Page 140 of Perfect Three

David took them to meet his family.Lucy and Jack were treated as if they, too, belonged. Sebastian explained that, because of the skin names, in a way, theywereall related.

“I can’t believe the warmth of everyone, Seb.It’s so wonderful.Being here is fantastic, but I think the welcome I’ve had is beyond anything I could ever imagine.”Lucy knew she would never be able to explain the experience, but at the same time she knew it was something that would live with her forever.

Their final five days of the honeymoon were spent in Kakadu National Park where she demanded Sebastian take even more photographs.

Jack laughed at their ‘bossy little wife’ as she directed Sebastian, telling him what to take and where to stand.

Sebastian later told Jack that he loved the way she’d opened up to them and now felt confident enough to direct him outside the bedroom.Jack related this to Lucy who blushed but was secretly pleased.

Inside the bedroom, Lucy now opened up and no longer felt embarrassed or afraid to speak up.She was open to experimenting and not afraid to tell Sebastian and Jack when she liked something.

When they returned to Darwin for an overnight stay before flying home, Lucy was so sad.

Sebastian and Jack reassured her they’d return often.

Jack added, “Anyway, we’ll have to, Lucy, because Seb’s relations will have painted some new pieces for you to buy.”

She thumped him.

Much as she loved her time away, it was when they finally returned home that Lucy realized she was married and her men would never leave her, and she would always have her grandchildren in their lives.They settled down to married life exactly the same as prior to the wedding.Sebastian was just as dominant and Jack was still laughing as much as ever.

Epilogue

It’s amazing what canhappen over eleven years,Lucy thought.

She looked out the kitchen window into the backyard as she filled a platter with more antipasto.The crowded yard was filled with laughter and quite a lot of people who had come for her sixty-fifth birthday party.

She felt rather than heard Sebastian come up behind her and kiss her neck.

“Daydreaming, sweetheart?”

“No, I was just thinking a lot has happened over the last eleven years since we met.”

“Mm ...yes, and it’s all been good.”

Lucy turned and faced him.He still had the power to take her breath away.

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