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Haven edges to my side and hugs my waist. “Keep in mind that we’ll be waiting up.”
Lita rolls her eyes but her cheeks are flush with happiness as she takes Fiona’s hand. “Screw that. Maybe this will be the night I finally lose my virginity.”
Fiona chuckles but gives Haven a subtle headshake to set her mind at ease.
“Have fun, ladies,” I tell them and hug my wife closer.
“Bear with me,” Lita tells Fiona before stepping through the door. “My romance skills are a little out of practice.”
Fiona winks. “We’ll just have to take it slow.”
“Fiona,” Haven says. She waits until her friend turns around before finishing her thought. “Please take care of my sister.”
Fiona tilts her head. “You know I will.”
Haven and I remain on the patio, just listening, until we hear the front door swing shut.
I move my hand up her back and rub her shoulders. “Should I start firing up the grill? Everyone will be here soon.”
We’re celebrating. Micah, Tess and Dash will be crossing the street. Dani and Gage will be driving across town. Yesterday they received excellent news. They are having a daughter. A little girl who will be named Cecile in honor of a very special lady. My grandmother would have been delighted.
“In a minute.” Haven kisses me and then escapes. It looks like she’s going to jump in the pool with her clothes on but she detours, smoothly scooping the basketball out of the grass and jumping over to the court. “Come and play with me, Wiseman.”
No way would I turn down such a request from my wife.
Haven dribbles the ball, her back to me. She tries to keep it away as she approaches the basket. Then she squeals when I lift her up at the waist. The ball is splashed through the net. She’s laughing as I set her down. She throws her arms around my neck.
My mouth finds hers and makes demands. She presses into my chest, always eager for more.
We lose ourselves in the kiss. I’ll get lost with her anytime.
My grandmother once gave me some precious advice in the moments before her death. She told me to find my happiness. She’d be glad to know that I have.
There might be no shortage of things in the world that I don’t understand.
But there’s no limit to what I’m still willing to learn.
And beyond all that, there’s one certainty that is unshakable.
One fact that will endure forever.
I belong with this girl.
Marrying her is by far the wisest thing I’ve ever done.
