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"WHEN YOU SAID YOU WANTED to ht that minute!" Zoe whispered as she covered her still-flat stoone off the pill because of a series of headaches she'd attributed to the birth control In reality, it had been nerves, stress, and stupidity for leaving Ryan that had caused the pain Regardless, she'd cootten about birth control after he'd proposed It was that intense, passionate, Mediterranean blood of hers, she thought, with pleasure this ti," Ryan replied "In fact I distinctly re with pleasure If I hadn't covered yourback in and then where would we be?"

Zoe chuckled

"Shh!" Ari glanced over her shoulder and reprimanded them in her 's supposed to start anyto his fiancée, Maria, two people who'd worked hard to come to this point in their lives Zoe still recalled how they'd fought their feelings at first And look hoell things had worked out for therinned, but, duly chastised by her twin, she settled down Her hand remained on her stomach while Ryan placed his war processional began Saundy dress, walked down the aisle looking older than her fourteen years

Ryan sucked in a breath and Zoe kneas seeing shades of his sister in his beautiful niece But he could rest easy knowing Sam would have a happier life than Faith had had

Next ca Maria walked down the aisle with Quinn by her side

The luer as she reo As intie by Costas standards, the day had been filled with ht on video camera, when Spank the monkey had attempted to dance with Ryan's mother After both Vivian and Grandma Edna turned her down, Spank ed at thetirand salts she kept on her at all tihter, then cried happy tears as Maria and Connor said I do Later that afternoon, after the reception at Paradeisos, the couple left on their honeylanced at Zoe and she couldn't mistake the love in his eyes "Want to tell Ari and Quinn?" he asked, like the proud, expectant father he was

They'd kept the news of her pregnancy quiet up until now, not wanting to spoil the wedding But after today's trip to the doctor, no way could she ree the bride and grooht Maria and Connor would never leave," Ari said, co with her

"Hey," Quinn said to Ryan who shook the other ed ex-cop had developed a grudging respect for Ryan, especially since he'd let the Costases' adoption of Sah

"We have news," Ari said, excitedly

"So do we" Zoe laughed "You first"

"No you," Ari said

Zoe shook her head "No you"

Quinn rolled his eyes "Wo twins," both Quinn and Ryan said at the exact sah to be heard over thein the roo babies!" Elena said, her voice cracking

She strode forith Nicholas, their gazes encohters Elena kissed first Zoe's cheek, then Ari's, then repeated the gesture kissing Ari first and next Zoe again

"Aah, that Costas sperm is potent!" Nicholas slapped each ht to explain the facts of life to hihed "And ruin the moment where he takes all the credit?"

Quinn shook his head "Unbelievable," he said, but his joy and pride were evident

As Zoe glanced around the diner where she'd practically grown up, she took in the faces of the people she loved most and decided at that moment, she was the luckiest woman on the face of the earth