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A feeeks after the birth – ere still in the no-sex waiting period – he approachedhis hand downainst hireedy body

Walking over to him now, I claw onto his shirt “I can’t believe this is our life, Bennet Just think Just over a year ago we had none of this No relationship, no e, no Colleen…”

“No writing career,” he says proudly, sliding his hands over my shoulders

“It’s early days yet,” I murmur

“You’ve had eleven short stories accepted Your novel is al the second All while planning a wedding and giving birth and se course You’re a superhero, Rory”

His words cause a flutter in my chest

As his hands tighten on ainst the wall and claio, with an effort and offers me one of his trademark smirks

“You’ll never stop drivingthe look of lust on oodbye to this little lady”

My heart fills with all the love in the world when he strides across the roohter The day after we found out I was pregnant, he rearranged his business,it so he only took jobs that were close to hoates to his well-trained and loyal staff

“I can’t be apart froht, both of us sore and breathy and happy fro, if it was necessary to provide for you I’d do it But I’h to be able to choose And I choose you I choose my family”

He walks over towarmly down “Ready?”

I take his hand, s, so happy I could pop “I’ with you, Bennet”

He leans down, softly brushing his lips against mine “Forever”

Extended Epilogue

Ten and a Half Years Later

Bennet

“Daddy, what’s a good na?”

I grin down at Colleen, her brown hair as wavy andher favorite notebook in one hand – it has a waterfall on the cover, and Colleen loves waterfalls – and her pen in the other

“Spider King?” I offer

She giggles, shaking her head “Daddy, that’s ay too obvious It has to be so clever”