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"Vale," she moans my name and from the way her insides are already fluttering and milking me for my seed, I know she's as close as I am.
With one hand gripping her ass and the other pressing between us so I can thumb her clit, I look at those bouncing tits and the look of pure pleasure on my woman's face and watch her lose control while I pump my spend deep inside her and hope it takes root there.
Epilogue 1
Two Weeks Later
Vale
Birdy's ankle is still wrapped up. Doc says it's probably gonna take a few more weeks till she can safely put weight on it again. That means I'm still doing a lot more carrying her around, which suits me just fine. It keeps my hands on her so every one of the single assholes on the Ridge knows she belongs to me, and it keeps her in my sight too. So I know she's safe.
"Keep fussing over her like that and she's likely to run off the Ridge as soon as she can walk again."
Meadow's home from college after finishing her degree a semester early. She hits me with a hard shove over her shoulder and I let my sister push me sideways even though she's no match for my size. She steals my place on the short sofa next to Birdy and I grumble.
"Birdy's not running off," I tell Meadow while I make sure Sparrow's foot is propped up comfortably on the ottoman.
Both my little sisters took to Sparrow in a hurry, but she and Meadow are practically besties since they met. Most of the time I love watching my girl fitting in with my family so well but tonight I was hoping to keep Sparrow's attention on me.
"I like his fussing." Sparrow reaches for my hand and gives it a squeeze with a wink and one of her special smiles that she saves just for me.
Meadow smiles at us but Terra rolls her eyes from her chair nearby.
"I don't know how you can put up with a man being so possessive," she tells Sparrow, "I'd punch a guy in the balls if he treated me like that."
"Well if you think wanting to take care of the woman I love is being possessive, you might want to leave now," I warn my baby sister as I reach into my pocket. "Because I'm planning on doing something to make sure this little birdie never flies away."
Somewhere between me flipping the little box in my hand open and the girls' shocked gasps when they see the ring, the rest of family has clued in that something important is happening and a crowd has gathered around to watch.
"Sparrow." I clear my throat and try to remember the short speech I practiced in the mirror earlier while I was trimming my mustache.
"Yes!"
Sparrow's eyes are shining like stars as she spreads her fingers out so I can slip the ring on for her. It's loose, but we'll get it sized to fit.
"You didn't even let me finish, Birdy." I laugh and let her tell meyesagain.
"Marry me, Birdy," I ask when she's done kissing me. I can tell her all the sappy shit I wanted to say when we're alone back at the cabin, but I feel like it's important to at least ask the actual question.
"Of course, Vale, of course I'll marry you."
Somewhere in the distance I hear Terra's disgusted"that wasn't even a question,"and I feel Sparrow's lips curve in a smile against mine.
Of course, as far as everyone in this room-- and on the whole ridge, for that matter-- knows, we’re already engaged, but tonight, I have my grandma Rebecca's heirloom ring on Birdy's hand and a house full of witnesses-- there won't be anything fake about our engagement after this.
Epilogue 2
Ten Years Later
Sparrow
"Where's daddy?"
Wren squeals and lets go of my finger, heading off in a series of unsteady steps as soon as she sees Vale.
"How's daddy's little princess?" Vale scoops her up before she has a chance to take a tumble in the sparse grass sprouting now that the last of the snow has melted off for good.
Wren chatters her eleven-month-old chatter and Vale listens intently, nodding where ever he deems appropriate.
