Infatuation
Page 11
Epilogue
“IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL here,” Aubrey says, leaning back into me as Jenna plays in the sand a few feet away. The sunset casts a pink glow on the ocean and sky.
“It is.” I kiss her temple, and she links her hand with mine and rests it on her stomach. “I have a feeling I can make it even better,” I say, spotting the group of people coming down the beach toward us. I’m not surprised Aedan is wearing jeans and black motorcycle boots on a beach in Hawaii, since I’ve never seen him in anything else. Aaron and Alexander, Aubrey’s other brothers, are dressed similarly, but her mom and dad look like they’re ready for a luau, with colorful-printed clothes on and leis around their necks.
“Better than a Christmas Eve sunset on a private Hawaiian beach with you and Jenna? Not to mention your parents and friends in the house behind us, which looks like something from a magazine and is decorated for a television show.” She looks at me over her shoulder. “I know you can pull off miracles, but I doubt you can do better than this.”
I grin at her then take her chin between my fingers, kissing her before turning her head.
I don’t see her face but still hear the tears in her voice as she whispers, “Aedan.” She pushes up off the ground and races across the beach to throw herself into her brother’s arms.
“Mama!” Jenna screeches, unsure what’s happening.
“It’s okay, baby.” I pick her up and kiss her cheek then follow after Aubrey across the sand.
“My baby.” Aubrey’s mom stretches her hands out to Jenna, and I hand her over then look at Aubrey’s dad when he pats me on the back.
“Thanks for making this happen.”
“You don’t need to thank me.” I watch Aubrey hug Aedan then let him go to hug Aaron and Alexander. I couldn’t think of a better way for us to spend Christmas than with friends and family in Hawaii, and it just happened to work out that Aedan was able to get away from Vegas for a few days.
“I can’t believe you did this.” Aubrey turns to face me with tears in her eyes. “Just when I think you can’t get any better, you do something that proves I’ll forever be trying to find ways to give you back even a little of what you give me.”
“Baby, you give me everything.”
She shakes her head. “I was going to wait to tell you tomorrow, but now seems like as good a time as any.”
“Tell me what?”
“I’m pregnant.”
“Fuck,” Aedan mutters.
“You’re pregnant?” I breathe.
“I took the test a couple days ago.” She places her hands on her stomach. “I wanted to tell you tomorrow morning.”
“You flew today.” I shake my head, wondering if the long flight could harm the baby.
“It was a private plane, and your mom assured me when she helped me pack that it would be okay.”
“My mom knew?”
“Yeah, she was going to watch Jenna tomorrow morning while I told you.” She walks toward me and rests her hands on my chest. “This isn’t exactly the reaction I expected.”
“Bean, you just told the man you’re having a baby. He’s in shock like the rest of us are,” Aedan says.
I don’t take my eyes off Aubrey’s, even when hers flash with mock annoyance in her brother’s direction. “We’re having another baby?” I wrap my hands around her hips.
“We’re having another baby.” She moves her hands up my chest to my shoulders, and I slide my hands down over her ass and lift her off the ground, watching her eyes light up as she smiles down at me.
“You say I’m capable of making miracles happen, baby, but pretty sure it’s you who has that ability. Just when I think you’ve given me everything I want, you give me more,” I say, and she leans her head down and presses her lips to mine.
With the Christmas dinner consumed, I walk into Kai and Myla’s living room where Kenton, Kai, and Sven are watching the women play with the kids. Jenna and Maxim taking turns hammering away on a toy construction bench, while Aubrey hovers nearby. Myla rocking her baby girl in her arms while talking to Maggie, whose hand is covering her rounded belly.
We lucked out on the timing of this trip, because Maggie is due to have Sven’s son, Maddox, in about six weeks. If it’d been even a couple weeks later, she wouldn’t have been able to travel. The swell of Aubrey’s belly isn’t visible, but I love knowing she’s carrying our son or daughter.
With Christmas music playing in the background, mixing with the sound of toddler chatter and the soft voices of our wives, I shake my head. It’s hard to believe we all ended up here, considering what we all had to go through. But we fought hard for our slice of happiness, and now the only thing left to do is enjoy it.
Acknowledgments
Thank you Rochelle Paige for holding my hand, making it possible to finally share Justin and Aubrey’s story with the world. I don’t know what I would do without your friendship, and support. I love you dear friend.
First I have to give thanks to God, because without him none of this would be possible. Second I want to thank my husband. I love you now and always—thank you for believing in me even when I don’t always believe in myself. To my beautiful son, you bringing such joy into my life, and I’m so honored to be your mom.
To every blog and reader, thank you for taking the time to read and share my books. There would never be enough ink in the world to acknowledge you all, but I will forever be grateful to each and every one of you.
I started this writing journey after I fell in love with reading, like thousands of authors before me. I wanted to give people a place to escape where the stories were funny, sweet, and hot and left you feeling good. I have loved sharing my stories with you all, loved that I have helped people escape the real world, even for a moment.
I started writing for me and will continue writing for you. XOXO Aurora
Other Books by Aurora Rose Reynolds
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