“If we can make it out of this room.”
Reed helps me get to my feet and we both do our best to fix each other’s clothes.
“We’ll always make it,” he says, cupping my face to make me look up at him. “I want to adopt Lucas. That’s what I came in here to tell you. I want us all to have the same name and to be a family for real.” My eyes water instantly. “Say yes to me again, sweetheart.”
“Yes!” I burst into tears and Reed kisses them away. Reed hasn’t only swept me off my feet but Lucas too. He isn’t only making all my dreams come true, but Lucas’s too. I already know Lucas will more than love the idea. He already looks at Reed like a father.
We’ll do the adoption, but really we’re already family. Nothing will ever change that.
Epilogue
Jenna
Another few months later…
“I can’t believe this is my home.” I stand in the middle of our condo thinking maybe it’s a penthouse. I have no idea, but whatever you call it, it’s breathtaking. It’s bigger than any house I’ve been in and I didn’t know you could have floors in a building for one unit. There are a total of four, if you count the roof that has a garden and a pool.
“Told you I could figure it out.” Reed wraps his arms around me from behind. One of his hands rests on the small baby bump that’s beginning to show. I turn in his arms and wrap mine around his neck.
“I never doubted that for a second.” I drop my head back, offering him a kiss that he greedily takes.
He could kiss me all day and I’d never get tired of it. When I brought up the idea of moving closer to Erin and Devin, Reed said “whatever you want.” He meant it too. We both knew it was something we should do sooner rather than later. With a baby on the way and while Lucas is still young, it’s easier for him at a new school. After it was decided, it was only a few days later that we were packed up and moving.
None of us really had anything holding us back. Reed and I now have full rights over Lucas and he’s ours in all ways. We could go anywhere we wanted, but Erin is the closest thing to family I have and Devin’s family has pulled us into the fold too. I want Lucas to have a big family and we’re on our way to it.
I’d been on the fence about getting a house or staying within the city to be closer with everyone. Then there was the whole job thing, which would need to be in the city too if I did end up opening a new bakery here. Reed and I had loosely talked about me doing that with how well the other bakery is still doing.
Of course Reed found this place that makes you feel like you live in a home while still being right in the city. The man really can do it all. No wonder he’s gotten so far in life.
“There’s more,” he says when he places a kiss on my neck.
“I’m not sure I can take more.” I let out a small laugh. He cups my face like he always does, using his thumbs under my jaw to tilt my head back to meet his gaze.
“There is always going to be more. I can’t help myself.” I reach up to grab one of his hands and turn my head to the side to kiss his palm.
“I know.” Reed loves nothing more than spoiling us. I don’t know how many times we’ve lain in bed together and he told me he was going to make sure I never spent one more day of my life worrying. That I’d done enough of that for ten lifetimes and he’d spend his life taking care of me.
At first it was hard to get used to. Reed is so perfect and nothing has ever come easy for me. I was so used to taking care of myself and then Lucas came along and I took care of him too. It was strange to have someone wanting to take care of me for a change. To hand me the world on a silver platter and then look at me like I’d done the same for him by merely breathing.
He leads me towards our private elevator and we step aside as a few movers step off with boxes. He glares at one who he swears was looking at my ass earlier. He thinks everyone is always looking at me. It’s adorable and I’d be full of crap if I didn’t admit it was a tiny bit flattering.
We step on together and go down to the first floor of the building. “Lucas is in his room,” I remind him, wondering where we are going. Lucas hasn’t left his room since we got here today. It was pretty much all ready to go and Reed had it decorated. I don’t think we’ll be getting him out of there for a while.