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He studied her face.

All he saw there was contentment. How had he gotten so lucky?

Amy ran her hands through his hair, smoothing it back from his forehead. “What are you thinking?”

“That one day I’ll be old and you’ll be gray, and I’ll still be looking at you like this.”

Amy opened her mouth but no words came out. Instead she kissed him again, softly, stirring warmth in his gut. “That sounds lovely.”

Josh wormed his way down her body, pressing his hand to her belly. Her breath hitched again as he kissed her stomach. There was a small, soft bump and he considered the fact that he was going to be a father to this baby. He grinned against Amy’s stomach. He thought about how Amy had healed the wounded part of his heart, the same way he’d proven that she could trust him, and how wonderful it was that he’d found someone content to share this simple little life with him.

“I can still feel you thinking very hard,” she said.

“I want us to be married before the baby comes.” He heard her sharp intake of breath. “So the child can have my name.”

Her lips twisted. “Is that a proposal, Josh Aventura?”

“It will be, if it’s something you want?”

Amy hummed happily. “I think I could warm up to the idea.”

“Only warm up to it?” he said, climbing back up her body. She giggled as he took her in his arms, nibbling at her neck. “You know, I didn’t think I’d be able to give you a life filled with adventure, but now I think that life with you and our baby”—their baby!— “will be the best damn adventure either of us has ever gone on.”

Amy looked at him, her eyes glassy. She pressed her hand to his cheek. “I would marry you tomorrow, but maybe we should wait until we can arrange for the families to be here.”

“How about next month?”

Amy laughed. “Eager there, cowboy?”

“Eager to spend all the days of my life calling you my wife.”

Amy kissed him again. “What am I going to do with you?”

“Hopefully many wonderful things,” he said, eyeing her in a way that made them both laugh. And he smiled, knowing he would get to hear that laughter every day for the rest of his life.

***

Twilight spilled across Tenacity, painting the Strom and Son Feed and Farm Supply sign in soft yellow shadows. The bell rang over the door in the feed store as Josh pushed inside, Amy right behind him. He’d hardly let her go since she showed up at the ranch, her hand still entwined with his own.

“You sure you want to do this now?”

“Yes.” She squeezed his hand and he could feel her certainty and her joy radiate through him. Josh didn’t think he’d stopped floating all afternoon. He was going to be a husband and a father.

“We’re closing up shortly!” he heard Caleb call from somewhere in the store.

“So make it snappy,” Faith added.

“It’s just us,” Amy called.

“Us?” Faith poked her head out of an aisle, a massive grin splitting her face as she eyeballed their joined hands. “Us as in…”

“We talked,” Amy said. “Sorted ourselves out.”

“Thank God.” Faith came toward them. “Caleb, get out here! It’s about damn time.”

Josh chuckled at her antics. “Made some big decisions, too.”

“Oh?” Faith said as Caleb jogged over.