“What is this?” I say, confused at the romantic gesture.
He hooks a finger and motions for me to come to him. In only his black boxers, all his golden muscles are on full display. Heat burns through me that has nothing to do with the fire.
“I need to ask you a question, angel.”
When he kneels, my breath catches in my throat. Then, he takes my hand and kisses the back of it.
“You were a blast of sunshine in my heart the second I laid eyes on you. I knew, right then, you were mine. It didn’t make sense and it was insanely stupid, but I knew.” He flashes me a handsome grin that melts me to my core. “Will you marry me, Mei?”
“When?”
He produces a pretty diamond engagement ring from his other hand and holds it up for me to see. “As soon as next week. The divorce from Jin should be finalized by then. Please say yes,beautiful. I’ve never wanted anyone more in my life than I want you. I love you, angel.”
“I want you too. Yes, Owen. I’ll marry you.”
I grin as he slides the ring onto my finger. It’s beautiful and perfect. Like him.
He rises to his feet and hauls me to his chest. I tilt my head up to receive what I know will be a sweet kiss. And he doesn’t disappoint. Owen goes above and beyond to make me feel special and loved.
And soon, I’ll no longer be his wife’s daughter.
I’ll be his wife.
Just his.
Always.
Epilogue - Owen
Six months later…
“Are you sure?” I ask, voice wobbling with emotion.
The ultrasound tech chuckles. “Hundred percent. Congratulations, Daddy.”
I tear my gaze from the screen to meet Mei’s watery eyes. She’s so beautiful. Even as her body physically changes to accommodate the life growing inside of her.
“I can’t believe this,” I say to Mei. “Incredible.”
Mei smiles at me. “I told you I was way too big to be carrying just one of your babies.”
Mother’s intuition.
She knew and I’d laughed it off.
Twins. My wife is pregnant with twins. Twin girls. Addison is going to shit bricks of happiness.
“You were right,” I say as the tech cleans off the gel from Mei’s swollen stomach. “You’re always right.”
My dad always told me the key to a happy marriage was agreeing with your wife no matter what. Not exactly solid advice, but it comes in handy sometimes. Her gynecologist originally only detected the one heartbeat, but now it’s confirmed. There are two tiny hearts beating in there.
Once Mei redresses and the tech hands us our images of the girls, we walk hand in hand back to the car, matching smiles on our face. It’s hot outside, which makes Mei cranky, so I remote start my car to cool it off by the time we get to it.
“Now we have to buy another crib,” Mei says as she rubs her belly. “I’m excited to decorate now that we know the sex.”
“Addison is going to lose her mind,” I tell her. “You think she’s obsessed with Penny? Just wait until she has two of her own little sisters.”
We make it back to my car and I help Mei inside. Pregnancy has been hard on her. Maybe carrying twins has made it that way. Regardless of the reason, she’s been so sick she had to drop out of her summer courses at the college. She falls asleep before eight every night, can’t hardly eat anything aside from pickles, popsicles, and scrambled eggs. For as many eggs as she eats, we should invest in some chickens. The hardest thing on her is the pain in her abdomen. Her doctor said she’s just small and growing quickly which will do that to a woman. Leah never had that problem, but she also had at least fifty pounds on Mei and several inches. Mei is as petite as they come and now carrying two babies at once.
