Page 126 of A Little Luck

“I love you, too.”

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Later in bedwith Piper curled up in my arms, I think about all we’ve learned and all the years still to come. “Ryan called me Dad tonight.”

She lifts her chin, placing her hand on my jaw. “Was that okay?”

“Yeah.” I lean down, pulling her to me. “It was fucking great.”

Exhaling a smile, she nuzzles her forehead under my chin. “It’s how it’s supposed to be.”

She speaks the words I’ve felt so many times, only now I know them to be true.

We’ve come a long way, and we have more years ahead of us. We’ve learned things are never what they seem, and people can be all kinds of things you don’t expect.

One thing we have for sure is our love, and with that and a little luck, we can face whatever comes our way. Because we’ll be doing it together, and together is how we’ll stay.

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