Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 70264 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 351(@200wpm)___ 281(@250wpm)___ 234(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70264 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 351(@200wpm)___ 281(@250wpm)___ 234(@300wpm)
“What?” Taylor touches his face.
“You’ve made me see that I’m not the same as my father, and you’re so much stronger than my mother ever was. I can see a child between us, happy and cared for.”
“Clint?” Taylor asks.
“It was never that I didn’t want kids—”
“So if I said we could start trying this time next year, what would you all think?”
My heart feels like it’s splitting open with happiness. “I’d say yes. Absolutely.” I reach out to take Taylor’s hand and bring her knuckles to my lips.
“And how would you want it to work? We just stop using birth control and keep doing what we’re doing, or do you want to take it in turns? I always wanted three kids, and having three babies that look just like their handsome daddies would be cool.”
“The latter,” I say. “I love you guys, but I already lost one boy. I want to know if this one is mine. I want to be able to relax into all of those feelings I had snatched away from me.”
“That’s fine with me,” Maverick says.
“And me,” Clint says. “We’ll have fun trying.”
“So, we’ll draw straws?” Taylor asks.
“Hell, no,” Maverick gasps. “You think we could live through more years of Jesse’s pining to become a daddy? Jesus. I’m done. As soon as you want to get knocked up, take this man by the hand and rock his world until he puts a baby in you. Then, maybe we’ll all be able to get some peace!”
“Seconded by me,” Clint says. He goes to touch his hat, forgetting we left those beauties behind at the ranch. If he’s anything like me, he feels naked as a newborn without it.
“Alrighty then.” Taylor’s smiling. “One year from now. You better put it in your calendar, McGraw.”
“Oh, the date is engraved on my brain and other places,” I laugh. “Don’t you worry your pretty little head about that.”
This journey with Taylor was driven by my deep desire for a family, but along the way, I realized that I already had such a strong unit around me. Taylor has brought so much happiness and light into my life. She made me see the importance of letting go of a little control so that I could be free to embrace all of life’s experiences. She made me try for a relationship with the son I believed was lost to me for good. She’s strengthened my bond with my best friends and family.
A simple bride auction ended up in me finding a soul mate and bringing together a family so perfect, I could never have imagined in my wildest dreams.
And there’s only more to come.