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I stare up at him,stunned.“Mydadgave it to you? For real?”
“Yeah. He totally likes me now. You didn’t say yes.”
“Well, it wasn’t much of a question, butyes.” His lips descend on mine, and I kiss him like my life depends on it, until he moans, and I realize that I’m gripping onto his shoulder. “Sorry, babe. I got excited.”
“I can live with it. Caleb’s going to be excited that he doesn’t have to keep the secret anymore.”
“He knew?” I blink, surprised. “He’s horrible at secrets.”
“I know.” He laughs and leans in to kiss me again. “Let’s go tell him the good news.”
Bonus Epilogue
Brynna Montgomery
I’ve often wondered who the woman would be that Drew chose as his wife. Even when he was a tiny baby, and I rocked him endlessly through the night, I’d gaze down into his sweet face and wonder who she would be. My deepest wish was that she would love him even half as much as I do.
Because if she loved him just that much, he would be so incredibly loved, he’d shine with it.
I also wanted her to like me. I didn’t know if I could dare hope that she would love me the way I adore my amazing mother-in-law, Gail, but I wanted her to at least like me. I want holidays and soccer games and special events with the woman that I’d bring into my family as a third daughter.
And I’m so damn delighted to know that I have all of that and more in London.
She’s exactly what I would have hand-picked for my boy if I could have. And her son? Well, there’s nothing better in the world than a ready-made grandson, as far as I’m concerned.
“So, it took me getting engaged to get you to come home for a visit,” Drew says to Erin, who’s grinning at him.
“I would never miss an engagement party,” she says and clinks her glass to his. “And I figured I’d better come home to check in. Mom and Dad were getting antsy.”
“When do you head back?” I ask her.
“Day after tomorrow,” she replies with a shrug. “I have to get back to work. But I love it. Seriously, come visit me soon. I hear spring is really pretty in the valley.”
“We will,” I promise her and turn to my son after Erin walks away to mingle with some of her other cousins. “I’m super proud of you, you know.”
“Why?”
“Well, there is a long list, but since I don’t want your head to get too big, I’ll keep it short. First of all, London’s a gem.”
His smile lights up the room as he looks around, searching her out. “Yeah, she is.”
“I love her. I’m excited to have another daughter. Secondly, I amsoproud of how you’ve stepped up as Caleb’s dad.”
“Iamhis dad,” Drew insists. “Just like Dad is Josie and Maddie’s father.”
“Yeah, I get that. It’s the way it should be. I love the way Caleb idolizes your father.”
We glance over to where the two of them have their heads together, watching something on my husband’s phone. Suddenly, Caleb jumps up and runs over to us.
“Dad, Old Caleb just showed me a video about Navy SEAL training, and it’sawesome.Maybe I should be a Navy SEAL, like him.”
“You can do whatever you want,” Drew says. “Does this mean you don’t want to be a drummer in a band?”
“Maybe I’ll do both,” Caleb says with a shrug, then eyes my husband and me. “I just had an idea.”
“What’s that?” I ask and notice London walk over to join us. “Caleb has an idea,” I inform her.
“Oh, good, what is it?”
