Page 84 of Endlessly Yours
I raised a brow, curious. “Everything okay there?”
“Not in the slightest, but don’t worry, it won’t fall back on the Wilders.”
“That scares me, Callum. If you need anything, you call. You’re not alone.”
“Funny coming from you, the man who said he was better off being alone. But I’m glad you’re not. Rory’s a good person. Good for you.”
“Don’t make me get growly.”
“No need to mark your territory. She’s good for you. And not mine. And on that note, go kiss your future wife, and I’m going to say goodbye to my sister. Be safe, Wilder. You earned this.” And with that, Callum walked off, and I frowned, wondering exactly what that particular Ashford had up his sleeve.
Rory came to my side then, wrapping her arms around my waist.
“Everything okay?”
I pushed her hair back from her face and nodded, a small smile playing on my lips.
“You’re here. Everything’s damn good.”
“Now that’s a line,” she teased.
“I try. Do you want to dance, future Wilder?”
“So that’s what you’re going to go with?”
“Come on, let’s go make out in the corner and annoy the girls.”
“You are going to have fun with this whole guardian thing, aren’t you?”
“Oh yeah. And we have plenty of people to show us the ropes so we don’t mess up too badly.”
“I love you, Wilder.”
“I love you too, future Wilder. Thanks for taking a chance on me, even when I’m such a damn idiot. I almost lost it for both of us.”
She cupped my face then and went on her tiptoes to brush her lips along mine. I groaned into her, wanting to deepen the kiss, but I knew this wasn’t the place.
“We might’ve both had our heads deep in the sand for too long, but now we’re stuck with each other. And this very rambunctious family.”
“Well, that’s good to hear.”
“Okay, pick up football game on the field. Nobody’s allowed to back out,” Eli called.
“That means I’m playing,” Eliza said with a laugh, and Rory tugged on my arm.
“Come on, I love watching you play football.”
“You just like to see me shirtless.”
“I said what I said. But I get to play too.”
“Anyone tackles you, I’m going to have to beat them.”
“I trust you to take care of me,” she teased, and as the girls ran to us and we made our way to the field, I held my family close, knowing that this wasn’t the end, only the beginning.
And never something I could have ever wished for.
But something I would be grateful for till the end of time.
