Page 146 of Stuck with my Mechanic Daddies

She stuck her tongue out at him. “Obviously.”

Mason rubbed his hands together. “All right, let’s hear ‘em.”

Aurora reached for her phone, scrolling through something. “Okay, so for boys, I like…”

I listened as she rattled off names, the warmth of her voice filling the room.

Mason was right.

We weren’t fighting anymore. We weren’t struggling to keep what was ours.

We were building something new. Something solid.

A home. A family. A future.

And for the first time in my life, I wasn’t afraid of what came next.

Aurora slipped her arms into her coat as we stepped out into the crisp morning air, the cool breeze making her hair dance around her face.

She looked up at me, a little amused, a little suspicious.

“You're being weird,” she said.

I pulled my truck keys from my pocket and gave her a look. “I’m always weird.”

She laughed, shaking her head. “No, this is different. You're up to something.”

I didn’t answer, just gestured toward the truck. “Come on. We’ve got somewhere to be.”

She raised a brow but didn’t argue.

The drive into town was quiet, but Aurora kept sneaking glances at me, trying to read whatever it was I wasn’t saying.

When we finally pulled up in front of Page Turners, she frowned.

“Owen,” she said slowly, looking at the darkened windows of her bookstore, “what are we doing here? Are you just dropping me off at work?”

I turned off the engine, unbuckling my seatbelt. “Go find out.”

Her frown deepened, but she pushed open the door, stepping out onto the sidewalk. I followed, staying just a step behind her.

The second she stepped inside, the lights flicked on.

And suddenly, the quiet bookstore wasn’t quiet at all.

“Surprise!”

Aurora froze, eyes going wide as a sea of familiar faces filled the shop.

Lila stood front and center, grinning like she’d just pulled off the best plot twist of her career. Samantha and Beatrice stood beside her, both beaming. Nancy, Adam, Kai, and Samuel stood near the counter, alongside Morgan, Ethan, and Mason.

And behind them? Half the damn town.

Aurora blinked, looking completely overwhelmed. “What?”

Lila stepped forward, hands on her hips. “You didn’t really think we were gonna let Page Turners stay in shambles forever, did you?”

Aurora’s lips parted, but no words came out.

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