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“It’s only a semester. Six more months then we’re headed home. We’re both starting at Gilli’s firm until we get enough experience to open our own.”

“I’d be honored to invest when the time comes.”

She hugs me tight. “You’re the most generous, kind person I know.”

“I love you. You make it easy to be kind too.”

“You’re kind to everyone. Who’s watching the twins while Dad walks me down the aisle?”

“Cece got the honors. I thought there was going to be a brawl.”

The twins Elijah James and Evie Jayne were born on july twenty-seventh. Three weeks before their due date of August fourteenth. We had no lack of offers for babysitters. In fact we had so many offers we started drawing names to make it fair.

Both Clyde and Dalton are standing up with Kai or one if not both of them would have the twins. They adored their younger siblings. Dalton found a five hundred acre ranch a few miles from us. He settled in a few weeks after the twins were born.

This year for our anniversary we’re taking a long weekend away. Somewhere, Effrem refuses to tell me what we have planned, only that I shouldn't pack much. He plans for me to be naked the entire time.

A knock on the door interrupts us. I open the door. My breath catches in my throat at the sight of my husband in a tux with tails. Of course I think he looked just as hot in his black jeans and boots, and hat when we got married. He wore a black pearl button shirt with a silver and black paisley vest and a bolo tie with silver tips.

I’m married to a real life hero who’s family started out as legends of the Old West.

“Ready girls?”

“We are.” Jessi and I say at the same time.

I hurry and take my seat moments before the bridal march starts. The tears start the moment I spot them walking down the aisle. They continue on and off through the ceremony and reception.