“We already know we work well together. We make an amazing team.”
“That is true. I love working by your side.”
“Then it’s decided. When you get your license, you have a spot available in the company.”
“You’re an amazing man,” she says. “I love you.”
“I love you too.” After brushing her hair back from her face, I kiss her with all the longing I’ve been feeling since she left. My heart had ached so much for this beautiful woman before me. And now she was here, and she’s mine. I’m never letting her go again.
“What a crazy day,” Callie says after we’ve gathered all Skipper’s treasures and carried them downstairs.
I toss the chewed-up bra in the trash. Martha won’t want it anymore. “I can’t believe I fired Natasha for stealing. All this time she was innocent too. Maybe I’ll offer her old job back.”
“Don’t you already have someone working for you?”
“Yeah, but it isn’t going well,” I say. “She’s lost me a client, and I have another deal that’s about to fall through thanks to her negligence. Natasha did a good job. Not as good as you, but she was decent.”
“She probably has another job by now.”
“Well, I can at least reach out and apologize to her.”
Callie looks up at me with admiration in her dark eyes. “You’re an amazing guy, did you know that?”
I smile down at her and say, “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” before kissing her sweet lips. She kisses me back and then pulls away with a satisfied smile on her face.
How did I ever get so lucky to have a woman like this by my side?
EPILOGUE: LANGSTON
“That is one adorable baby,” I say, looking down at the wide eyes of the little girl. She looks like Callie, with dark, soft tufts of hair. A big smile cracks across her face, and I can’t help but feel like I’m melting a bit inside. “How old is she now?” I ask Callie.
“She’s four months old, and the biggest stinker already,” Callie says.
I sniff the air. “You’re not kidding about her being a stinker. I think something exploded in her diaper.”
Martha shows up out of nowhere and takes the baby from Callie without having to be asked. “I’ll change her. You enjoy your company, Miss Callie.”
“Oh, thank you, Martha. You’re so wonderful.”
Martha and the little stink bomb disappear to the back of the house where Weston has a nursery set up for her. Soon after Angel was born, Weston and Callie were married. It was a small, intimate wedding with just family and a few friends there. Callie had my maid Stella as her maid of honor. The two of them have gotten close and still are. Apparently, Stella was there for Callie when she was in trouble, and Callie hasn’t forgotten about it.
“Did you guys end up closing on that deal yesterday?” I ask. Callie got her real estate license and is working with the company now.
“Natasha just told me they accepted our offer.”
“That’s fantastic,” I say.
Weston ended up hiring back his old assistant, Natasha. She accepted his apology and happily came back to work for him. From what I understand, she and Callie are close friends now. Having Skipper get them both fired bonded the women in a way that the rest of us can never understand.
Speaking of Skipper, the little thief is trotting up to me right now to sniff at my shoes. “You’d better not pee on me,” I say. “I just got these shoes, and they’re Italian leather.”
“Skipper’s ruined so many of my shoes that I’ve had to keep them locked up in the closet,” Callie says.
“Does he still steal stuff?” I scratch behind his fluffy ears.
“You’d better believe it,” Weston says. “But we know his hiding spot, so it’s pretty easy to find anything that goes missing.”
“We’re a lot more careful about leaving stuff around the house,” Callie says.