"Nothing," he replied, greeting the clan with a wave. Yet he wondered when he'd stop marveling at that, stop getting this giddy feeling when he realized he wasn't alone and never would be again.
Almost like the feeling he had when he looked at his wife.
As if he were standing outside the high school, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his jeans, trying hard to look invincible when his hair was covering his eyes and hiding the secret way he'd looked at her.
Like she was his the instant he wanted her to be.
And from that moment, Lucas knew he'd allowed himself the hope, the chance to know what it was to truly love and feel it in return. His teenage dreams had been fulfilled, and as he swung his wife into his arms, kissing her before the fading crowd, he understood all over again how lucky he was that day she'd said yes before two million listeners in two states.
The day he'd closed the door on his past and opened one to a wonderful, exciting future. With her.
And their kids.
And their aunts.
And uncles and cousins and grandparents…
* * * * *
HAVING HIS CHILD Page 14
