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“Thank you!” she replied through a giggle.

Jordan scooped Daphne into his arms and spun her around until she shrieked with mirth.

“Careful, Jordan, you’ll make her sick!” Laci gently scolded.

“Can’t help it, I’m proud of my girl,” Jordan replied. He dropped a kiss on Laci’s head. “I’m proud of both my girls.”

“Would everyone like to go out for pizza?” Ethan said, checking his watch. “It’s a little early for dinner, but it’d save us all from cooking.”

“If I don’t have to cook, I’m all in,” Billie said.

“Come off it, Ethan does the cooking,” Tessa teased. “But I could go for pizza now that you mention it.”

“Aye, us too,” Jordan said, setting Daphne back on her feet.

“Pizza it is!” Jamie said.

They picked a place and headed to their cars. Jamie and Tessa retrieved their cooler and lifted it into the boot. Sliding into the driver’s seat, Jamie reached over and took Tessa’s hand.

“Happy?” Tessa asked.

“So happy,” Jamie said, and she wasn’t just talking about the pizza.

They kissed. The same way they kissed a million times before. The same way they would kiss until they were wrinkled and gray.The same way they would kiss when their lives slowed to a stop and they were at peace together at last.