Two Years Later
“Are you excited?”
Emmie looked over her shoulder and smiled at the stunning woman who was striding in her direction. With a squeal, she hurried over to meet her partway.
“Affrica! I can’t believe you made it.” She hugged her. “I thought you couldn’t be here.”
“Wasn’t sure we would get here in time but thankfully, my brother-in-law has a jet that we used.”
“Doesn’t your husband have one too?”
“Yes, but he’s off with his mother and couldn’t make it.”
“Not true, baby. I’m here.”
She waited as Affrica welcomed her husband, Reeve. From around the corner strode a group of couples that took her breath way.
Holy shit.
Affrica smiled at her and moved back to her side. Reeve kissed her cheek in welcome before moving to meet the others walking toward them.
“Impressive aren’t they.”
“Yes,” she said. The men were handsome as hell and the women, stunning.
“My brother-in-law and his best friends. They wanted to hear this group too. So we all came.”
Her husband, Finn, walked up and kissed her, pressed a short one on Affrica’s cheek and shook hands with Reeve before the rest of the introductions began. Her head spun at the number of people who’d turned out for this event.
Black Raven had hit harder and better than anyone could have hoped. After Affrica’s article on them went live, they were an “overnight sensation” and had been signed with a massive label. After being on a world tour, they’d returned to Ireland.
Fans had been wanting a show with them but they would only do it here, in Dunphy where they gave her and Affrica the credit for helping them be discovered. So this was their thank you, the bar was packed and everyone was working hard to keep everyone’s drinks up.
The military men whom Affrica went by The Megalodon Team were fun as were their wives. Finn was swapping stories with them and making more friends.
The crowd roared as the band arrived and took the stage. Calum had grown up a lot over the past two years and he had quite the female following. He stepped forward to the mike and cleared his throat.
“None of this would have been possible without the belief of two women in our lives. We can’t thank them enough for believing in five guys from a small village in Ireland when no one else would. Emmie Brannon and Affrica Leighton. Would you two please come up here?”
Arm in arm they listened. The crowd roared. As she turned with her friend and accepted hugs from the young men, tears burned the corners of her eyes. She was so proud of them and what they’d accomplished. Her too, the bar was a rousing success and she knew this was only going to make it a bigger one.
They were contemplating turning the upstairs to another level for the pub. She hadn’t figured out where she would live though so it was just in the planning stages.
After giving a short speech, she hurried off the stage and right back to Finn’s waiting embrace. He brushed a kiss along the shell of her ear.
“I love you, Emmie. And I’m so fucking proud of all you’ve done.”
Tipping her face up for a kiss that he didn’t deny her, she smiled as she thought about everything. The risk, the change, the reward. All of it had been worth it.
The End
If you’re interested in Affrica she has a story all her own and it is called, Raw Exposure. Her story is connected to my Megalodon Team series, as her brother is one of the SEALs on the team as is the hero’s brother.
A wealthy playboy and a down-to-earth freelance photographer, will they ever see eye to eye?
Reeve Leighton is a man who’s never worried about money in his life. It’s gotten him everything he could wish for. Until he crosses paths with Affrica O’Shea. Unlike any woman before he can’t charm her with his wealth, she doesn’t care how much he has.
Affrica O’Shea loves her job as a freelance photographer. She meets amazing people and travels the world. When she meets Reeve he turns her world upside down, why does this man affect her and make her think about forever?
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