Page 91 of Prelude of Love

Chance’s eyebrows shot up, his expression shifting from relaxed to alert.

Early leaned his head against Chance’s shoulder. “You’ve made our lives even better than we imagined. And we had a pretty damn good life before you.”

I reached into my pocket, fingers closing around our surprise. Early and I had picked it out after weeks of discussion. The decision had been unanimous.

I pulled out the velvet box, opening it to reveal the platinum wedding band nestled inside.It matched the ones Early and I had worn for years, the same engraving that promised “Always.”

“We want you to be ours,” I said, my voice rougher than I’d expected. “In every way that matters.”

“Will you marry us?” Early asked.

Chance stared at the ring, then at our matching bands. His eyes filled with tears even as his lips curved into that familiar smirk that had first caught my attention all those months ago. “You want to make an honest man out of me?”

Early laughed, the sound bright in the morning air. “Is that a yes?”

“Like I’d ever say no to you two.” Chance pulled us both close, kissing Early first, then me. “That’s a very enthusiastic yes. A thousand times, yes.”

My hands were steady as I slid the ring onto his finger, though my heart pounded hard enough that I was sure they could hear it. The band fit perfectly, as if it had always belonged there, the same way he belonged with us.

Early kissed us both, joy radiating from him. “We love you, hon.”

“I love you both, too,” Chance murmured against my throat, his voice thick with emotion. “So fucking much.”

I wrapped my arms around them both, holding them tight against me. “We’ll always love you,Princess.” They were my family. My entire world, right there in my arms.

“You’re stuck with us now,” Early said gleefully. “No returns, no exchanges.”

Chance laughed against my chest. “Promise?”

“Promise,” Early and I said in unison.

I held them tighter, my heart full of love for the two men who had somehow broken through every wall I’d ever built. “Forever,” I added. “That’s the deal.”

And for the second time in my life, forever didn’t sound like nearly enough time.