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I brush a finger along her face, sweeping away the flyaway hairs. “Nah, only for you.”

EPILOGUE

EVERLEIGH

Dear Everleigh,

I didn’t write you a special letter on our wedding day ten years ago, so for our vow renewal, I wanted to give you something you could keep forever. Besides my heart, of course. You’ll have that till death parts us. But according to you, we have to die together so neither of us has to be without the other. Well, I’m still on board. I can’t imagine living a single day without your love. The highlight of my day is seeing you in the mornings with your coffee, wearing a messy top bun and baby spit-up on your shirt from the night before. I’d never be able to survive without your witty comebacks, spontaneity that gets us lost in the middle of nowhere, or hearing you scream my name into a pillow so the kids don’t hear us. I lived thirty-three years before I knew the real definition of happiness, and that wasn’t until I met you. You and the girls are my whole world.

So today, when I recite our vows for the second time, know that I love you on the deepest level. Thank you for falling in love with me and letting me fall for you. Every moment together has been a dream. Even when we struggled to balance work and family life, you were always by my side.

And I’ll say this till the day we die—I’m a very lucky man.

I can’t wait to see you in a wedding gown. I already know you’ll steal my breath away, but I wanted to give you your something blue. Put it in and meet me down the aisle.

I love you, baby.

-Archer

I read over his last sentence. Put it in?

His letter left me speechless with tears surfacing, but I blink them away so I don’t smear my makeup. I grab the box that the envelope was attached to and open it.

That dirty motherfucker.

I snicker at the blue mini bullet inside with the remote missing. He’s a sneaky devil, but I can’t deny him, so I lift my dress and ease it inside. Then I send him a message.

Everleigh

Just so you know, when you pull this out of my pussy, I’m using it on you tonight.

Archer

Pfft. I’d like to see you try.

Everleigh

My ass will be sitting on your face, giving you a front-row seat when we 69.

Archer

Did you really have to put that image in my head as I’m about to stand next to the pastor?

A vibration soars through my body, hitting deep inside, pulsating on and off.

Jerk.

Everleigh

This is gonna be torture. There’s no clit stimulator, so I’m just gonna be teetering on the edge all night.

Archer

That’s the point. You’ll be so wet and ready for me when I strip off your dress.

I groan at the realization that I won’t be orgasming anytime soon.

“You good, Ev?” Katie pops her head into the bridal suite. “They’re ready for you.”