As if on instinct, my hands travel up his chest and loops around his neck, holding him close as he closes the gap. Then finally, his lips come down on mine and just as I knew he would, he kisses me as though his world begins and ends with me.

Epilogue

Four Years Later

Tully comes kicking her way through the door with boxes upon boxes piled up in her hands, each one of them filled with the most beautiful arrangement of flowers, some for tables, some for vases, some for suit jacket pockets, but the one I’m most excited to see is the one with the bouquet that I’ll be holding as I walk down the aisle in less than two hours.

It’s my freaking wedding day. I don’t know how this happened. One minute, Noah and I were lying in bed, fighting over who was going to get up and double check that our front door was locked and the next thing I knew, he was pulling a ring out of the little black box from his bedside table and asking me to be his wife.

That was ten months ago and now, here we are about to get married.

He was pretty damn pissed with himself. Apparently, he had this whole big thing planned when he was going to propose, but the need to ask just got too much for him and he caved, but I don’t care. A big extravagant proposal isn’t really us. It was absolutely perfect the way it was and I wouldn’t change it for a thing.

“Sorry I’m late,” Tully says as both Aiden and Barker dive in to save the boxes from falling out of her hands because that’s really the last thing I need today. “The store was crazy busy, and Candice wasn’t feeling great so I had to send her home and close up early myself. Apparently, today is the day for everyone and their fucking dog to buy their girl flowers.”

“Really?” I laugh, way too relaxed as I sit back in my chair and take a sip of champagne. “What was wrong with Candice?”

“Oh, who knows?” Tully shrugs, putting the last of the boxes down and checking over them just as she should. After all, I paid for the best in the business so I expect my flowers to be absolutely perfect. “She took two days off last week and now this on today of all days. She knows how important today is.”

All I can do is smile. “It’s all good. You’re here now and that means we can get me married to that brother of yours.”

Tully rolls her eyes and drops down beside me before grabbing a glass of champagne and throwing back half of it. She stops herself and puts it straight back down. “I should probably pace myself if I plan on making it through to the end to the night.”

To be honest, I was surprised she was able to squeeze me in. Between all the weddings she does in Broken Hill, the day to day business, and the constant deliveries she’s having to do, I’m amazed that she made it through the door.

Tully set out to be the best florist in the area and she easily nailed that goal. Noah and I think she should be taking it further by franchising but she’s not there yet. She’s happy with how things are going and doesn’t want to ruin a good thing.

The makeup artist comes knocking at the door and Violet ushers her through the door and has to keep it held open for the hairdresser who pulls up a second later. The giddiness begins to seep into me. Everyone is here on time, even dad remembered to drop off Aria earlier. Nothing could go wrong.

Tully hurries into the bathroom and comes out a second later in a white, fluffy bathrobe that’s identical to mine before pulling the elastic from her hair and shaking it out. “Ok,” she declares. “I’m ready.”

I start with hair as Tully gets her makeup done and I find myself finally relaxing. I’ve been so stressed trying to get everything perfect for today. I never thought I’d be one of those brides, but apparently, I am. Without Violet and Aiden, I’d probably be a mess.

Who knew that Aiden would be so damn good at event planning?

“So, how’s Gina?” Tully questions, sneaking a look in the mirror as the makeup artist turns her back.

I let out a sigh. “Annoyed that she’s missing my wedding. The appeal was pushed back another month.”

“What? That’s bullshit. You have Anton’s confession. There shouldn’t be anything holding them back.”

At the mention of his name, my mind instantly takes me back to the last few years. It was one hell of a mission, but eventually the case was closed and Anton was sentence to life in prison. Since then, he’s apparently turned over a new leaf and is all about righting his wrongs. Some people are buying into his charm, but to me, it’s just a new game he’s playing. Luckily for Gina though, that meant he was willing to give a confession and so far, it’s looking good, but something tells me it’s going to be another long road to travel.

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