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"Yes, I want to be your wife," she toldon the last word My world stopped I stared I blinked

"Best Day Ever," Isoft kisses on her lips between every word I pulled her face to mine, crushedshit out of her

"You sure?" I asked breathless and co joke

"You trying to change my mind?" she yawned I let out the breath I hadn’t realized I was holding and snaked my arm over her hip

"Best Day Ever" That was all I could say It was the truth

Teeny

"Quit pouting," I snickered walking up the front ay and unlocking the door

Trip walked in afterJavier in his baby seat "Six weeks That doctor lady said six-freaking-weeks What am I supposed to do for six weeks?" he sulked

"Your hand," I said pointedly and moved to unclip the baby carrier belt Trip merely scowled and quickly slipped Javier out of the seat and up onto his chest He walked aith an indignant sniff and a tender hand on our son’s tiny back

My heart eer as realization hit me

I had a family

For the first time in my life, I had a family that I cared about, that cared about me and I was very okay with that I slowly followed after the boys straining my ears to hear Trip’s sweetly whispered words; there wasn’t anythingwith his child; it had the ability to take the breath right out of a person’s lungs

"Mo out," Trip said in a gentle voice "How ‘bout atch a game? You can have your bottle" Trip held onto the bottle of breast milk "And I’ll have my bottle" He reached forward and picked up his bottle of beer Athis face It slipped for a second replaced by a tiny frown "Is that allowed? I’ht?"

I just shooka small kiss on Javier’s head followed by a peck to Trip’s lips "A beer while you two hang out won’t hurt You don’t have to ask ht He’s your son too You know as ht shining in through the kitchencatching on his eyebrow piercing

"What if I do so dads aren’t supposed to do? Like not check his diaper enough or forget to feed his anda screw up of a dad" It was cute when he ras I assu were so far from the truth; it was ridiculous I always hoped under his playboy ways he was so else, but this? No, it never crossedat hoet in with a bad crowd I’ll tell hio out one night and skip town" Looking terrified at his ownparents on the news begging their kid to come home You’ll be all sniffles and tissues, and I’ll be the dad who tries to put on a tough face but…" He looks up at h wide-eyes, "… chin dude People will reuy on the neho fucked up his son by not changing his diaper on time"

I blinked at my future husband

What the hell is he on?

"You’re fine You’ll do fine If you get worried or you need ently as I turned and ruonna explode in one"

After my shower, I’d slid into bed and passed out for what felt like onlybesidein-between us His eyes ide and taking everything in No words were said Trip just glanced down at our little guy and back up s happy smile at me His hand reached out and he brushed his thu ht ht where I was supposed to be and nothing could top this

"Were you watching me sleep?" I asked, my voice still husky fro" My eyes widened in horror He grinned, "It was cute"

I irl in the world or even the siven his heart to, the proirl he’d given his entire world to