Epilogue

Epilogue

Kane, Six Years Later

I wish I could turn back the clock and have the last five years with Jesse all over again. They say heaven was the place to be, but right here on Earth with her by our sides was where I wanted to be. She was, and forever would be, our perfect angel. Everything Hawk and I could ever ask for.

That first night together led to a whirlwind romance neither of us saw coming the day we walked into the hospital all those years ago.

Let me tell you, I never knew a fever could have perfect timing, but I'm a deep believer that things work out the way they should.

Fate had a plan and we fell in sync with it like soldiers. We never did get to the marathon we were scheduled to run in the next day. We were too busy learning everything there was to know about one another and memorizing our nurse's body.

I grinned to myself at the sweet memory. We played off having a bad memory and needing several all-nighters that had our girl pleasured and in bed for a solid week. Good thing it was her vacation days.

I quietly shut the screen door behind me and set my duffle bag down by the back kitchen door.

Jesse never looked more beautiful than she did right this second. Plump around the middle with our third child and so damn edible and sweet my teeth ached.

I came up from behind my wife and wrapped my arms around her growing belly as she washed the dishes in her new kitchen.

We moved into our three-bedroom home about ten minutes outside the city and base and haven't left. In fact, Hawk and I bought up a couple more parcels of land, expanded our land to a little over three acres for our growing family. And with each kid, we added on another room which was about to start up all over again with number three due in a little over three months. Should give us plenty of time to pick out curtains with our girl.

I nuzzle her neck, making her gasp in surprise.

"Didn't I say I would do the dishes when I got home?" I eased the sponge and dishtowel from her and guided her to the nearest chair with a swat to her ass.

"I didn't realize that would be today," she teased and instead of staying in the chair, she threw her arms around me.

"I texted only half a million times, woman!"

"I know and I read each one at least as many times. Hawk's too. You guys must have set a world record with how many messages you can send in a twenty-four-hour span."

I pull her in tight.

"Baby, I missed the hell out of you." My arms are around her and I'm holding her as close as I could without hurting her or the baby.

With our foreheads pressed together, we just stood there and breathed each other in. I could hear the tiny pitter-patter of feet in the playroom Hawk and I built together when our first child came along, and I smiled.

"I hear naptime is about to be over."

"They're anxious to see their daddies." She looked around. "Where's Hawk?"

I didn't have time to answer before my best friend and Jesse's other husband walked through the door, tossing his duffle to the side. We've both decided our time in the Army was over and we needed to be here for the kids and our wife.

I swatted her ass and pushed her into Hawk's arms as I took over doing the dishes. She would fret over them and now that we were home there was nothing she ever had to worry about again. Except maybe being overworked in bed and too many foot rubs.

"I can't believe you guys are here. I've missed you so much. Mom is about to go crazy worrying over me worrying over you."

Hawk chuckled and without looking I know he's getting a good, deep kiss. It's all he talked about the whole trip back to the States from Overseas.

Done, I toss the towel to the side and turn. "Well, there's nothing to worry about anymore. Come here, baby." I pull Jesse out of Hawk's arms earning a growl from him. but I don't care. I've earned a few extra minutes given I washed the dishes.

We just finished our last tour and were preparing final papers for an honorable discharge from the service after eight long years. It's been four endless months since we've been home, and we have a lot of time to catch up on.

"Think your mom can take the kids for ice cream?"

"Already a step ahead of you. The pitter-patter you heard was Rocco's, our new puppy."

My brows shot up. "Oh."

"Mom already has the kids at her place and will be back by dinnertime. I say we have three hours for you both to shower me with all the love you've been keeping from me."

We both go for her and pull her close, taking turns kissing her.

"I love you more than should be possible, baby."

"Make that true for the both of us," Hawk added. "Love you until the world stops turning."

We head for the stairs. It's going to take a lifetime to show her just how much love we have for the one woman who made us whole. Made us a family.

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