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“We were just kids. What did we know?”
“You don’t just love your children,” says Damon. “You fall in love with them. Our friends are throwing us a party to celebrate our baby boy. Pretty soon, those same friends will get so tired of hearing us babble on and on about him. Jamison is our world now.”
He kisses my forehead, and almost instantly, I’m falling asleep in his warm embrace.
* * *
Damonand I make it to the clubhouse, where we’re greeted by Sabrina and every member of the club. Drinks and food are out, music is pumping, and the whole room is there to revolve around and celebrate the baby boy. There isn’t enough of him to go around.
Things are slightly awkward with Kace and Sabrina at first. They had gotten into a huge argument and hadn’t seen each other in months, and Jamison’s party is the first time they’ve seen each other since. However, it doesn’t take long before we all become painfully aware that both of them are missing from the party, unable to able to be found at some point.
Damon is tense for much of the party, and I can’t understand why. Then, once Sabrina and Kace reemerge to join the party, I understand.
“First off, I want to thank everyone for coming today,” Damon says to the room. “Noelle and I are extremely grateful and happy that you guys put this shindig together for us. We don’t know how to thank you.”
I stand beside him, cradling our sleeping son while he speaks. He leans over and kisses Jamison on his forehead.
“Today is a special day for a lot of reasons,” Damon continues. “We’re not just here for loved ones to come together to welcome the new addition to the family—”
The Rolling Heads hoot and holler at this proclamation.
“—we’re also here because I want to expand the family even more,” he continues. “I wanted all of you here to see…”
He clears his throat, turning his full attention on me.
“Noelle,” he says to me. “I don’t just want to be Jamison’s dad. I don’t just want you to be my roommate and girlfriend. I want this to be right, so…”
I gasp, covering my mouth with my free hand as Damon gets down on one knee, smiling his signature smile.
“I want to be your husband,” he says. “I want you to be my wife. Will you please marry me, Noelle?”
Wordlessly, Sabrina slides over to take Jamison away from me temporarily. It’s now just me, Damon, and the question. Tears of joy fill my eyes.
Then, he shows it to me: the engagement ring he made just for me. The diamond is thick and stunning and shines brightly in the box.
I hold out my hand without needing to consider. “Yes.”
“Yes, you’ll marry me?” Damon asks.
I get on my knees to join him. He slides the ring on my finger.
“Yes, Damon… yes, of course I’ll marry you.”
The room erupts into applause before the ring is even totally on. We pull each other into a sweet embrace and share a long, passionate kiss in front of everyone. He lifts me into the air, making me truly feel like a little girl.
The crowd continues to go wild. The music gets louder, and the drinks are being poured at a rapid rate.
“You’ve been without booze for nine months!” Sabrina says while pouring me a shot. “It’s time to really celebrate!”
* * *
I don’t overdothe drinking, not wanting to be too inebriated while I’m still learning the basics of becoming a mother. I know there will be plenty of times to go wild again in the future, but I’m too focused on my boys.
After the party, we keep it going with just Kace and Sabrina back at the house. We keep it relatively quiet so that Jamison can sleep peacefully. Unfortunately, as a result, I become way more tired as the night evolves, and I check out way earlier than I want.
When I wake the next day, Kace and Sabrina are still at the house, having crashed the night before. They end up crashing even longer since we’re in no hurry to kick them out.
In fact, they agree to do a little babysitting for us so that we can have an evening alone, just the two of us. Neither Damon nor I have any real ideas on what we want to do. We figure we’ll drive around the city on his motorcycle until something jumps out at us.