Epilogue

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ONE YEAR LATER

It's the happiest day of my life, besides the day my daughter was born. I never thought that we would be here. I imagined it but always chalked it up to a fantasy.

Here we are, though.

Max is standing next to me, looking handsome in his suit. I just watched my five-year-old daughter walk through the doors, tossing flowers around. I swear, each day she acts more and more like she is thirty. I wish she would stop growing. Then again, I can't wait for her to grow. It's so hard to come to terms with.

Any minute, those doors will open. The music will flow, and I will walk down to the love of my life.

"You nervous?" Max asks.

"Not even a little bit. I feel like this is a long time coming." I smile at him. "Thanks for walking me down the aisle."

"I am honored that you would ask me. You and Ari have been the blessing this family needed. Never doubt that."

"You have been a pretty great brother-in-law. Thank you for always being here for us."

The music changes then, and the doors open.

"Are you ready?"

"I've been ready."

He puts my hand in the crook of his elbow. Then he leads me through the doors of the church.

I smile at all the guests. It's not the big wedding everyone suspected we would have. I mean, the CEO of The Williamson Group renouncing his bachelor status and taking a wife had the town all abuzz. There are magazines that requested inside access to our event.

Instead, he kept everything hush-hush. The only people here are the ones we love.

It's a small group, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Mason stands at the end of the aisle with tears sliding down his face as he watches me walk toward him. When we started planning our wedding, I told him he had better cry, and he told me he's a man and doesn't cry. To see him now only makes my heart beat harder for him.

This man is my everything. He is the future I never let myself hope for, but the one I always wanted.

Ari pulls his hand, drawing his attention. He smiles down at her before he picks her up and puts her on his hip. She rests her head on his shoulder.

When we finally get to the end, Max kisses my cheek before handing me off to Mason. Mason takes one of my hands while Ari takes the other.

The minister steps into place.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of this woman and this man. They have asked me to forgo a traditional ceremony and requested that they be the ones to speak today. So I am going to allow them to express their love."

Mason clears his throat. "This is years in the making. I knew the night I met you that you were something special. Little did I know that you would be the one who changed my life forever. Life with you is a rollercoaster ride, but one that I want to ride over and over again. I'm committing myself to you today, but also to our family. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I'm beyond blessed to have you as my wife."

I pull my hand away from his to wipe my face, leaving the one with Ari.

"You are the best man I have ever met. You found out about our daughter, and you ran with it. You never doubted that she was yours. You just wanted to be here for it. Our lives are better with you in them. I know that spending the rest of my life with you is the best and easiest decision I've ever made. I love you more than you will ever know, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life being your wife."

"I am so glad Mommy and Daddy are finally getting married," Ari pipes in, making everyone laugh.

Mason hands me Ari before he turns to Max, accepting two rings. My confusion quickly turns to tears when I see the first one he holds up.

"Arianna, my baby girl. Even though I'm marrying your mommy today, I want to take the time and honor a promise that I made to you not that long ago. I promised you that I would never leave you. This ring symbolizes that I will never leave you and that I promise to love you forever and always. Will you accept this ring?"

"You got me a ring? Is it real?" She looks down at her finger as he places it on hers. "Oh wow. It's so pretty. I love it, Daddy."

She hugs him tightly before settling back into my arms. She is so busy looking at her finger that she doesn't notice when Chloe steps from her spot beside me to take her from me. She discreetly slips the ring I picked out for Mason into my hand.

"For you, my darling Livvy. The love of my life. This ring symbolizes the fact that you will never be alone again. When we have battles, we will fight them together. Nothing is stronger than the love we hold for one another."

He slips the ring on my finger before brushing my tears away. Holding up his ring, I slip it on his hand.

"With this ring." I choke on a sob. "I can't even talk. Why did you do this to me?"

He laughs, his own eyes watering. "Because I love you."

"I love you." I suck in a breath, trying to calm down. "With this ring, I commit myself to you for the rest of my life. You are everything to me. I am honored to have you as a husband."

The minister steps forward then.

"By the power vested in me by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

He smiles down at me as he kisses me.

In that moment, I knew I had a perfectly imperfect life.

I wouldn't trade Mason Williamson for the world.

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Today I married the woman of my dreams.

I couldn't be happier. I have my wife, and I have my daughter. How could life get any better? I have the American dream with the family and a house with a fence. The only thing missing is the dog, but I already have the dog Ari wants on hold with the breeder. Soon, our little family will be complete. The exact picture Olivia once told me about one night after sex.

The wedding was perfect. She looked so pretty in her white dress. Having Ari there and committing to her was so important to me. I'm glad that it all went smoothly. Despite making her bawl her eyes out, she still looked gorgeous.

Knowing she's my wife now is overwhelming in the best possible way. On Monday, she will go and start the process of changing her name. While she contemplated keeping her maiden name to keep her coworkers from looking at her differently, she ultimately decided she wanted to be a Williamson. What she doesn't realize, though, is that her coworkers are already scared of her. We haven't hidden our relationship from them, and we never will. Once her name change has gone through, we can start working on changing Arianna's last name as well. Then it will be as it always should have been.

"Why are we at work?" Olivia asks as soon as we pull in.

The reception was amazing. Everyone had a great time. Brantley drove Chloe and Ari back to her place early in the evening and promised to stay and take care of them. Chloe hated it, but Ari was so excited she didn't tell him anything different.

As soon as everyone else started leaving, we dipped out. Eli and Max will handle breaking the place down. Besides, Iris hooked me up. She made sure everything would be ready when we arrived.

"I have a surprise for you."

She laughs. "It's our suite, isn't it?"

I nod. "It is. I felt like it was appropriate."

"Well, show me the way, then."

It doesn't take long for us to get to the room. Everyone congratulates us along the way, but thankfully no one wants to chat. When we get to the door, I hand her the key.

"You do the honors, Mrs. Williamson."

Her eyes flare at the new name.

"My pleasure, husband."

I can feel my own pleasure at her words.

I'm so happy I get to spend the rest of my life with this woman, starting with tonight.

"Oh my gosh. What is all of this?" she gasps, looking at all the decorations as soon as the door opens.

I lead her in further, smiling as the door shuts behind us. "This is our vision from the night we met. I thought maybe we could have a little early Christmas with just the two of us."

"It's July, Mase."

"Christmas in July, Liv," I joke. "Seriously, though, this is what we talked about. Making the hotel more homey for those traveling with families. I wanted to make it a reality. Anytime a holiday is coming up, we will offer those staying with families the option to upgrade at a discounted price and get the suite fully decorated. Hopefully bring a little more joy into their visit. It wouldn't have happened without you, though. You did this. You inspired me."

"We talked about this years ago. I can't believe you remembered."

"I've never forgotten a thing you have said, Liv. Every word is ingrained in my head."

She shakes her head slowly. "Sometimes I think there is no way possible that I can ever love you even more, then you do something like this, or you look at our daughter with pure adoration on your face, and it just makes me fall even deeper. When is it going to end?"

"I hope never," I admit, pulling her into my arms.

"Me either. This is beautiful, but I think I should give you your present now."

"How did you get me a present when you didn't even know this was happening?"

She smiles coyly as she turns around, giving me her back. "Can you unzip me?"

I step forward, doing as she asks. She steps away as soon as I'm done and turns back, facing me. Then she lets her wedding dress drop.

Underneath, she's wearing a lacy blue set of crotchless panties and a matching see-through strapless bra.

"Merry Christmas, Mason."

I rush her, kissing her.

"You are perfection, Livvy. I'm going to show you what you have to look forward to as my wife."

Picking her up, I carry her through the room until I get to the bedroom. Setting her on the bed, I kneel in front of her. I don't give her time to settle in. I lick and suck her pussy, making her come all over my face in minutes.

Then I stand up and reach into my pocket for a condom.

Olivia places her hand on my forearm, stopping me. "We don't need it. Not if you don't think we do."

"What if you get pregnant again?"

"It worked out well for me the first time," she admits. "Besides, I wouldn't mind another little one around, would you?"

That sets off something inside my head. Something primal.

"You shouldn't have said that, Livvy baby. I'm going to fuck you until your belly is swollen with my baby now."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

I don't hesitate. I thrust into her, not taking it gently at all. Rutting into her, I lose myself to her. All I can think about is filling her with my cum until it spills from her pussy. God, what a sight it will be.

"Mason, fuck. Harder," she cries out.

"Yes, wife," I tell her, smirking when she clenches around me harder.

It doesn't take long for us to come. Both of us are so worked up that it can't be more than five minutes. It feels different coming inside of her without the barrier. It feels more intimate.

I stay inside of her, looking down at her.

"I love you, wife," I say between kisses.

"I love you, husband."

"Ready for round two?" I ask when I pull back.

"You're insatiable." She laughs.

"Only for my wife."

I spend the rest of the night filling my wife with all the cum she can handle and praying for baby number two.

The end.

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