“Language,” I murmur, sniffling.
Mack chokes out a laugh. “You think the kid can hear us already?”
“Probably not. I was just practicing.”
“You don’t need practice. You’re gonna be great at this. Just like you’re great at everything else.” Mack pulls back and stares down into my eyes. "This is everything I ever wanted, G. You know that? Hell, I didn’t even know I wantedanyof it, until you. You are everything. You’re my whole world.”
And there, engulfed in the arms of my husband, with my cranky cat next to us, I realize I finally have the family I always wanted. A family where I’m not just an afterthought. I have parents in Choppa and Reenie. I have a husband who would move heaven and earth for me. I have a brother and a sister-in-law and a niece. And pretty soon, I’ll have a child who will mean everything to me.
I’m not alone. Not anymore.
I have the world. And his name is Mack Maxwell.