Itwasa huge gift. The biggest she’d ever received.
“And I love you.” She glanced up at him, her eyes still misted. “Day by day, until we find forever.”
She released him to hold up her pinky. He twined his with hers in a pinky promise she’d never break.
They’d found it.
They were forever. A forever they’d take day by day. That was the funny thing about forever—you could take all the time you needed to get there.
She’d just never noticed that before.
Turned out, for the right man? She was still a catch.
Epilogue
“We used to cuddle naked all the time, then we had kids and cockblocked ourselves.”
—Leanne, Yorkshire, England
Jack
Two years later…
When Jack had asked April to find a charity to support, he had not meant Kitty’s Cat House. Then again, at that time, Kitty’s Cat House did not exist. But then came Beast.
Beast sort of tamed Kitty. Not a lot—she was still Kitty. But together the two of them founded themewestDenver feline rescue. A rescue that Jack had not visited because—
He sneezed.
Yeah, he was just going to take another few steps back. He pulled the stroller with him.
April was cohosting the annual Ethan Greene and April Davis Catoga Fundraiser. Catoga, seriously, was a thing April started—yoga with cats. The whole concept really took off among the mommy crowd.
That and their Cooking with Kids for Calm cookbook. April was a household name. Just like he’d planned.
Today, Ethan and April set up at the baseball field for yoga. This was so they could keep the cats confined and not lose any of them. As he had pointed out when he made the location suggestion, losing cats sort of defeated the whole purpose of rescuing them.
April was very much into philanthropy after being pushed toward it. What could he say? He wasn’t sorry he’d lit that fuse.
Also, not sorry Ethan hopped right on board with her.
Jack appreciated their collaboration because they did good work for the community. Also, it didn’t hurt either of their brands one iota. Of course, that came second.
When April had decided to try a life with Jack, they’d committed to taking things day-by-day. Because that’s what she needed.
The kids? They did not take things slow. In the beginning, there was an abundance of maneuvering on Harmony’s part to get Jack to stay longer hours at their house. Lola and Rohan got involved. Jack loved it—the staying longer and hanging with the kids. April even came around. She’d wanted him there, too—it just took a bit for her to admit it to herself. He was patient about it, even when the kids weren’t.
“Jack,” Harmony called, searching for him with her gaze.
He glanced at her across the grass. Waved so she would see him.
“Over here,” he hollered back.
This was their routine.
The thing with Harmony was that sometimes—times like now—he sensed a genuine fear in her. A fear that he’d disappear. He’d leave.
But he wouldn’t be doing that, and if it took a lifetime for him to show her? Well, that’s just what it’d take. He was in it for a lifetime.
