Walk the Line (Kings of Chaos 5)

“Promise?” She winks. “Love you too, J.”

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Six months later, our olive skinned baby boy is born with a head of golden brown curls, and lungs that would put any rock star to shame. Cash Atticus Ryan is the perfect blend of Blanche and me with his full lips and thick winged eyebrows so like my own. He’s born into a massive extended family, but it’s the four of us in the room now that mean the most to me.

“When’s your mom get here?” Whitney asks.

“In a few weeks, I told her I wanted some time with just the four of us to bond,” I say. It’s amazing that I can smile when I think of my mother now. We’ve come a long way.

“He’s beautiful,” Whitney whispers as she stares ddown at the baby brother in her lap.

“How could he not be, with B as his mother?” I ask as I lean up to kiss her.

She gives me a sleepy smile, and I know I would live through the accident a million times over to get here. This is the family I’ve always longed for, and the love I never felt worthy of. This woman is my everything. No matter what happens, I’ll walk the road that leads me back to her.