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“Can I see the ultrasound pictures?” June asks and I smile as Scarlett pulls them out.
Noah leans against my side, and I smile. He’s come a long way from the moody, mistrustful kid he was five years ago. He was permanently removed from his mother’s care about three months after Remington moved him to his house.
His mom ended up being arrested for drug possession, and by then, Noah had already told Sheriff Mayson all about what his life had been like up until that point. I think the Sheriff must have pulled a few strings to have Noah placed in our care so quickly.
Remington and I got married four and a half years ago, and we legally adopted Noah about five months after that. We had sold Remington’s mother’s house a few years ago, and they both moved into this house with me. It can get a little crazy during the summer when Noah is here, and we’re trying to work, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
June and Noah are still best friends, and with the way that they both look at each other sometimes, I think they’re close to being something more. Even right now, Noah is staring at June with a certain longing look in his eyes.
Remington started his own foundation with his friend, Romeo. He ended up moving to Murfreesboro a few years ago after he got out of the hospital and finished rehab. They formed Veterans Build Up together then and have been working hard to fundraise and find new ways to help out struggling veterans.
I’m so proud of him. He’s making a difference in the world and doing something that he loves.
“Hey, are you ready to go?” Remington calls from downstairs.
I hear him heading up the stairs, and I squeeze Noah’s shoulder as he turns to Remington.
“Where are you going?” I ask him.
“I’m taking Noah and June out for a fun day,” he says, leaning over and giving me a quick kiss.
“Lucky.”
“Blow off work and come with us. I’m sure your boss won’t mind,” he jokes, and I grin.
“I wish. I need to finish up a few things. You guys have fun, though.”
“We will!” June calls as she runs downstairs with Noah.
“Are we still meeting the realtor at four?” Remington asks me.
“Yeah, she’s going to show us two new places that are about to be listed.”
“I’ll text you. We might just meet you there if I have to drop June off at home.”
“Sounds good. I’ll talk to you later.”
He kisses me goodbye, and I watch him and the kids leave. My hands rest on my stomach, and I smile.
I never thought that I would have this. I was prepared to be single all my life, but then Remington came barreling into my life and changed all of that. Now I’m happily married with one kid and another on the way.
I’m happy and settled. I have a family, one who would do anything for me, one who would never abandon me.
I never thought that I would have any of that. I never thought I would get my own happily ever after, and I’m just so glad that I met Remington and that he didn’t give up on me.
The phone starts to ring, and Scarlett sighs, giving me a smile as she heads to her office to answer it.
“Back to work,” Emilia sighs, and I smile as I head back to my office.
I never imagined I could be this happy, and I owe all of that to my friends and Remington.
SIXTEEN
Remington
Another Five Years After That…
“I thinkthat it needs to be just a little bit higher and maybe over a tad to the left,” Lucy tells me, and I move the shelf up a little bit more.
