Page 191 of Holiday Hire

He tries to nuzzle her, but I move her backward.

"Don't want you smelling like a horse on your wedding day."

"What are you going to name him?" Wilder questions.

"I don't know. Can I think about it? It's a big decision," Phoebe says.

"Okay. Do you love him?" Ace asks.

She nods. "Absolutely. I can't believe you guys did this for me."

"Yes! We knew you'd love him," Wilder says, and Ace gives him a high five.

She leans back to whisper in my ear, "I'm so excited. Now I have two stallions." She bats her eyelashes, smirking.

I grin. "Yeah, and the most important one is waiting for you. He's been waiting for you for a long time."

She beams at me, and my heart swells.

Everything in my life is perfect. I have my kids, my family, and now, I have my wife. She's a woman I never knew existed until my family forced me to hire her, but I discovered I need her more than I could ever have imagined.

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