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“I don’t think so either since Blaze already copped to it but it was in self-defense and he has a permit so all should be just fine. I just had to ask.”

My eyes widen and I nod as he tells us good-bye before watching him leave the room. When I’m sure that we’re alone, I turn back to her.

“I shot him, didn’t I?”

She nods.

“How is everyone else?”

Biting her lip, she meets my eyes. “Everyone is okay for the most part. The girls got knocked around a bit by the guy that was guarding them and Streak took a bullet to the leg but he’s being a pretty good sport about it. He told Kodiak it didn’t hurt that bad and he was a big ass baby when Tate shot him.”

I laugh as I imagine him taunting Kodiak. “Yeah, I can see that.”

“Smith got grazed in the arm but he’s good, too. All it took was a gauze pad and some tape to fix him up.”

Reaching out, I gently run my finger down her face. “And you? Are you okay?”

“I’m better than okay, actually.”

“Yeah?”

She nods. “For starters, you’re okay. I was so sure that I was losing you as I watched you fall in the dirt.”

“It’d take a whole lot more than that to keep me from you, baby.”

“Oh, and I heard from Kelly and TJ. They’ve decided to tell Nicholas about us and they’re going to let him choose when he’d like to meet us.”

My heart swells as she beams up at me, happier than I’ve seen her in a long time.

“That’s amazing, babe.”

“I know. I can’t wait to meet him. Oh, and when we think the time is right, Blaze gave us a little leather jacket for him. He said he’s officially a part of the family.”

“Blaze,” I breathe, shaking my head. “I can’t believe he took the blame for me. Why the hell would he do that?”

Smiling, she presses her hand to my cheek. “Because that’s what family does, baby.”

Epilogue

Kady

Two Months Later

“Can I go now, Mom?” Nicholas asks, fidgeting in front of me and I beam down at him as I nod. He turns to Noah at the end of the aisle and starts walking toward him, proudly carrying his ring bearer’s pillow with his head held high. Kelly and TJ smile and wave at me from the back of the crowd.

About a week after Noah was released from the hospital, Kelly and TJ gave us a call to tell us that Nicholas was ready to meet us. We were nervous as hell but our boy marched into our house like he owned the place and was so happy to finally meet us. He had lots of questions and we followed their lead as we answered them honestly and when he finally knew the truth, the rage in his green eyes made him look even more like his daddy than he already did. At first, Kelly and TJ were leery of our involvement with the club but it really didn’t take long for the guys to win them over and they’ve even got TJ riding a bike now. They are just as much family as the rest of us and we get to see Nicholas at least once a week now. It’s not the same as having my son back all to myself but I’m grateful for each moment I get with him.

“Hey, you ready?” Blaze asks, stepping up behind me as he holds his arm out for me. I smile.

“Yeah, let’s do this.”

I hook my arm through his as he leads me out the door of the cabin. The sun shines off the water as I meet Noah’s eyes at the end of the aisle and he smiles. A Thousand Years by Christina Perri plays as I walk toward him, Blaze holding me back from running down the stairs like I want to and when we finally reach each other, he takes my hands as Blaze claps him on the shoulder.

“These two have been waiting to marry each other for a damn long time,” Hannah says as she stands in front of us. When we started planning the wedding again, she insisted that she get ordained on the internet and marry us herself. It only seemed fitting since she’s been by my side since the beginning. “So we’re just going to cut right to the chase. Noah?”

Noah turns to me and pulls a piece of paper out of his suit jacket. “When I was trying to write my vows, I thought about all the ways I’ve described us and our love and I wanted to read you some of them… Destined. Written in the fucking stars.”

A few chuckles ring out around us.