Epilogue

EPILOGUE

LUKAS

One Month Later

" W hat do you think about this?" Kayla says while floating ahead of me, her fairy wings flapping. She waves a wand, and suddenly, the Barbados beach becomes a traditional church in the middle of winter, with light snow falling.

I grin, following after her on my hoverboard. The VR is back up and running with no more issues. In fact, the advertising department thinks the fallout with Sebastian might've done us some good. There's no such thing as bad press and all that.

I'm standing in my office, wearing the headset. It's been a perfect wedding planning tool.

"I really think we should wait for Maci," I say.

Kayla spins on me, wings fluttering even faster like a hummingbird. "Didn't she tell you? She's designated me as her wedding planner extraordinaire."

I chuckle. "Then I guess I better listen."

"Wait a sec. What about this? "

She waves her wand again, taking us to what looks exactly like Maci's and my new home. The day after she accepted my proposal, I bought a six-bedroom out in the suburbs, the perfect place to start a marriage and, hopefully, one day, start a family.

Kayla's avatar flutters above the house, dancing from side to side with excitement. I can just see her in her apartment doing the same happy dance. I know things are going great with Finn. The young man has proved he's doing his best to make up for everything he did, just like Maci and I are.

"You want us to get married at home?" I say, chuckling.

Her fairy avatar twinkles. "Humor me, okay?"

With a shrug, I float after her, joining her in the house. She leads me down the hallway to a bedroom with a crib in it. My heart tightens as she floats over to the crib. There's a baby inside, cooing softly.

"Hey, bro," Kayla says. "Or is it sis?"

"What is this?" I ask. A joke? A trick? "I don't understand."

"It's our future," Maci says.

I look around the digital baby's room. Suddenly, Kayla's gone. I can't see Maci anywhere.

"Maci?" I call.

She laughs in the cutest, most captivating way. "I'm not in the VR, Luke."

I snatch off my headset to find her standing in my office, clutching a small parcel of purple paper in her hands. She's got a bright smile and that adventurous glint in her eyes I love so much. Since Kayla gave us her blessing, she's become even more beautiful, like a weight has been lifted.

Rushing over to her, I place my hand on hers. "Is that what I think it is?"

She nods. "A gift…" She smooths a hand over her belly. "A gift for both of us."

"Are you…" I take the parcel from her, unwrap it, and look at the pregnancy test. It's positive. "You're pregnant."

"Yeah, Luke. We're going to have a baby."

I cheer and sweep her into my arms, spinning her around. Her laughter fills my ears. Her love fills my heart. I know I'll remember this moment. Forever.