We’ve done everything under the sun including him giving me a complete tour of SF, which is something I’ve been wanting to do but I was hoping I might have someone to do it with.
Well not only did I have someone, but I had him. The only man I ever wanted.
And not only that, he’s moved me out of my old apartment and into his so after tonight in the incredible Nob Hill place we’ve been staying at we’ll go home together. Just thinking those words sounds so nice.
Malia sees another dog and takes off after her across Funston Dog Park, leaving me a moment to just enjoy everything that’s happened.
“Nice dog you’ve got there,” a voice says from my side and a big man approaches me with a plastic smile, bad haircut, and an even worse look in his eye.
“It’s not her dog. It’s ours,” an unmistakable voice from behind me says and suddenly I feel safe again.
“And you’re in our area and now you’ll be going,” Kane says.
The man cowers and heads off in the other direction with his tail between his legs.
Normally I wouldn’t be up for that kind of aggressive behavior towards other people, but that guy definitely had an agenda of some sort.
“Thank you,” I say and melt into his arms.
A few seconds later I look up and see Kane still watching that man as he walks away.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, but if he tries that again he won’t be.”
“It’s okay. He’s gone,” I say.
“I know that guy. He always comes here to the dog park and tries to pick up women.”
“Can’t you do anything about it?”
“He hasn’t broken the law…yet. But when he does you better believe I will.”
“Good,” I say. “We want this park to be a safe place…when we start bringing our family here.”
Kane’s eyes dart down to meet mine. “You’re pregnant?”
“It’s only been a week, but I do feel different.”
“That’s great news. The best,” he says as he lifts me up in the air and spins me around.
“Oh sorry!” he says and puts me down. “I have to be more careful now.”
“It’s okay. I’m sure if anything you gave our little embryo of a baby a fun ride.”
“And what a ride it’s been,” he says. “Who would have ever though?”
“Well I sure had my hopes, but I never really thought they’d come true.”
“I’m glad you kept believing because now you’ve given me something to believe in.”
“And what’s that?”
“Us.”
I go up on my tiptoes and he leans in to meet me as we kiss.
“Speaking of crazy rides,” I say as I motion with my head over to the side.
“Is he trying to…?” Kane says.
“Yeah,” I giggle.
“Hey!” Kane says and scares the other dog off of Malia who was about to get ridden herself.
But a later second they’re back at it.
“Hey!” Kane says running towards them, but he doesn’t seem to be able to slow down this budding romance.
“Sorry about my dog,” a voice says and I look up and see a young couple with a baby.
“It’s okay,” I say. “And oh my gosh she’s so cute,” I say looking at their baby.
“Thanks. She’s three months.”
“What’s her name?”
“Kasey.”
“I love that name,” I say. “And what about your dog?”
“Mark, because he has a mark behind his ear.”
“So Mark and Malia, huh?” I ask.
“Your dog is Malia?”
“Yeah, the one my fiancé is chasing.”
“Oh, your fiancé. Congratulations,” the woman says.
“Thanks. How about you guys?”
“We’re also engaged, but this little cutie came along before we could walk down the aisle…or really get a chance to get out and explore the area.”
“Are you new to SF?”
“Yeah. Just a few months here.”
“Oh, me too.”
“Great. What do you do?”
Kane comes over with Malia and Mark to join us and he listens patiently as the young woman and I talk about all sorts of things, including how we’re both female engineers here in the Bay Area.
I feel great since Kane and I “discovered” each other, and he’s the only one I’ll ever need, but I can’t lie…it would be nice to have some female company and another couple that we could pair up with to do things with.
And Malia and Mark seem keen on the idea.
A few minutes later my new friend Kristen and I start laughing as we overhear Kane and Kurt discussing sports and shortcuts to take to work.
“Men!” we both say at the same time and start laughing.
But “men” were never on my mind all these years. Just one man…him.
And I got him and he got me.
And now it looks like we’re about to make some new friends, and by we that even includes our Malia.
And if I am indeed pregnant, then our first child will already have one friend waiting on her…or him.
Either way it doesn’t matter.
All that matters is family and when I’m with him that’s exactly what I now have.
And the best part is I know he’s committed to us forever.
And by committed to us I mean committed to making “us” become a lot bigger than just the two of us.
We already discussed it in the penthouse at night under the moonlight. And thanks to our insatiable appetites for each other I’m pretty sure “us’ is already well on its way.
Just like the way I’m in love with him.
“Thanks for listening,” I say as we part ways.
“I could listen to you all day,” he says. “I love the feminine sound of your voice. I swear it’s like listening to music…to singing.”
“Awww,” I say. “Just like I could listen to you all day because I love your voice so much.”
“Well then I’ve got something for you to listen to?”
“Oh? What might that be?”
“The three best words in the English language,” he says before we stop and he pulls me in close. “I love you,” he says.
“I love you,” I say just before I feel his lips meet mine.
A few seconds go by and Malia howls.
“We love you too!” we say in unison and start laughing.
We both bend down together and Malia rises up on her back legs and we pull her in for a group hug…a family hug.
And after tonight there’s a good chance I might not be the only one in the house who’s pregnant meaning our two big happy families will be one big happy family under the same roof.
“Can you believe we met that couple and got along so well and they had a malamute?” I say as we walk towards the Jeep.
“It’s about as probable as running into the most beautiful woman in the world on a stake out,” Kane says. “So if I can find the perfect love there’s no reason Malia can’t hers too.”
“We are the perfect love, aren’t we?”
“We are…thanks to you,” he says.
We stop and kiss again as the sun sets over the Pacific behind us capping off another beautiful day in the Bay Area with my possessive policeman.
“You’re mine,” he says as he takes my hand.
“And you’re mine,” I say.
“Forever.”
“And ever and ever and ever.”
Malia howls and we hear Mark howl off in the distance and we bust out laughing just before Malia takes off running back into the park.
“And apparently our very possessive puppy,” Kane says.
“She’s going to get what’s hers,” I say.
“She learned it from me,” Kane says.
“And that means she learned it from the best.”
We kiss again.
“Ready to go get her,” Kane asks.
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p; “Let’s give her a minute of privacy,” I say.
We laugh again and use the time for what we’re best at…kissing and enjoying another moment hand in hand.
Together as always and forever.
EXTENDED EPILOGUE
Kane
Five years later
“Mommy got a prize?” Kelsey our two-year old says to me as I hold her my lap.
“Mommy got a prize. Are you gonna clap for her?”
“Yeah mommy!” Kelsey says and starts clapping her hands furiously and then giggling as only a child can do.
And it’s true. Quinn did get a prize, but we got the greatest prize of all.
Her.
She’s been an incredible wife, loving mother, and best friend any of us could ever have hoped for.
And by us there’s not just Kelsey in our family now, but also Kevin, who preceded her by two years and is already displaying signs of being her protector when they play with other children.
And let’s not forget Malia and Mark’s litters of puppies which seem to come so frequently we’re always seeming to spend time looking for a home for them. But they’re so cute and fluffy that people are pretty much lining up to adopt them, which is nice as it give us some time to kind of get to know people before we allow one of our pups to leave and find a good home.
And the great thing is we meet a lot of the people around the dog park so we wind up seeing most of the pups later and literally watching them grow up right before our very own eyes…just like our children.
It’s amazing how fast they grow.
Kevin’s the tallest for his grade and he easily sits in an adult chair today at the annual Women in Tech Awards.
And this year’s top prize is going to the love of my life for her work in using facial recognition technology to help locate kidnapped children.
I’m so proud of her and admire everything she’s doing to make the world a better place thanks to technology and that incredible mind of hers. She really is the smartest one in the house, which I remind her of everyday.
And she’s kind enough to say her smartest decision was marrying me, but I know I got the best end of the deal when it comes to that one.
But the best part of it all is our kids. If you would have told me five years ago I’d be a parent to two happy, healthy little rug rats I would have told you you were crazy.
Now I wonder why I didn’t start sooner, but the answer is obvious.
Without her there is nothing. With her there is everything.
I wrap my arm around Kelsey and run my hands through Kevin’s hair as I see their mom walk on stage.
I swear they both got more of her features than mine, but that’s for the better. She’s the most beautiful woman in the world.
“Ladies and gentleman I’m proud to give you this year’s most influential and important woman in tech. Please put your hands together and help me in congratulating—”
“Mommy!” Kelsey yells and starts clapping again as she stands on my lap bouncing up and down.
The crowd laughs.
“Mommy to some and Quinn to others,” the speaker says. “Congratulations Quinn,” she says as Quinn moves towards the podium to a standing ovation.
Seems as if Quinn isn’t the only influential one here today. Looks like Kelsey’s got a future of her own as a leader in this industry.
But no matter what path she choses in life we’ll be right there by her side to support her and pick her up and dust her off when she falls, just as we will with Kevin.
But I know there will be a lot more triumphs than heartbreaks because she’s got two parents who she means the world to and will do anything for her and her older brother.
Because family comes first, always.
And at the top of our family is my wife, my love, my everything.
Without her I have nothing. With her I have everything.
And because of her I know everything is going to turn out just fine…forever and always.
“Hi Mommy!” Kelsey yells as Quinn is just about to start speaking.
“Hi precious,” she replies back from the podium.
“And that’s how I’d like to start my speech today,” she begins. “On the value of family and flexibility in the workplace and how, because I’ve been able to work at home, it’s allowed me to be more productive, healthier and happier and achieve things with technology that I never would have dreamed of. Because no matter how far we advance with technology we always need that human touch, that human interaction and emotion, to drive forward our most valuable projects. The ones based in love,” she says.
“I love you,” I mouth.
“I love you,” she mouths back to me.
I feel goose bumps over take me I’m so full of pride.
The only question now is where to take the kids for ice cream after the ceremony.
And when we can get started on making another one. :)
A MAN WHO KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS
Book 1: Baby Lust
Book 2: Veteran
Book 3: Built
Book 4: Bambino
Book 5: Rescued
Book 6: Leader
Book 7: Professor
Book 8: Burned
Book 9: Worldly
Book 10: Pistol
Book 11: Policed
Book 12: Driven
Book 13: Lucky 13
Book 14: Lumberjacked
Book 15: Protector
Book 16: Carpenter
Book 17: Italian Stallion
Book 18: Gardener
Book 19: Budapest Billionaire’s Virgin
Book 20: Billionaire’s Babysitter
Book 21: Cocky CFO
Book 22: Fireman’s Filthy 4th
Book 23: Mechanic
Book 24: SEAL’s Secret
Book 25: Police, Pooch, and Smooch
Book 26: Fireman’s Fake Fiancée
Book 27: Billionaire’s Virgin Ballerina
Book 28: Bitcoin Billionaire’s Babysitter
Book 29: Veterans Day Daddy
Book 30: Cowboy’s Christmas Carol
Book 31: Police Officer’s Princess
Book 32: Statham
Book 33: Bodyguard
Book 34: Greek God
Book 35: Billionaire Single Dad's Babysitter
Book 36: Mountain Man
Book 37: SEAL’s Justice
Book 38: Royal Romance
Book 39: Doctor Mountain Man’s Special Delivery
Book 40: Crocodile Dan D
Book 41: Mountain Man’s Secret Baby
Book 42: Doctor Bad Boy’s Secret Baby
Book 43: Cop’s Babysitter
Book 44: Nanny for the Cop Next Door
Book 45: Small Town SEAL’s Saving Grace
Book 46: Cop’s Fake Fiancée
Book 47: Billionaire’s Nanny
Book 48: Cowboy’s Babysitter
Book 49: Steamy
Book 50: Brother’s Best Friend
Book 51: Possessive Professor
Book 52: Firefighter’s Babysitter
Book 53: Soldier’s Secret Baby
Book 54: Ward’s Independence Day
Book 55: Doctor Next Door
Book 56: Possessive Policeman
Book 57: Coached by the MMA Fighter
Book 58: Boss’s Babysitter
Book 59: Virgin in New York
Book 60: Rock Star’s Baby
Book 61: Possessive Protector
Book 62: Possessive Australian
Book 63: Best Friend’s Brother
Book 64: Possessive Cowboy
Book 65: Summer Romanced
Book 66: Possessive Prince
Book 67: Lovers’s Enemy
Book 68: Cop’s Best Friend
Book 69: Possessive Firefighter
Book 70: Football Next Door
Book 71: Doctor December
Book 72: Possessive Canadian
Book 73: Blue Collar Billionaire
Book 74:
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