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I sprang up from the bed and followed her. Her sweet laughter had warmth spreading throughout me. I grinned as I followed her, feeling like the luckiest man in the world.
Our relationship may not have been conventional, but it was perfect.
Epilogue: Georgia
OneYearLater
As Brett drove, I sang along with the radio, enjoying the sun beating down from above while our son screamed in the backseat. But, of course, there was nothing wrong with him — he was just in that phase where babies loved calling.
I could only do nothing about it but listen to my favorite songs and try to relax.
“I don’t know why you can’t tell me what the surprise is,” I said as I looked over at Brett.
“Because I still want it to be a surprise. If I tell you what it is, that defeats the purpose.”
“Are we getting close?”
“Not too far now.” Brett chuckled and reached over to take my hand. “You’re going to love it.”
Brett pressed a button on the steering wheel, turning the music up louder so I would stop asking him questions. Instead, I laughed and rolled my eyes before continuing to sing along.
I didn’t care where we were going. On the contrary, I was happy we were together — especially now that Max was asleep.
I twisted in my seat to look at our perfect baby. He was only a few months, and he was the love of my life. The moment I held him in my arms for the first time, I knew that my love for him could never compare to my love for anyone else.
Brett squeezed my hand as he turned into a driveway. My mouth dropped open as I saw my dream house before me. It was the first home he and I had ever toured together. It backed onto the woods, and there was a massive yard.
The house was far more significant than anyone would ever need, but it was beautiful inside. Everything was sleek and modern. Windows made up most of the walls.
The natural light in every room was one of my favorite things about the place.
“Welcome home,” Brett said.
“You bought the dream house?” I asked, looking over at him with tears in my eyes.
“I thought that our little family might need a bigger house.”
“Brett, this place was over five million dollars.”
He shrugged and parked the car, looking over at me. “It was worth it. This is going to be the house that we grow old in. I wanted it to be everything that you wanted.”
I leaned over and kissed him quickly before getting out of the car. It took a minute to get Max out of his seat and bundled back into his little jacket, but once I did, we took off toward the house.
I couldn’t believe it as I stood in the front yard, staring at the house. I had fallen in love with this house from the first moment I saw it; now it was mine.
“There’s something else you need to know,” Brett said as twigs crunched in the grass behind me with his approach.
I turned to face him only to find him on one knee with a little box in his hand.
My free hand flew to my mouth as I held Max with the other arm. Tears sprang to my eyes as Brett flipped open the lid to the little box and showed me a ring nestled inside.
“Georgia, you brought love back into my life when I thought I was destined to be alone. I’ve never met anyone like you. Someone whose ambition rivals mine and who has the guts to go after everything she wants regardless of what might get in the way. Will you marry me?”
“Did you ask Mia about this?” I asked.
While I wanted to say yes, I knew she supported us to do this. But, unfortunately, our relationship started without her approval; I wouldn’t let our marriage start that way too.
“Just say yes!” Mia shouted.
