Page 663 of The Tempted

“Never ends, girl,” I whispered. “Even after the ink is dry and all the pages are full, they’ll still be a place where our story is told. I’m not much for the afterlife but I know without a shadow of a doubt this thing you and I are writing doesn’t end because the pages run out or time for that matter…it keeps going. The story goes on long after we’ve said our final goodbyes, it lives on in the eyes of the kids we’ll make together.”

“Kids?” she croaked.

“A house full,” I confirmed with a quirk of my lips. “I got big plans for us,” I added, winking at her as her smile spread even wider.

Those pages are going to be full of her smile. They’ll tell the story of a man and woman who stuck by each other’s side. A woman who breathed life into a man and a man who kept her safe. I’d be the man that kept my angels halo shining.

“I love you,” she whispered. “I love you so much, Dominic Petra.”

“I love you too, with everything I am and everything I’m capable of being now.”

“I’m so glad you’re home,” she exclaimed as she laid her head back on my chest and wrapped her arms around me tightly.

Thank you for giving me the best fucking homecoming ever.

But you’re home now too.

This is your home girl.

Me.

You.

Home.

The End

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