Tears are streaming down my face as I nod.
“Yes, Tim! Yes!” Then, he stands and slips the ring onto my finger. The diamond gleams like it’s always belonged there, and I turn to my handsome fiancé as he presses his lips against mine.
“I love you, Lina,” he rasps hoarsely. “Forever and ever.”
I sniffle a bit before looking into those bright blue eyes.
“And I love you, Tim Carlton. I can’t wait to become Mrs. Carlton.”
With that, I wrap my arms around my gorgeous fiancé’s neck and we share a long, passionate kiss. The baby inside kicks once again, but I know she’s just telling me that she approves. She wants her daddy and me to be happy, and so long as I have the two of them, I will be. After all, I may be my husband’s former stepsister, but it doesn’t really matter. What we have goes beyond old family ties because we’ve made new ones that are only stronger for our shared history.
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THE END