Page 159 of Could Have Been Us
“Good. Let’s run away tomorrow,” Stella says with a grin.
“Tomorrow sounds perfect.”
Epilogue
Stella
~One Month Later~
Marrying Jack in Vegas was the best and easiest decision I ever made.
For the last month, we’ve enjoyed being husband and wife. However, Jack gave me the best wedding present ever—Kinsley and Samuel moving here.
“Can you help me with this?” Samuel asks.
Jack rushes over, grabbing the box from him. We gave them Jack’s cabin to live in until they want to move, and Samuel started working for Odette last week.
Kinsley comes over, wrapping her hands around my arm. “I love what you did here.”
I smile at her. My big surprise for them was a renovation. One that included enclosing the loft area as a bedroom for Kinsley and converting a space downstairs into a bedroom for Samuel. It’s not five-star, but it gives them each the privacy they need. No kid wants their dad to see them when they’re sulking.
Not only did we do that, but also we redecorated Kinsley’s room at my place however she wanted. We’re not complicating things, just giving her a space wherever she wants.
“I love it too. So much better than Jack had it before.”
She nods. “Especially now that we’re living here all the time.”
God, those words just make my heart race. I have everything, and I’m still not sure how it’s possible. I got the most amazing husband any woman could wish for, my kid who has been missing from my life for far too long, and a friendship with Samuel that I think would make Misty happy.
And, of course, we broke ground on the Firefly Resort.
“Do you like your teacher?” I ask.
“She’s fine. I got into the advanced math program, which is what I wanted.”
“I knew you would.”
Jack yells from the other side of the room. “Damn right we knew.”
He is so proud of her.
“Do you think we can go look at the Firefly today?” Kinsley asks.
“Not today. Jack and I have to meet the design crew in about an hour, and you have a lot of unpacking to do.”
“I really want to see it,” she complains.
Samuel speaks up. “Maybe another time, Kins. I need you here. Plus, they’re going to be busy since Odette has big ideas.”
She huffs. “Fine.”
Odette is amazing. She’s on top of everything and has contingency plans on top of each other to make sure we’re able to open and be fully functioning within the year. I don’t see how it’s possible, but she swears it’s going to happen, and Samuel agrees.
“Tomorrow we have that girls’ spa day,” I remind her.
“That’s right!”
Jack puts another box down and gives me a look. “I’m not going.”
