“There’s more that you don’t know,” I add.
“More?” Thea interjects.
I grin at Jace as he adjusts his hold on Xael.
“We’re having twins—identical twins.”
“Holy shit,” Thea curses.
“Shit!” Xael echoes and we all laugh—all except Xander who glares at Thea.
“Twins?” Rae asks. “Seriously?”
“Yep, seriously.” I tuck a piece of hair behind my ear. “It’s a shock.”
“Twins will be so cool, though,” Thea rambles. “Imagine all the tiny matching outfits—we’re going shopping, don’t even think about saying no.”
I laugh and raise my hands innocently. “Wouldn’t dream of it.”
“Can you believe it, guys?” Xander asks.
“What?” I ask.
He shakes his dark hair out of his eyes and smiles down at Xoey before looking back up at all of us.
“We did it—we’re grown up, and living our lives the way we all always dreamed off. I think we’re pretty lucky.”
I absorb his words and look around at all my friends, who are happily living their lives, doing what they love.
Finally, I look at Jace.
My love.
My life.
My soulmate.
We’ve been through hell and back, and I’m sure there will only be more hurdles, no one ever said life was easy or smooth sailing.
But with him, and my friends, trusting myself and not getting scared again, I know we can handle anything.
Nova
Seven Months Later
“You can do it,” Jace encourages. “You’ve got this. We’re going to meet our babies. You’re almost there.”
I squeeze my eyes closed and push. My body is damp with sweat, and I’m sure I look a mess, but none of it matters.
We’re minutes away from meeting our babies.
The last seven months have been an adventure.
Jace sold Broken Hearts and it’s now all over the radio being sung by one of the current hottest artists in the world.
Thanks to its success he’s already contracted for more songs—and I know all those will be hits too.
We bought our first house, a decent sized home close to the city since neither of us wanted to be too far away. We’ve put a ton of love and care into it, making it ours, and getting it ready for the babies. We know once they come, nothing will ever be the same again.