Page 121 of Accidental Blind Date

“I love you too,” I tell him. And Dax’s smile reaches his eyes. He takes my hand in both of his and pressing my fingers to his lips, kissing them one, two, three times.

Then, before either of us can say anything, the girls come running in.

“Daddy! Daddy we got ice cream!” Poppy exclaims, practically jumping into his lap.

Delilah scoots into the booth next to me, smiling up through her long eyelashes.

“I see that,” Dax laughs. “It’s all over your face.”

Poppy giggles and wipes her mouth with a napkin off our table. Then Jenna walks up looking winded and apologetic.

“Sorry,” she smiles. “I held them off as long as I could.”

“But we saw you kissing Miss Libby’s hand,” Poppy says.

“And we knew that meant the date worked,” Delilah adds matter of factly.

Dax’s face flushes a little, but I just laugh.

“Did you make up?” Poppy asks.

“Girls, I think your daddy and Miss Libby probably want to be alone a little longer,” Jenna says.

“Actually, I’d love if you stayed for dinner,” I insist.

“So, you did make up!” Poppy says as the girls sit down with us. Jenna squeezes Dax’s shoulder and leaves the four of us alone.

“Yeah. Yeah we did,” I smile at Poppy as she reaches for a chip.

“I knew it,” Delilah smirks.

I look over at Dax who is wipes a hand down his face but underneath it, he is smiling. A happy, surrendered smile.

“Daddy?” Poppy asks.

“Yes my love?”

“Does this mean Miss Libby is going to move in with us still?”

Dax’s eyes dart to mine and we both smile before I look over at the girls. “I think we are starting a new chapter,” I say.

“Like a story?” Delilah asks.

“Yes. Just like a story. A story about all of us. A story of something new and exciting.”

“A story about love,” Delilah adds.

“A story about love,” I echo.

“And mac and cheese night,” Poppy says, and we all laugh.

“Obviously,” I say, smiling over at Dax who mouths the wordsI love you.

And I tuck it away. Like a bookmark in a book, I want to keep reading until the end. And when it’s finished, I’ll read it again.

Epilogue

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