The tears filled her eyes.
“I love you, Quinton.”
He leaned down to kiss the mother of his child, and soon-to-be wife. “I love you, Callista Carter. I’m ready to begin our journey by your side. I’m fine with you going back to the FBI. Together, we’ll make this work, one way or another.”
She stared into his green eyes and saw nothing but bottomless love and adoration. Callie hoped that he saw the same in return.
“I’m lucky to have found you,” she declared. “I’ll do anything to keep you in my life.”
He grinned his good ol’ boy smile. “I do declare, Doctor Callista Carter, I’m going to hold you to that promise.”
She tugged on his shirt, dragging his mouth down to hers.
“You better, big guy. I’m counting on it.”
Epilogue
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I t was quite the story.
“So that’s it,” she said, sipping her coffee as she stared at Elizabeth Blackhawk. “That’s how I met my husband and started the most important part of my life.”
Elizabeth grinned. “I love a happy ever after, and it seems like you got yours, Doctor Gaines.”
Callie couldn’t agree more. After getting out of the hospital, she and Quinn had packed up all their possessions and headed west. Fortunately for her, Gabe Rothschild took her back without a second thought, and even helped Quinn get a job as a detective in the neighboring town. Damascus wasn’t Myrtle Springs, but it didn't matter.
They were together.
She could work for the FBI, and he was doing what he was meant to do in life. Everything had seemed to work out, and that was perfect for her. She liked the people she worked with, including her new bosses.
They were very interesting.
“How old is your daughter now?” Elizabeth asked.
“Susie is a little over one,” she answered. “It’s tough having a toddler. The terrible two’s have come early.”
Elizabeth laughed, patting her barely obvious bump that would be showing up any day now. “You’re preaching to the choir, Doctor. Charlie here makes number four. There are days I wonder how I manage to think straight.”
Callie started laughing. “When Ethan and Callen arrive, we can start the session. I’m glad you three are going to sit down and work through all of this together as a unit.”
“Yeah, when you find love, you need to fight for it at any cost,” she said.
She couldn’t agree more. “Amen, Director.”
Both women laughed.
“Hey, Doc, one thing more,” Elizabeth began.
“Yes?”
“It’s about your brother. Do I scare the hell out of him? Last time I saw him and his partner, they looked like two school boys who got caught smoking out behind the barn,” she drawled, crossing her beat up boot over her knee.
Callie leaned forward. “Well, since we’re getting to be friends, I guess I could let you in on a secret.”
Elizabeth was dying to know. Nathaniel Carter was one of the directors who reported to the Blackhawks, and the man was skittish.
“Do tell, Callista.”
“Callie. My friends call me Callie.”
She grinned. “My friends call me Lyzee,” she offered, handing out the free invite to the girlfriend club. Since this woman had been instrumental in helping Ethan heal, it was the least she could do.
“Perfect,” Callie said.
“Now, about your brother?”
She dropped her voice low. “He’s scared shitless of you. You could have some fun with that knowledge,” she offered.
Elizabeth just grinned. “Hell yeah, I can.”
“Be gentle. He’s a control freak,” she warned.
She only laughed. “Callie, trust me. It won’t be my first day at that rodeo. I’m surrounded by out of control males.”
Both women grinned.
A friendship was born.
Coming Next:
Sinner Realized
Luke’s Story
Other books by Morgan Kelley:
Standalone books
The Junction
Serial Sins
The Blood Betrayal
Romance/FBI Thriller Series
Elizabeth, Ethan, and Callen
The Killing Times (book 1)
Sacred Burial Grounds (book 2)
True Love Lost (book 3)
Deep Dark Mire (book 4)
Fire Burns Hot (book 5)
Darkness of Truth (book 6)
Devil Hath Come (book 7)
Consumed by Wrath (book 8)
Redemption is Here (book 9)
Dead Shall Speak (book 10)
Pledging to Die (book 11)
Slay Bells Ring (book 12)
Past will Haunt (13) Flashback Book #1
Choices will Destroy (14)
Blood shall Run (15)
Act of Blood (16)
Stalked by the Past (17) Flashback book #2
Dying to Love (18)
Kiss of Souls (18.5) a Littlemoon/FBI crossover.
Revenge has Come (19) June 2017
Discarded by Fate (20) Oct 2017
Dawn of Evil (21) Flashback book #3 Jan 2018
Dead are Forgotten (22) Jan 2018
Croft & Croft Romance Adventure Series
Greyson and Emma Croft
Celestia is Falling (book 1)
Vegas is Dying (book 2)
Christmas is Killing (book 3)
Love is Bleeding (book 4)
Heaven is Weeping (book 5)
Hell is Burning (book 6)
Justice is Dying (book 7)
The Croft Mob Series
Greyson and Emma Croft spinoff series
Dark Justice (1)
Lost Justice (2)
Paid Justice (3)
Wedding of our Dreams Novella (3.5) Steele and Dante
True Justice (4) March 2018
Mob Justice (5) August 2018
All Justice (6) March 2019
Wedding Day Blues Novella (6.5) March 2019
No Justice (7) August 2019
City Justice (8) March 2020
Bad Justice (9) August 2020
Sold Justice (10) March 2021
The Littlemoon Investigations Series
Julian and Tori Littlemoon
Blood Red Rage (book 1)
Lost & Broken (book 2)
Unthinkable Games (book 3)
Truth is Found (book 4)
Haven of Nightmares (book 5)
Forbidden Secrets (book 6)
Kiss of Souls (book 7)
Lost Souls (book 8) Sept 2017
The Hunter Trilogy
Dakota Rakin
Atonement (1) December 2017
Absolution (2) December 2018
Amends (3) December 2019
The Romance Anthology
Blackhawks, Crofts, Littlemoons etc
It’s Good to be the Boss (Antho 1) Surprise release. 2017
It’s Good to be Loved (Antho 2) surprise release 2018
It’s Good to be Bad (Antho 3) Surprise release 2018
The Carter Chronicles Trilogy
Callista, Nathaniel, and Lucas
Sinner Repent (book 1)
Sinner Realized (book 2)
Sinner Reborn (book 3)
The Oracle Phoenix Files
Nathaniel Carter and Avalon Miller
Oracle Rising (book 1)
Oracle Seeing (book 2)
Oracle Haunting (book 3)
Oracle Hunting (book 4) Feb 2018
Harcourte Vampyre Society
Jolie, Jacques and Flynn
Dangerous Revelations (book 1)
Dangerous Choices (book 2)
Dangerous Misery (book 3)
Dangerous Retaliation (book 4)
Dangerous Influence (book 5)
Dangerous Sacrifice (book 6)
Dangerous Blood (Final Book) Dec 2017
The Tueur
Flynn and Jolie
Wicke
d Hunt (1) November 2018
Anthologies
All the couples in one book
Illegal Fantasies-
Behind Closed Doors (1)
Romance Under Arrest- winter 2014
Behind Closed Doors (2)
Holiday Reinforcements-
Behind Closed Doors (3)- winter 2015
Please feel free to visit her at her website
www.morgankelley.com, or visit her blog at
www.morgankelley.blogspot.com
Xx ~MK~xX
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