Page 144 of Echoes of You

Grae’s face reddened. “I tripped one time.”

Caden grunted. “You ruined my favorite Thanksgiving pie.”

“I was fifteen. Get over it,” she snapped.

Kerry shook her head as she and Nathan made their way up the walk. “Can’t have a real home without chaos. We brought the chaos.” She lifted a tin. “And homemade cookies.”

I moved to take them, and she stilled, then shoved the tin at her husband and grabbed my hand. “Is that—are you—?” Her gaze ping-ponged between Nash and me.

Nash grinned. “Had to lock her down before she realized she was too good for me.”

Tears filled Kerry’s eyes as she pulled us both into a hug. “My babies. Finally, right where they were always meant to be. Couldn’t love you more.”

“Why’s Grandma all blubbery?” Charlie called.

“Don’t say blubbery,” she called back.

“Your gran is just a little emotional because your uncle Nash asked Maddie to marry him,” Nathan said with a huge smile.

Shouts sounded, and we were soon surrounded. It was certainly chaos, but the happiest kind I could imagine—everything I’d ever wanted and never had.

My eyes locked with Nash’s over the crowd.“Love you,”I mouthed.

Tenderness filled his gaze, and he mouthed back,“Always will.”

And that was everything.

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