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“As long as she makes you happy? She’s family. Maybe this weekend Davis can stay with us and you two can have some alone time.”

“We’ll see. I’m not sure she’s ready to be that close to me.”

“Oh she’s ready.” Luciana snorts.

I laugh and head back to the house that Leighton is staying in.

“Honey! I’m home!” I call out.

I hear Leighton laughing from upstairs so I head up.

“You ready?” I ask as I hold up the backpack. “Luciana said we have enough room to bring snacks and drinks. And the pouch is made so that Davis can fall asleep in it. It has like a built-in pillow.”

“Wow, Davis is going hiking in luxury. I made some snacks for us to take,” she says as we get Davis into the backpack. I put it on and head downstairs, Davis is giggling every time I take a step. I love his little laugh. Who knew that being a daddy would be so much fun? I stand in the kitchen as Leighton loads up the backpack.

“Is that too heavy?” she asks.

“Nope. It doesn’t feel like you added anything.” I laugh.

“Ugh.” She laughs. “I wouldn’t be able to move.”

“Well this pack is Rónán’s, Luciana’s is smaller. They had them specially made, so I bet if you wanted to, you could use Luciana’s.”

“Maybe if it doesn’t get cold too soon. I feel like if I had to bundle up, I might fall over.” She chuckles.

She’s fucking adorable.

“Well, then I’ll do the Davis carrying when we go adventuring. Oh! Luciana offered to have Davis over this weekend. So I was thinking maybe we could go out to dinner? Maybe catch a movie?”

“That would be fun, but are you sure she offered?” she makes faces at me.

I laugh. “I promise, she offered. I mean, that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t ask, though.”

Leighton giggles at me. “You’re crazy. Okay I think I got everything. Let me just leave a note for Lyn and we can get going.”

I watch her scribble a note telling her sister where we are going. I love that family is important to her, I just wish she had better parents growing up. It makes me sad that she and her siblings were treated the way they were. We spend the rest of the day hiking and dipping our toes into the freezing cold lakes that are scattered around the campgrounds.

“So what do you think about Lake Renegade?” I ask her.

“I really like it here and I know it would be easier for you to be with Davis.”

“Let me stop you there. I don’t want only Davis, I want you too.”

Leighton looks up at me with her eyes wide.

“I’ve been telling you this from the start. I want you. Davis is the bonus for me, being his papa is the icing on the cake if I can be with you too. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll be Davis’ papa no matter what, but I need you too.”

“How can you even know you need me? You don’t know me at all.”

“Baby, in this family, we know when we meet our person. I’ve watched several of my family and people from the other families find theirs. The Athanasiou and Nikolaidis families call it being ‘fated.’ Which means there’s two people who were made for each other. And sometimes you’re lucky enough to find them. Sometimes you’re not. They believe that you live lifetimes and you’ll eventually find that person. And after you find them? It’s easier to find them in each consecutive life. You’re that person for me. Please don’t ask me how we know for sure. We just do.”

“So…what if one feels it and the other doesn’t?”

Could she really not feel what I do? There’s a smile on her face—she’s fucking with me. I grab her and kiss her, with Davis laughing behind me. This. This is what life is meant to be like.

Chapter Eight

Leighton

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