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EPILOGUE
SAPPHIRE
6 Months Later
Lights shimmer above us, throwing a faint glow over the long table set up in the backyard of the mansion. Lanterns and flowers decorate the area, bringing the dimming evening to life while laughter and chatter fill the air.
Nestled comfortably across Hawk’s lap at the head of the table, I take a moment to soak up the view. Luke is to our left with his girlfriend, telling stories with his animated hands about his experiences after taking on a bigger role at Kline Enterprises. Across from him is Dad, who’s chuckling at something one of Hawk’s friends said. I love hearing him laughing and enjoying himself. My stepmother sits near him, engrossed in a conversation with a few others.
This is her first time at our place because I insisted on maintaining our boundaries and keeping her negativity away from us. My father understands, and I catch up with him almost weekly.
Staring at my man, Hawk, I whisper, “Can you believe this is our life? Enjoying such a perfect night with family and friends. I love them all.”
“But not as much as you love me, right?” He chuckles, his fingers tenderly brushing a stray hair behind my ear. “Never more than that.”
Giggling, I playfully nudge him. “Not everything is about you.”
“Oh, but it is,” he teases, then curls his arms around me, his lips on my earlobe. “Should we tell them?”
“Tell them what?” I ask, feigning innocence, but I know exactly what he’s hinting at.
“You know that we’re trying.”
When I twist around to face him, he’s grinning mischievously, and I roll my eyes at him.
“You don’t share that during thetryingphase. That’s an announcement for after we’re successful.”
“I love the trying process.” He nuzzles his face into my neck. “Let’s head inside real quick.”
I laugh at him. “You’re impossible but adorable.”
“Your call. Either a quickie now,” he whispers super quietly. “Or tonight, you won’t be getting any sleep.”
I lean against him. “Is that a promise?”
“Oh, you have no idea what I have planned.” He kisses my ear.
I can’t believe this is my life. A man who can’t get enough of loving me and family and friends to share parties with. Finally, I’m smiling crazily at how happy I am.
Plus, Hawk’s excitement at starting a family, even if we’re still only engaged, means the world to me. It’s more than I ever dreamed of. The pain of the past has shaped me, but I’m no longer that person who will be pushed around.
My life has somehow become perfect, and I can’t stop smiling.
As long as I hold Hawk’s hand and his love in my heart, I’m living the kind of happily ever after, even fairy tales would envy.
