EPILOGUE THREE
I hope you both know how much you’re loved.
Especially you, Piper. LOL —Rory
From Gilmore Girls to Shakespeare’s verse,
I could quote anything—from the sublime to the perverse.
But today we witnessed, to my great delight,
Something far more wonderful than anyone else could write.
Two separate plots have joined as one,
But this love story’s just begun.
My son, whose tale I know by heart,
And you, dear Piper, my favorite part.
Your love’s not written in borrowed phrase,
But authored newly, day by day.
Each moment shared, each quiet look
Creates your own beloved book.
May your rom-com stretch beyond the page,
Growing rom-er and com-ier at every stage.
Although I’ve taught some great Romance,
None moves me more than your love’s dance.
For all the poems that I might quote
You’ll treasure this more, for it’s bespoke.
Please accept these words I composed with grace:
In Love’s great library you have found your place.
—Elizabeth Archer
Yeah. What she said.
—Frank Archer
Well, now I just feel protective of the both of you. I read an article about a sweet young couple who were abducted on their honeymoon, so please be mindful of your surroundings and forgive me if I happen to check in on you every now and then…
—Josh Puckett
YOLO!!! —Bex Puckett
I wish the two of you had met at MY cabin in Big Bear like you were supposed to…that would have made for a much better story. —Uncle David
I wish Holden would come up with a fart joke to top the knock knock chicken one. —Ben Puckett
Piper writes a romantic comedy for all my clients to star in. It’s Love Actually meets The Avengers meets Clue. Please and thank you and you’re welcome. —Rita Baskin
How you doin’? I hope that one day Holden can admit that I do a better Romeo. Although I will admit that his butt looks pretty great tonight. —Eddie
May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace.
May your troubles grow few as your blessings increase.
May your marriage be tasteful as Cora’s and mine
And sweet as a strawberry picked fresh from the vine.
—Nolan
Hey, I know a guy who wants you kids to have the best fucking lives imaginable. It’s me. I’m the guy. So, if you ever need anything, just let me know. Shit, I probably shouldn’t say “fuck” on here.
—Billy
I just wish I had a bigger part in bringing you two beautiful people together, but I guess my opinion doesn’t have to be important to everyone. Piper, I hope your husband is better at finding things in drawers and cupboards than mine is. —Ma Cannavale
(here’s my number, in case you lost it)
I wish for Piper to have all the love and happiness she has imagined, and in some cases, generated for other people. That is more love and happiness than I can quantify, but it’s at least 1000x more than a million butt loads. —Maddie
I remember a text convo wherein Piper referred to myself and my wife as her OTP, her One True Pairing. And I told her I was sure that one day she and the lucky guy she ends up with would be my OTP. As always, I was right.
#Holder4EVA
—Declan
Fair dinkum, you two are ace together! Here’s to a blockbuster marriage and a series that never ends. —Martin Hancock
I am very pleased to see a partnership wherein both parties, at such a young age, have entered into it with such good faith. As legal representative to a certain writer whose name rhymes with Schmiper Schmuckett Schmarcher, I’d advise her husband to always treat her right, and hope that she will always allow him to make amends if necessary. —Miles Brodie
To clarify—I advise and represent Piper Puckett Archer in all legal matters with the sole exception of contracts regarding her career in the entertainment and publishing business.
—Declan Cannavale, Esq.
I wish it was easier to pee in this dress LOL. —Piper
I hope I can always help you get what you want, Piper, and that one of the things you’ll always want is me. —Holden
Gahhh! I wish I hadn’t written the pee thing before you wrote your thing, Holden.
I have always believed in love and romance and myself and you, but I hope you always know that I believe in Us and our HEA more than anything. I also hope you know how amazing your butt looks in those tuxedo pants and that your butt legally belongs to me now. —Piper