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Tanner ran his hand over her hair. She looked up into his eyes, thinking this had to be the happiest moment of her life. They both burst out laughing again when Ashton said, “Should I call Grandpa and see if he wants to come back? You two are going to start kissing again, I can tell.”

Tanner ruffled his hair. “You know what, kiddo? That might not be a bad idea.”

As Ashton ran off down the stairs and up to the house in search of his phone, Tanner curled his arms around Everly’s waist and drew her closer until she was pressed up against his chest.

“It’d be a shame to waste all these candles, don’t you think?”

She rested her hand in the middle of his chest as she rolled up on her toes to kiss him. “It’d be a terrible shame.”

“I told you I was hard to resist – remember, that first night?”

She laughed. “And you were right – you’re irresistible.”

“Even though you said it was unlikely that you’d fall madly in love with me.”

She laughed. “I thought it was more likely that you’d run for the hills if I fell for you.”

His beautiful green eyes turned serious as he shook his head. “No. I’ll never run from you or our boy. You’re it for me. Although, we probably should’ve talked about it before now, but if you want to expand our family, I’d be up for that.”

She laughed at the feel of him pressing into her stomach. “Seems like you’re already up for it.”

He shrugged happily. “There’s no time like the present, and since I just proposed to you in our new home, we might as well christen it.”

She looked out through the window. “Do you think he’s going to be okay up there?”

“He’ll be just fine – Uncle Ford was expecting him.”

She looped her arms around his neck and pulled him down into a kiss. “In that case, let’s christen this place.”

She had to laugh when he led her into their bedroom. There was barely any furniture in the rest of the apartment yet, but she wasn’t surprised to see a king-size, four-poster bed already set up.

He pulled her down onto the bed beside him and wrapped his arms around her. “I love you, darlin’. I love you so much.”

She looked around at the candles flickering on the windowsills, the nightstands, and the floor. “I love you, you beautiful man.”

He chuckled. “You still think I’m beautiful?”

She rolled her eyes. “We all know that you’re beautiful, Tanner.”

He pressed a kiss to her lips. “You’re the beautiful one.”

“I’m the lucky one.”

“No. That’d be me.”

She shook her head with a smile. “Are we going to waste the bit of time we have arguing about it?”

“Hell no! Come here.”

Chapter Thirty

Three Weeks Later

Tanner stood next to the arch that his brothers had erected in the round pen. He tugged nervously at his shirt collar. Luke elbowed him.

“You’re not having second thoughts, are you? I know you love her, but you threw this wedding together pretty damn fast.”

“Hell no, I’m not nervous! Not about marrying her, just because I want the day to be perfect for her. And yes, it’s fast – but I can’t take the credit for making it happen. That was all Cash.”