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She smiles sleepily, and all the tension in my body is released. “I’m so good,” she slurs, resting her head on my shoulder and tracing patterns on my chest. “I never thought I could be this happy.”
My heart grows impossibly larger at her words. “That’s all I’ve ever wanted for you,” I whisper. “To feel safe, loved, and happy.”
Lucy tilts her head forward, resting her forehead on mine. “Mission accomplished.”
I laugh quietly, then press a kiss to the top of her head before getting her settled back down into my side. I hold my woman in my arms until she falls back to sleep, and then I count her breaths, thankful for each one.
FIFTEEN
Lucy
Five Years Later…
I smileas I turn my computer on and see the Sweet Thing Designs logo as my computer background.
Emilia, Scarlett, and I started our company, Sweet Thing Designs, close to a year ago. We waited until Emilia had graduated college and settled back in town before we started brainstorming ideas. We knew that we wanted to work together, but we weren’t sure what our company should be.
Since I was already doing freelance web design, we incorporated that and came up with our own design firm.
I’m in charge of web design, Emilia does the graphic design and marketing plans for our clients, and Scarlett is in charge of customer service and all of the other admin tasks. It’s been a blast working with my best friends, and the company is already a success.
I hear the front door open, and I know that Scarlett must be here. She married and moved in with Nash four years ago, and she is usually the last to get here.
We’re still working out of our house. Everyone moved out and in with their husbands over the years, and I’m the only one who still lives here. Though maybe not for long.
Remington and I are looking for our own place. We need more room now that we’re expecting.
“Hey, did you finish Amy’s website yet? I’m sending her an email, and I wanted to give her an update,” Emilia says as she pokes her head into my office.
“I’m just double-checking everything right now. It should be all good to go within the hour,” I tell her.
“Perfect!”
“What’s perfect?” Scarlett asks, coming upstairs slowly.
She’s five months pregnant and just starting to show. She had her doctor’s appointment this morning, and I bounce in my seat.
“Did you learn the gender?” I ask her.
“Yep,” she says, a wide grin stretching across her face.
“And?” Emilia asks, just as excited as I am.
“It’s a boy!” Scarlett tells us.
We cheer, both getting up to hug her.
“That means that I can start buying clothes! Have you guys picked a name yet? I could get it embroidered on a few things,” I tell her.
“Not yet, but I promise to tell you as soon as we have one picked out.”
“Do you guys have a registry yet? When are we going to have a baby shower?” Emilia asks, and I’m suddenly grateful that our workload today is light because I doubt we’ll be getting much done.
Two sets of footsteps come running up the stairs, and I smile when June and Noah come around the corner.
“Why’s everyone yelling?” June asks.
“I’m having a boy,” Scarlett tells them, and they both grin, reaching over to hug her.
