“Make sure you add it to your to-do list.”
Jax winked at me, and my heart filled with more love than I had ever felt in my entire life.
“I love you so much.” Now that I had said it once, I wanted to keep saying it a million times a day every day.
“I love you too, Carter Miller-Cooper.”
I yelped when Jax suddenly grabbed my waist and dipped me, but the yelp died on my lips when they were met with Jax’s. Our first of many kisses as a couple. I was definitely going to be pinching myself for years to come to make sure this wasn’t a dream.
“Get a room!”
Jax and I stood back up and laughed together as Olivia made her way over to us. She squeezed in between us and put an arm around each of our shoulders. “It’s about time you two assholes got your shit together.”
I rolled my eyes at her. “Don’t be so dramatic. It was a few months.”
“Months?” Olivia scoffed. “Try years. You two were always destined to be together.”
“For once, she’s not wrong,” Ronan said as he joined us.
I shook my head at my siblings but couldn’t stifle the wide grin on my face. “You two are ridiculous.”
Jax looked past Olivia to me. “Sorry, babe, but I have to agree with your siblings on this one. I knew from the first time I saw you standing in my dorm room that I needed to find a way to make you mine.”
Olivia groaned. “Oh my god. We’re fucking identical. Why was I invisible to you?”
“Welcome to my life throughout ourwholechildhood,” I teased. It felt good to joke about it without feeling that usual pang of jealousy. Olivia was right. Someone had noticed me, and it just so happened to be the most amazing woman in the whole world.
“Whatever.” Olivia tossed her hair behind her shoulder while giving me that teasing but loving sister smile. “I still think she’s missing out.”
“Olivia Carter Miller-Cooper, let your sister have her moment,” my mama said from where she was now standing beside all of us, holding hands with my mom.
“Oh! Breaking out the middle name.” Olivia dropped her arms from me and Jax and walked over to my moms to put her arms around them instead. She looked between the two of them, and I knew exactly what was coming next. “I feel the need to remind you two that I still find it fucking weird that you gave us the same name just reversed.”
“And must I remind you we went from having no children tothreeovernight? I’m so sorry we weren’t able to get more creative,” my mom told Olivia sarcastically. Her eyes moved to where Jax and I now had our arms wrapped around each other. “I’m very happy for you two. I’d be lying if I said your mama and I haven’t been waitingyearsfor this to happen.” She raised her eyebrows at Jax. “We do need to have a talk about what you were doing with my daughter under her grandparents’ roof though.”
Even though my mom was clearly kidding, Jax still stiffened beside me. I was about to tell my mom to take it easy on her when my Uncle Jamie came up behind us and put a hand on each of our shoulders. “If your moms want to point fingers, maybe they should tell you kids about everythingtheygot up to under that same roof.”
“You know what?” My mama let out an awkward laugh and pulled at her shirt nervously. “I think we’re good.”
While my family continued to tease each other, I turned my attention to Jax. “So, you’re my girlfriend now, huh?”
Jax pulled me closer to her. “I am, indeed, Carter Olivia Miller-Cooper’s girlfriend. I’m so excited to shout it from therooftops.” That mischievous sparkle I loved so much returned to her eyes. “Maybe we should go back to your grandma and grandpa’s house now. I’ll start there.”
“Maybe not. My grandma might be convinced it’s the bed bugs shouting,” I said with a snicker.
Jax shook her head and laughed along with me. “That’s gonna be a story to tell our child someday.”
Our child.She really meant it when she said she wanted forever. My body was filled with so many different explosive emotions (all positive), I just wanted to dance. I couldn’t stay still. It made me wonder if this was how Jax felt all the time.
“Sorry. Is it too early to say things like that?” Jax asked when I didn’t answer.
“Not at all. Just lost in my own head again.” I kissed Jax’s cheek. “Thanks forseeingme.”
“Thanks for being someone worth seeing.”
I really thought someone like Jax would be happier with anyone but me. I’m so glad I was wrong.
Epilogue
