Her lips curl into a mesmerizing smile, and I capture her mouth again. Her lips are soft and she tastes like her favorite raspberry drink from Jumpin’ Java.
“I needed to paint one last time,” she says when we break apart.
“One last time?” I quirk a brow in disbelief.
“I’m a mom now,” she says with a shrug. “I can’t be graffitiing the walls of LA…But I needed to complete the painting.”
I glance at the work of art in front of us, really looking at it for the first time tonight. Earlier, my eyes were only on Lexi…The painting is the same one from before: of a couple facing each other with the backdrop of the night sky and twinkling lights. Next to them is the quote my mom said: You don’t find love…it finds you.
But when I look closer, I see the addition she’s made. In the middle of the couple is a tiny baby—our baby.
“Love found us,” she says softly, wrapping her arms around my waist. “That dark, scary path…it led us here. To our baby girl. I feel like I’ve finally found my place in this world—with you and our daughter. As a mom and a wife. Our picture…” She looks up at me, her blue eyes twinkling from the hue of the streetlamp. “It’s complete.”
THE END
Find the playlist on Apple Music
Your Song- Rita Ora
Perfect Storm- Brad Paisley
You and Me- Lifehouse
Say You Won’t Go- James Arthur
Broken-Lifehouse
Breakeven- The Script
Battle Scars- Lupe Fiasco & Guy Sebastian
Don’t You Wanna Stay- Jason Aldean
Stay- Rihanna
Let Me Go- 3 Doors Down
It Will Rain-Bruno Mars
How to Get the Girl- Taylor Swift
Rumors- NEFFEX
There’s No Way-Lauv
I Loved Her First- Heartland
Somebody-Natalie La Rose
All I Want- Daniel Skye
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing- Aerosmith
As Long as You Love Me- Justin Bieber
Sweet but Psycho- Ava Max
Too Close- Next
Let Me See Ya Girl- Cole Swindell
Leave Her Wild- Tyler Rich
Replay- Lyaz
Nightmare- Halsey
FRIENDS- Ann-Marie & Marshmello
Halo- Beyoncé
What Ifs- Kane Brown
Heaven-Kane Brown
Love You Like I Used To-Russell Dickerson
Nobody but You-Blake Shelton