“Uh, Rebel? We have a party to get to.”
She gives them each a kiss and then follows me outside.
“I didn’t get you anything yet.”
I frown down at her. “You’re the present, Lena. Haven’t you figured that out by now? You’re all I need.”
“You’re swoony, Mr. James.”
Sweeping her up in my arms, I kiss her silly, and then I hear someone clearing their throat.
“Could you justnot?”
I grin over at Aiden. “What do you want, kid?”
“They want to do family photos, and I was the lucky one who got to come tell you.” He shakes his head. “Come on. I think Lena’s parents are trying to leave.”
“Told you,” she says with a laugh.
I pat Aiden on the back, and we walk to where the photographer is already posing my family for photos by the lake.
“I feel them with us today,” Aiden says quietly. “I’ve felt them all day.”
“I know.” I pat him on the back. “We were just saying the same thing.”
“I felt them there when I won the Cup this year too. It’s like they’re just hanging out with us, here for all the big stuff.”
“They wouldn’t miss it, kid. They wouldn’t miss any of it.”
“I hope it never goes away.” He stops and looks around at the mountains, at our family. “Because someday, it’ll be me out here, and I’m going to need them too.”
“They’ll be here. We’ll all be here. Because this is home.”
