said softly, moving closer. “The kids adore you. But whatever you choose, whatever you decide, we’re here for you regardless.”
“Always,” Theo agreed, “we’d just really like to spend the rest of our lives with you.”
“All of you,” Luke murmured.
“Because we love you to the moon and back,” Jax finished.
“Yes,” I gasped, the answer escaping me as more of a hoarse squeak than anything else. All three looked at me in slight concern, and a bubble of emotional laughter escaped me.
“Yes!” I cried. “A thousand times yes!”
Fireworks suddenly erupted in the sky in a flurry of color and light as I was swept up into the arms of the three men I loved more than life itself. Cheers rose up from inside the building as the clock hit midnight, and while the bells ran out across the resort, Jax slipped that gorgeous ring onto my fingers. I cupped his face, lost in a sea of tears and laughter, and kissed him hard until I couldn’t breathe. Only then did I break the kiss, giving the same passion to Luke and Theo as the sky split above us in color and fire.
