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Everyone hugs them, and I’m glad that they all seem truly happy for them. I know I am. Now that I have Felicity in my life, now that I know what true love really is, I want everyone to experience it…even those who have experienced it before, like Grinny and Pappy.

Grinny holds up her hand and I’m across the room by now, but I can see the mischief in her eyes from here.

“So when are you gonna fill us in on your love life, Sutton Henry Landmark?” Her voice is a mixture of a tease and a dare.

I move next to Felicity and put my arm around her, leaning in to kiss her hair. Everyone makes a loud whoop and then apologizes to her in whispers the next second.

“I was planning to fill you in tonight, actually,” I say, smiling at her and then looking at my family. “I’m in love with this woman right here.”

“Duh!” Sofie says and everyone laughs.

“Yeah, I think you were all on it like bloodhounds from the very beginning. I was a little resistant, overthinking it all…”

“No, not you,” Theo chimes in.

I roll my eyes but can’t stop smiling like a crazy bastard. Owen comes over and wraps his arms around both of us, and Felicity looks at me over his head, her eyes filling with tears.

“Do you love him too?” Owen asks, lifting his head to look at her.

“I love him so much,” she says, nodding tearfully. She leans down and kisses his forehead. “And I love you.”

There’s not a dry eye in the house after that. Lots of hugs are handed out and it’s one of the best nights I can remember.

When everyone leaves and Owen is tucked into bed, I follow Felicity to her room and pull her against me for a kiss near her door.

“Oh no, you’re not,” she says, pulling me into her room. “You’re not going to declare your love for me in front of yourentire family and then kiss me good night like a chaste little soldier.

I crack up. “Chaste little soldier?”

She nods, her lips puckering. She tries to undo her zipper but still has her cast for another week. Her arm has taken a little longer than Owen’s to heal.

“Help me out of this,” she says in frustration.

I laugh and unzip her dress, and the surprise underneath makes me choke out a sound between a cough and a groan. She grins at me over her shoulder.

“How did you manage to get this on by yourself?” I ask, my fingers trickling down her shoulders and back, until I’m squeezing her perfect ass peeking out of the delicate lace.

“It took way too long,” she admits, laughing.

She turns around and I lean down and kiss her nipples through the lace, one at a time.

“I almost hate to take it off of you since you worked so hard to get it on,” I say, looking up as I wrap my tongue around her peak.

She reaches behind with her free hand and undoes the ribbons, making me laugh against her.

“You’re so beautiful, Felicity,” I tell her, straightening to kiss her mouth.

It quickly turns from sweet to sinful, and I can’t get close enough. I pull back and sound winded.

“Tell me if it’s too much,” I tell her.

“I’ll be fine. You’ve made me wait longer than twenty-six point three days, you jerk. I am more than ready.”

I laugh and slide the lace off of her, careful around her arm. “How would you like it?” I ask, kissing her bare shoulders and up her neck.

She lies back on the bed and spreads her legs, and I curse when I see her desire.

“Fast this time, slow the next,” she says.

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