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Jenna laughed. “We’re looking forward to your big day.” She turned to wink at Meadow. “Give me a call when you’re ready to start planning.”

“Will do,” Meadow promised. Nadia and Scarlett couldn’t rave enough about Jenna’s wedding tips. The woman had a gift for event planning.

“Hey, kiddos! Slow down!” As Sergei and Jenna dashed after their children, Meadow grinned at Logan.

Two steps and his long legs closed the distance between them. Her stomach fluttered as he cupped her face and brushed his mouth over hers, his kiss melting like sugar against her tongue.

“What an awesome turnout,” he whispered between kisses.

She beamed. “Isn’t it wonderful? I couldn’t be more thrilled.”

“I’m so proud of you, baby. Your hard work really paid off.” He grinned. “Dirk should give you a raise. I’ll talk to him.”

“Don’t you dare!” she warned.

Laughing, Logan kissed her again and then took her hand. “C’mon. I want you to meet Davion and his family. They’re over there.”

He led her back to the Rebels’ tent, where he introduced her to Lakendra Howell and her three sons. She and Lakendra hugged and shared warm greetings. Davion shook Meadow’s hand and gave Logan a look of sly approval. After answering her friendly questions, he and his younger brothers went off with Logan to grab some grub and play a few carnival games. Meadow’s heart melted as she watched them leave together, laughing and joking around as Logan palmed the back of the youngest boy’s head. He was going to be such an amazing father.

She and Lakendra spent a few minutes chatting and getting acquainted. Lakendra told her how much the boys loved their new house and neighborhood. They were already making friends, and they looked forward to starting their new schools in the fall. As for her, she’d started her new job with The Landrieu Group and it was a dream come true.

“Logan changed our lives,” she said with earnest warmth. “We can never repay him for his incredible generosity, and I know he doesn’t want or expect us to. He truly has a heart of gold, and he deserves every good thing life has to offer.”

Her words made Meadow smile and fall impossibly deeper in love with Logan. “I couldn’t agree more, Lakendra.”

Before they parted ways, Lakendra invited Meadow and Logan to dinner at her home after the playoffs. Meadow was happy to accept.

At three o’clock, Off The Grid hit the stage in a blast of rock ’n’ roll fervor. Meadow could hear the roar of the crowd from the tent where she was stuffing beautifully decorated care bags with the other volunteers. That was where Dirk found her.

“Absolutely amazing turnout.” He gave her an enthusiastic high five. “You did a remarkable job pulling this all together in such a short time. We’re all super impressed.”

“Thank you,” Meadow said warmly. “I had a lot of help. And I couldn’t have done any of it without your buy-in and support.”

“I had total confidence in you, and with good reason.” Dirk grinned. “This is probably the most successful event we’ve ever hosted, and I know it won’t be the last with you on our team.”

Meadow beamed, basking in his praise.

“You’ve been hard at work all day. Why don’t you take a break and go enjoy the concert with your friends?”

She shook her head. “I’m still—”

“That’s an order.” His blue eyes twinkled.

“You heard what the boss said.” Logan came up behind her, grabbed her hand and tugged her away as cheers and whistles filled the tent.

They headed across the lawn toward the concert stage, their hands swinging between them. Several people waved to them and yelled congratulations.

Meadow couldn’t help blushing. “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the attention.”

Logan brought their joined hands to his lips and kissed her knuckles. “Thank you for not making it a deal-breaker.”

She gave him a soft smile. “Nothing would—” The rest of her response was drowned out by the opening guitar riff of a new song called “Collision.”

The audience was on their feet, rocking out and loudly singing along. Many people sat on blankets on the perimeter of the crowd, enjoying the music a safe distance from the rowdy metalheads.

Meadow was delighted to see her father, Trish, Santino and Roxanne lounging under a tree with Nadia and Scarlett’s parents. The eight adults were talking and laughing raucously, having the time of their lives.

When they spotted Logan and Meadow, they beamed and waved.

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