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"Your mom is very sweet," she says softly "You look like her"

"It’s weird that you twoat the chance "Sht?"

"Yes I can’t wait to meet her formally" She lifts her head to stare atto be a grandma, after all"

"She’ll want to be a part of the baby’s life I know she will," I say "She’ll be excited Probably turn into the overbearing, spoil-the-child-rotten grandles closer "How about Cash?"

Oh yeah She asked how I know him "He’s part of my … old life He’s sort of a con man"

"Really?" She doesn’t sound fazed in the least, thank God "Hainst him, are you? He’s the one who helped ht for years, but I kept blowing him off Until I ain "You knehat?"

"That I would do anything to keep you safe and keep you with itiave it up for h I hope you also did it for yourself"

"I did, baby I did it for us" I press ainst her belly as I press a kiss to her lips "All three of us," I ainst her lips

She smiles and I feel her tears slide down her face I lick one, the salty taste dissolving onme with all those romantic words, Caden"

"I ain, this tiue "I love you so much"

"I love you too" She tilts her head back, so I kiss her neck "You’re going to ainst her throat, then nip her skin "Absolutely I want everyone to know you belong to me Because you do, you know"

"I know" She breathes deep and holdsthe tops of her breasts "I definitely know"

Epilogue

Rose

"Push, baby"