Claiming His Christmas Tree Topper by Alexa Riley

Author:Alexa Riley
Language: eng
Format: epub

Epilogue

ISAAC

One week later…

“Daddy?”

The one word from Rae always sends my heart into overdrive. I wonder if dads get used to being called that after a time, but I hope I never do. I don’t think I’ll ever take hearing her voice or holding her little hand in mine for granted.

“Yeah, sweetheart?” I look down at her as we walk into the small cabin next to the ice-skating rink.

“Can I get extra marshmallows?” She looks up at me with puppy dog eyes, and I smile.

“Of course.” Speaking of marshmallows, I melt every time she gives me that look, and she damn well knows it.

We agreed to spend Saturday mornings just for the two of us so that we can spend extra time bonding. I love when the three of us can be together and create new memories, but Jillian understood my need to make up for lost time.

In the past week lots has gone on, but mostly it’s been finalizing details. I’ve sold my place and had all of my belongings brought to the estate. When Jillian said that she wanted to continue to live there with her brother and his family at first, I’d thought maybe it was so she didn’t disrupt Rae so soon after moving in, but I realized that family is everything to her. Having been without a family most of my life, I couldn’t have agreed more.

We’ve recently approved plans for renovating our wing of the estate to include converting old unused rooms into rooms for our children. Whether we have more of our own or choose to adopt, we know that we want a large family in the future. We also plan to create an office for the both of us to share with maybe a few dirty tricks up my sleeve. We’ve spent so long apart I want to make up for lost time with Jillian too.

When we get into the little cabin, I turn in our ice skates and then go over to the concessions. Once I’ve ordered us both a hot chocolate with extra marshmallows, we take a seat by the window. It’s cold out, and Rae only lasted about an hour on the ice before she was ready to warm up. She takes a tentative sip of the cocoa and then scrunches her nose.

“Auntie Eve’s is better.”

“I agree,” I whisper conspiratorially.

We talk for a long time about her school, and I ask her about her friends. It’s so sweet to see her light up as she describes them with details like their wearing brown shoes and having a pink lunchbox. After she finally finishes, I sit up in my chair and take a breath.

“I want to ask you something, Rae.”

“Sure.” She shrugs. “I ask stuff all the time.”

I bite my bottom lip to keep from laughing. God, could she be any cuter? “You know I love you, right?”

“Yep, because you’re my dad.” The way smiles at me could break me in half if I let it.

“And you know I love Mommy too, right?”

“Yep, because she’s my mom.

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