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“Yeah, but where you tell me to put them though?”
I smiled and eased off his shaft. I got a glimpse of it and saw the aftermath. I did my job and well.
“Come shower so I can finish eating my cake,” I said as I crawled off the bed.
He took control of the situation and turned the water on waiting for the temperature to rise. I was admiring him once again and thought to myself about how much I loved him. He didn’t have to come back but he did and for that I was going to give him a better person than he fell for. He deserved that.
“It’s ready.” He extended his hand, and we stepped inside together, with him cradling me from the back.
“Déjà vu,” he softly spoke.
“Seems like it. Thank you for not letting me off the hook so easily but also giving me another chance. You don’t know how grateful I am.”
“Mistakes are made, and we’re allowed a second chance. However, keep it as a mistake Yani. It won’t be easily resolved next time.”
I took heed to his warning. I was no fool and what he warmed me about wasn’t a surprise either. I felt it could get out of hand when he saw Trust and I together, but his pain took precedence over his anger then.Thank God.
“There won’t be a next time baby. I’m straight on all that. I have three kids and a husband to worry about. There’s nothing else out there for me.”
“I love to hear it, Mrs. Hughes.”
“And I love you, Mr. Hughes.”
With that, we shared a kiss that bonded us one. Paxton wasn’t what I was looking for, but he was everything I needed.
Epilogue
PAXTON
“You may kiss your bride.” I leaned forward planting my lips on Yani’s sealing our marriage. The day had finally arrived after two years of us planning and going through our own chaos of life.
The twins were born, and our family was finally a blended one. My people forgave her and welcomed her with open arms. I knew they would because of how they spoke about her during our time apart. The only person who took their time coming around was Josiaha. He felt like she didn’t suffer enough but they had the best relationship now.
“I love you, Paxton.” Her smile went from ear to ear.
“I love you too beautiful. You ready to jump this broom with me?”
“I been ready.”
We joined hands and took that leap. Our guests cheered for us giving us a round of applause. It was a joyous moment for us both. We both lost someone we thought we’d be able to do this with, but now that I did it with her, I didn’t care for anyone else, not even the past.
As we trailed down the aisle, our little one’s teetered behind us. Brendon held his sister’s hands as they made it down as well.We weren’t going on a private honeymoon. This was something we were doing as a family. I needed them by my side at all times.
“Baby are we really going to leave everyone to fend for themselves?” Yani asked as we hopped in the back of the limo.
“You damn right. They gon’ be eating, drinking, and dancing for free. What they need us there for?”
“Dad, I think Laura pooped.” Brendon handed her over with his face screwed-up.
It was a good thing we had all of our bags packed and placed in the limo. There was a diaper bag for both girls under the bar. I took her and began to change her diaper.
Brendon calling me dad was something he did on his own. We were out at the county fair and when he introduced us to his friends, he claimed me then. It warmed my heart because I knew how he felt about Trust and the bond they shared. I never questioned him on it either. If that was what he felt comfortable with then I wasn’t going to change it.
“This was your idea, remember that.”
“Baby hush. We’ll have our time to vacation alone but this ain’t it. We just became one legally. This needed to be shared with all of us. Plus, we been cooped up in OKC for years. Let’s just have some time out the country. I’m just curious to see how they’re going to do on the jet.”
“Brendon will be fine, but those girls have your blood so…”
