Epilogue

Six months later

“I don’t understand how one man can have so many computer parts.” Lilly glanced at the fifth—no, sixth—box labeled computer parts Lincoln set down in their new living room. After six months of dating, Lincoln had surprised the heck out of her by asking her to move in with him. Since his tiny basement space wasn’t ideal for two people, they’d gone on the apartment search and found a great place just a few blocks away from her old digs.

Who would have thought the man who months ago said he didn’t do long-term would be the one to push for the next stage in their relationship? Lincoln had changed a lot in the past months, and so had she. They’d both had to learn how to compromise and try new things, but along with that came the joy of sharing what you loved with the person you loved. They didn’t always agree—she still hated camping (peeing in the woods, no thank you), and no way in hell would he ever get her to drink a pumpkin spice latte, but she’d agreed to go RVing as a compromise, and maybe he could convince her to try one pump of vanilla syrup in her coffee someday—but they’d both learned to open their eyes to new experiences. And open their hearts to each other.

“What is it with everyone commenting on how much computer stuff I have?” Lincoln grumbled as he came in behind her. “I’m a computer guy; of course I have a lot of spare parts. You should be grateful. If I recall, one of these boxes used to hold the extra RAM I installed in your new computer.”

Pressing her lips to his cheek, Lilly smiled. “I am grateful and thank you, sweetie.”

There was nothing better than having your very own company computer guy on call twenty-four seven.

“What’s that?” She pointed to the box in his hands.

Lincoln grinned like a kid on Christmas. “My D&D books. Curt said he’d join our campaign.”

A week after Lincoln gave her Curt’s number, she’d called him up. It had been a bit scary reconnecting with a man she hadn’t seen in years but still considered the closest thing she’d ever had to a father. Curt had been so happy to hear from her. They even scheduled a meetup when his family came to Denver for his youngest’s debate tournament. It warmed her heart to know Curt had found love. His wife was a very sweet woman, and his two kids were a hilarious handful.

Lincoln had come for moral support, and when the two men discovered a love of RPGs, they had spent an hour geeking out. Now Curt was joining them via video chat for their monthly game. She knew Curt wasn’t her real father, but in a small way, Lilly felt like she got her dad back again. All she had to do was suffer through pretending to be a half-elf bard on a quest for a magical flute.

She let out a small groan.

“You promised to try one campaign.”

“And you promised to try one weekend skiing.”

He shuddered. “If I break my leg, I expect full Florence Nightingale treatment.”

Laughing, she took the box from his hands and placed it on the soft beige carpet of their new place. A new beginning with the man she loved. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she gazed up into his eyes, a wealth of love shining out from them. Love for her. Something that still amazed her every day she saw it.

“You won’t break anything, but we can always play naughty nurse if you want.”

Lincoln bent his head down, brushing his lips against hers as he whispered, “The only thing I want is you.”

Her thoughts exactly. So many things had changed in the past year, and she knew there were more changes ahead. Marie had let it slip that Lincoln had been asking Kenneth for local jeweler recommendations. Lilly wasn’t going to count her chickens before they hatched, but they had been talking a lot about the future and what they wanted. All she knew was as long as Lincoln was by her side, she was happy. He could propose today or ten years from now; it didn’t matter.

As long as they were together. That’s all she needed.

“The movers already put the pinball machine in the spare room.” Lincoln bobbed his eyebrows. “Wanna play?”

She grinned. “Loser unpacks the kitchen.”

“You’re on.”

And pinball. Lilly always needed pinball.

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