Page 59 of Miracle

Arlo: Not that marrying is even on the table

Trace: I bet you have Jax on the table ??

Sutton: See! He lowers the tone. I’d be the BEST best man

Trace: You want me to tell Arlo about the chicken you put in the tree house.

Sutton: ??

I watched them with so much love my heart was going to burst. Both of them loved Jax, and yes, I’d have both of them as best men.

If we ever… yeah…

Trace: Seriously, this is ducking awesome, big brother.

Trace: Ducking

Trace: Ducking

Trace: FFS F u c k i n g

Sutton: So ??ing awesome

Trace: I said it first.

Sutton: Asshole.

Trace: Happy for Jax, too.

I needed to draw an end to this as I realized how close we were to the Byrne house.

Arlo: Bye guys, love you x

Trace: xx

Sutton: xxxx

Sutton: Beat you at that too ??

I couldn’t help laughing, being part of this banter, plus sitting next to Jax, made everything good.

“Are they okay about it?” Jax asked, although me laughing had probably given their reactions away.

“They said they knew already.”

Jax chuckled as he guided the truck around a parked car.

“I have to warn you that Thanksgiving will be even louder than the last time you came because the kids are older now.”

Love and loudness. Add in the best food ever, and it was one of my favorite days of the year, even if chaos was on the menu alongside the turkey. “I can’t wait.”

We arrived at the same time as Paula and her boyfriend arrived with the girls. I held Charlie as Jax went to his knees and hugged them so tight I couldn’t see space between them. India and Iris were cute as buttons, both redheads like their dad, and he picked both of them up, one in each arm. They chattered and smiled, and he was peppered with kisses as the three of them reconnected.

The girls scampered into the house, Johan and Paula going back to the car, but Johan headed back to catch us as if he’d forgotten something.

“Can I talk to you?” he asked Jax and didn’t seem at all worried when Jax tucked his hand in my arm and leaned against me. He was making it clear to everyone that we were together, and that made me feel…

Good.

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