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My clit throbs again as he talks. I dip my lips down over his cock and suck. Over and over, twisting and melting over the tip until I’ve wiped him clean.

He groans and pulls me on top of his large frame, dwarfing me against his size.

We sit like that for a long while. He and I dead to the world, only alive for each other, lost in an overload of sensory sorcery.

I never thought love could feel like this. So warm and fulfilling. So beautiful and calm. So protective, yet free.

Somehow in my quest to marry someone else, I found Austin. And while it’s not a conventional way of doing things, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Austin Sparks is my person. And though he might act like it, he’sfarfrom being a fictional man.

Epilogue

Austin

Six Months Later

“My favorite!” Cora stares down at the vanilla cake I picked up from Josie’s bake shop on my way home. “You even got Mom’s favorite flowers on it! She’s going to be so happy!”

I sigh in relief. “I thought I remembered her saying she liked lavender at the wedding, but it was a guess.”

“She’s going to love it.” Cora kisses my chest and sighs. “How’d we get so lucky?”

I rub her expanding stomach and pull her in closer.

“Get a room, guys!” Kate announces, carrying a pizza in. “You’ve got a crowd of people coming in ten minutes. Relax or I’ll get the hose!” She laughs. “While we wait, at least tell me the name of this baby.”

“Can’t.” Cora smiles. “It’s a secret.”

“I’m in luck then. Best friends get all your secrets.” She scrunches up her nose. “It’s kind of a rule.”

I glance toward my beautiful bunny. “Maybe we just tell one person?”

Cora’s eyes narrow and she grins. “I guess it would be nice to finally get it off our chest… but I need dirt on you first. Someone told me you were seeing Ford?”

Kate gasps. “What? Who told you that!” Her face flushes red. “No! We… no!”

I glance toward Cora, then back toward Kate. “Ford as in your father’s employee? That guy? The one who’s twenty years older than you?”

She narrows her gaze. “No judging allowed! You guys had a weird start and look at you. You sold a ring, paid off a ranch, got married, and tacked years onto Cora’s mom’s life. I think things worked out for you.”

Cora smiles and kisses me softly. “Don’t forget the part where we’re actually in love and—”

“How could I forget?” She fake vomits. “Anyway, Ford and I are just friends. I’m currently a train wreck, and he’s the exact opposite of that. So… yeah. We’re just friends. Now tell me the baby’s name! I need to know!”

I grin. “We aren’t telling anyone, so this needs to be a total secret.”

Kate jumps in place. “You’re killing me here.”

Cora flips her hair onto her shoulder. “Ford, though? Isn’t he kind of cocky? I mean, I always imagined you with a quieter guy. One that maybe isn’t your dad’s employee. That’s going to be so weird when he finds out.”

Kate rolls her eyes. “We’re over this, remember? Baby. Name. Now.”

“Okay, I hear you.” Cora grins and grabs Kate’s hands in hers. “It’s a boy… and we’re naming him Huck!”

Kate widens her expression and pouts her lip. “Oh my god. You two are the cutest. You can dress him in little overalls and steel-toed boots. I’m jealous.” She kisses Cora’s cheek. “You’re going to make a great mom.”

“What about me?” I laugh. “Did I play no part in this miracle of life?”

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