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Every day for the rest of our livesExtended EpilogueOne Year LaterSadieI can’t help but smile with heavenly content over her head at h in amazement He caht stunned every time he cradles his niece

“She’s got Mom’s eyes,” he mutters for about the hundredth time

Not that I resent him for it

I could hear that exact same sentence a million times and never tire of it

We all sit in the living roo room

It’s winter break again, only this time Celina – Saul’s ht along her new boyfriend, Kenny, and Lacey seehted to have her uncle here At three months, she’s already one of the most expressive people I’ve ever met

Every ift

“Who wants cocoa?” ht’s tabard, a wide grin on his face

“Oh, Saul,” Celina says with a s since I’ve seen you in that silly old thing”

“Believe it or not, Mother,” Saul says good-naturedly, carrying the tray into the roo it on the table, “this is not the exact same one I used to wear as a kid”

I giggle and sink into his embrace as he sits next toup protectively beneath our daughter It’s been the saht her ho in pawing at his face and Jasper never begrudging her affection

“I’m so proud of you,” Saul whispers in my ear as everybody else falls into their own private conversations, Aaron cooing at Lacey, Celina, and Ray as love struck as I was last winter

I can’t help but glow as his words s

I really freaking belong

“Not only are you the beste this semester, just like I knew you would”

I kiss hi myself to only kiss his cheek lest et silly ideas into my head … ideas better left for later e aren’t surrounded by other people