Page 106 of Breathless

The minister somehow gets in his final blessing, and I swoon when Ethan takes Tori in his arms and dips her for theirkiss.

When he lifts her up, one of the groomsmen shouts, “It’s official! Let’sparty!”

We pair off for the trek back down the aisle, and when Logan gives me his arm, he leans down to whisper, “This is gonna be us someday.”

I give him a little side eye. “You want the babiestoo?”

“Hell yes, woman. I wanna have babies withyou.”

My smilegrows.

Maybe my someday might come true afterall.

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Logan

Watchingmy woman walk down the aisle is giving meideas.

And based on the shy smiles Joey gives me throughout the ceremony and the baby comment a minute ago, we’re getting back on solidground.

After ten million photos of the wedding party, everyone heads back to the reception hall, but I grab Joey’s hand and motion to the photographer. “She needs to take some ofus.”

Bitsy’s nose wrinkles in confusion. “But she didn’t take any of the othercouples.”

“I asked her to take a few special ones for us.” Because, some day, when we tie the knot, I want special pics like my brother has of his time datingTori.

When the photographer asks us to smile, I turn Jojo’s face toward me and cradle it in my palm while the flash goesoff.

“Joey, I love you,baby.”

I gently swipe my lips against hers. It’s the first time she’s let me touch her since her injury. And it lights me up like the fucking Fourth ofJuly.

Especially when I see that smileagain.

I keep going. “Never wanna be away from you.” I steal another kiss. This time, she kisses me back. Fuck yes. “If that means I have to follow you to Florida, then that’s what I’lldo.”

The realization that we’re okay makes me wanna bang on my chest like a damn gorilla and drag her away to mylair.

Her eyes get glassy. “You’d really do that forme?”

“Jo, I’d do anything for you. You’re it for me.” I keep telling her this, but I know it’s taking time for everything to sink in. If the situation with Samantha has taught me anything, it’s that I never want something to come between me and Joey again—time, space, other people, business, bills. This woman is my number onepriority.

“Doesn’t Ethan need you? What about your otherjob?”

“E and I have had a few talks this week. We’re working itout.”

Jojo smooths the lapel of my jacket. “My cousin said she’s found other investors for the salon.” I can see the hesitancy in her eyes, but I nod to encourage her, and she says, “She’d need me to help out for a month or two and it might take up to a year to repay me, but she says she understands and wants me to behappy.”

I press my lips to her forehead. “I’ve always liked Florida. If you can wait until my brother gets back from his honeymoon, I can go withyou.”

Her voice wobbles. “But what about Zach? You probably can’t leave when you’re working out hiscustody.”

Damn it. She’sright.

But then she pushes up on her tiptoes to kiss me. “But what’s a month or two? Nothing in the big scheme ofthings.”

I hate the idea of being apart, but I’ll be damned if I let a snag in the road deter us. “Can I write you moreletters?”

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