Epilogue
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Three Months Later
I’ve been laughing so hard that my cheeks are hurting. Seeing Logan with all his siblings is, well, pure chaos. They’re always picking on each other and giving each other crap, but in it all, it’s easy to see that they all love each other.
Guy and Ozzy are in the corner playing cards. I know that they’re either talking about ranching or baseball because they talk about that a lot.
Miller is on his phone looking grumpy again.
Penn is even here today with Aria, even though they seem to be avoiding each other.
Zach is over at the grill with Logan and Sky, and Aria and I are doing some last-minute touchups on side dishes.
“So… how is it being married to my brother?” Skyler holds her hands up. “No returns, so if you’ve changed your mind—”
She’s smiling ear to ear, teasing me, and I laugh, deciding that I’ll tease her right back. “Oh, you want to know what it’s like being married to Logan? Well, last night we…” I pause and wiggle my eyebrows at her.
She scrunches up her nose. “No, absolutely not. Do not say another word. I don’t want to hear about my brother…” She starts making gagging noises just as Zach walks in, and he comes at her with concern etched on his face. “Oh no, baby, are you all right?”
He puts a hand to her belly. Skyler is only a few months pregnant, but that doesn’t faze Zach. He doesn’t let her lift a finger.
She covers his hand with hers. “No, this time it wasn’t your baby… it was my sister-in-law trying to tell me about—ugh, I can’t even say.”
I just giggle at her theatrics.
Logan is manning the grill, and even though he’s only a few feet away, I miss him.
I grab a cold beer and let Aria and Skyler know I’ll be right back. I walk toward him, and I love the way he looks me up and down as I approach. “Here you go.”
He wraps an arm around me and pulls me to him as he takes the beer. “Baby, you just brought me one not five minutes ago. Are you missing me? Or trying to get me drunk so you can take advantage of me later?”
Instead of answering him, I shrug with the biggest smile on my face.
He leans in, kisses my neck, and whispers into my ear, “As soon as I get rid of all these people, I’m going to show you how much I’ve missed you.”
I blurt out a laugh. “Oh, you miss me? You do know we made love not an hour ago.”
He shakes his head. “Too long.”
I roll my eyes, and Skyler giggling has me looking toward her and Zach. I sigh, not trying to hide my jealousy. “Your sister is glowing with her pregnancy.”
Logan snuggles into me. “It’s been three months, baby. We’re just getting started.”
I sigh. “I know, I just, I don’t know. If you want three kids… we sort of need to get started.”
He hugs me to him, and I know he wants to protect me from my own feelings. “Baby, this just means I get more time with you to myself. We’ll have however many kids we’re supposed to have.”
I nod, wanting to believe what he’s saying. He seems so sure of everything that it brings me comfort too.
I kiss him softly. “I love you, husband.”
He tries to deepen the kiss. “I love you too, wife.”
I giggle and pull away, shyly looking around at our family. “Your whole family is here.”
He rubs his thumb over my swollen lip. “You mean our family.”
I nod, and Aria catches my eye. She’s watching Penn with a frown on her face as he types into his phone.
I’ve wanted to ask her if she’s okay, but she’s pretty tight-lipped about everything with her and her husband.
I’ve asked Logan, but he doesn’t know either.
I can only imagine how stressful it is with Penn being a doctor.
And I’m sure Aria is stressed working and taking care of the home.
I mentally make a note to ask her to lunch soon.
Miller walks up to us, and for once the frown is gone, and he has a soft smile on his face. He doesn’t say anything, just smiles as he looks between Logan and me.
“What is it?” Logan asks him.
He just shrugs. “Nothing.” He takes a deep breath and then starts to ramble. “I mean, you all are really happy, aren’t you?”
I look at Logan, and I know the love I see in his eyes is reflected in my own. I nod at Miller. “Yeah, we are.”
He crosses his arms over his chest. “Yeah, well, I’m glad you two found each other. Some people spend years wanting something they can’t have.
My eyebrows lift with curiosity. I don’t think he thought his statement would be so honest and vulnerable. It’s hard to imagine that Miller of all people has experienced unrequited love. He blushes, but before either of us can say anything, his phone rings.
He looks at it and then gets a soft smile on his face.
Without saying a word to us, he walks off to the side, and we can’t help but hear part of his conversation. “Hey.”
He pauses and then says, “No, I told you to call me if you ever needed me. Tell me where you are.”
He stands up a little taller. “I’m on my way.” He walks over to us. “Sorry. I gotta go.”
Logan asks him, “Is everything okay?”
He nods. “Yeah. Everything’s okay. Or it’s going to be. Just something I’ve been waiting on.”
He strides through the family, bidding everyone goodbye, leaving Logan and me wondering about the mysterious call.
Logan pulls me to him and kisses my forehead. “You know, I’m glad we found each other too. That day I walked into the bodega, I knew as soon as I looked at you that my life would never be the same.”
In his arms, I feel how right he is. “My life is not the same either, but this is exactly what I wanted.”
He smiles happily. “Me too.”