Page 95 of The Complication with the Best Man

“Only if it’s okay with you two. We want to be close to our grandchild, not thousands of miles away.”

He looks at me as if trying to gauge my reaction. Obviously, I don’t know his parents well, but they seem like lovely people, and I have no doubt they’re going to love our child.

“That sounds wonderful. But you might feel different once you meet my family,” I say, laughing.

Finn squeezes my hand, and I can tell by his smile that he’s excited about this development and just needed to know I’m onboard.

And I am. I’m onboard for whatever life throws our way, as long as we’re in it together.

epilogue

FINN

She’d never believe me, but Harper looks so fucking hot today.

That’s easy for me to say when I’m not the one with swollen ankles and heartburn, or the one who can’t sleep for more than an hour at a time, but to me, she’s always been beautiful. Even more so with her belly stretched as she has provided a home for our child for the past nine and a half months.

So yeah, it’s official. I have a bit of a pregnancy kink, but only when it comes to Harper.

She’s not due for another two weeks, but I know if it were up to her, she’d be happy to give birth any minute now.

Tonight is what will be our last official date night before the baby arrives. I’m taking her to her uncle’s restaurant, Terra & Mare, since it’s where we had our first meal alone together. Even if it wasn’t officially a date.

It’s crazy when I think of how far things have come in less than a year. Crazy mostly because it feels as though it’s always been like this. I can’t imagine Harper not being in my life, and more than that, I barely remember my life before her.

When we’re shown to our table, I pull out her chair, and she takes a seat. She’s wearing a black knit dress that I love because it shows off her curves.

The hostess lets us know the waiter will be over soon to take our order. But before the waiter makes an appearance, Rome comes out of the kitchen wearing his chef’s uniform. He must’ve been made aware of our presence.

“Hey, sweetheart.” He bends to give Harper a kiss on the cheek. “How are you hanging in there?”

Harper sighs. “I’m ready to meet this little human.” She rubs her hands over her swollen belly.

Rome chuckles. “You remind me of Harley. By the end of each pregnancy, she’d about had enough.” He turns his attention to me. “What about you? You make sure to give lots of foot rubs to my niece. That always improved Harley’s mood.”

“Doing my best.”

Harper and I share a grin.

In reality, what I’ve been giving Harper is a lot of sex. Not that I’m complaining. Her libido has been through the roof lately, and I’m happy to provide what she needs.

“Your parents were in here last night, Finn.”

“They were?”

He nods. “With Austin and Holly. Practically had to kick the four of them out because the restaurant was closing.”

“Sounds about right.”

My parents moved to Lake Starlight a few months ago and have settled in just fine, both in the community and with Harper’s family. In fact, our parents spend a lot of time together. I think it started as them wanting to get to know each other better because they’d be sharing grandparent duties, but it’s morphed into a real friendship.

When my parents first mentioned that they’d be moving here, I worried that maybe Harper would be averse to the idea, but she took to it with open arms. I don’t have a big family like hers, so I appreciate, more than I can express, how open she’s been to involving them in our lives since they arrived.

We chat with Rome for another couple of minutes until he sighs and glances back at the kitchen. “Well, I need to get back to work, but I just wanted to pop by and say a quick hello.”

The waiter comes over and takes our drink order before promising to return in a few minutes to take our food order.

“It’s weird to think that this will be our last dinner out for a while. At least with just the two of us.” Harper reaches for her water.

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