"I can hardly follow a speech like that," Buck said, standing.
He had his baby Joy on his hip, and she played with his bowtie. "As the baby of the family, we've enjoyed pigeonholing you as the troublemaker. But that's never been true. You've been the glue of the family all along, Jessie. Now that you have Dana, you can grow into the man you were always meant to be. I couldn't be happier for you. Now that I have Maria and my daughter Joy, my life is better than I could've ever imagined. Raising our families together on Fate Mountain will be a privilege and a triumph for all of us. Congratulations, Dana and Jessie, you deserve all of the happiness you can manage to hold."
Maria looked up at Buck with stars in her eyes and squeezed his hand as he sat beside her. Joy climbed into her mother's lap and wrapped her arms around her mother's neck, kissing her with her wet little mouth on the cheek. Maria smiled at her daughter and smoothed down the child’s wavy black hair. Dana watched Maria and her daughter with a sense of longing in her heart, just then realizing how much she wanted a child of her own.
"Little brother. Jessie," Leland said. "As the oldest of the Kincaids, it was easy for me to see my baby brother as a kid forever. But I was wrong to ever do that. You are strong, intelligent and loyal. Like Buck said, you are the glue of the family, more than any of us, more than even me, as the alpha. We all owe you a debt of gratitude for your commitment to the family. Sylvia and I are always here for you. Anything either of you needs, just let us know, and we will do our best to help you in any way we can."
After Jessie's brothers had spoken, Dana felt like she might cry. The display of brotherly love was too much to bear. She has lost her own family and her fox pack and now she was beginning to be accepted into the Kincaid clan as one of their own. Being surrounded by these faithful and loyal grizzlies, who gave love so freely, was beyond a dream come true.
She couldn't help but feel like she had everything she'd ever wanted. A mate, a family, home, and her freedom. With Jessie by her side, nothing was impossible. She didn't even know what she wanted out of the future, but it didn't matter as long as she had Jessie and her new clan.
"All these speeches are making me uncomfortable," Jessie chuckled in her ear.
"I'm glad I'm not the only one," she said.
"Want to get some air?" he asked.
"You know I do," she said.
He took her hand and let her out onto the deck off the restaurant. The sun was setting behind the mountain and the light glowed orange and pink across the sky. They held hands and Jessie offered her the bottle of champagne he had in his hand. She took a long swig directly from the bottle and smiled as she leaned over the railing.
"Do you regret losing your freedom as a bachelor?" she teased.
"Hell no," he said, retrieving the bottle to take a long swig.
"Just making sure,” she giggled.
"You're worth a hundred million women who aren't my mate; who aren't you."
"I think that my luck has officially changed for the better," she said, gazing into his eyes as the fading sunlight made them glow and sparkle like crystal blue diamonds.
"Fate gives us what we need. And all I need is you,” he said, kissing her with the taste of champagne on his lips.
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