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  “If you were Zoe, you could be my girl.”

  She had to correct him there. “If I were Zoe, you’d be my guy. Which you already are, and I’m not giving you up. Even to be with Wash. But Inara... She’s beautiful and exotic and strong. She’s confident and knows what she wants and goes after it...”

  He kissed her forehead, and her nose. “Sounds like you’re already there.”

  “I’m not—”

  Dylan brushed his lips over hers, silencing her protest. He deepened the kiss, and her insecurities flitted away. Each caress of his hands on her skin, or his mouth on hers, danced through her on fairy wings.

  She let the conversation fade away in favor of kissing him back. They had so many nights like this. Everything was easier with Dylan.

  “God, I love you,” she murmured against his lips. It was the first time she’d said it, but the words tasted as incredible as he did.

  He grinned against her mouth. “Say it again.”

  “I love you. So, so much.” She liked the sound of it too. It was better each time she said it.

  “I love you too.” He sucked a line up her jaw, to her ear, and nibbled her earlobe.

  A knock on the door interrupted. She groaned in disappointment.

  He planted another kiss on her forehead, extracted himself, and went to answer.

  “Ms. Hunter.” His voice was abruptly professional.

  Tension clawed through Sydney, and she sat up straighter on the couch.

  “Laurie is fine outside of the office.”

  Since when?

  Dylan stepped aside and opened the door wider. “Josh isn’t here, but you can come in if you’d like.”

  “No, thank you.” Laurie looked at Sydney and gave her a tight smile. “Good evening, Sydney.”

  “Hi.” Sydney was pleased her reply—brief as it was—didn’t come out as a squeak.

  “Happy housewarming.” Laurie handed Dylan a basked wrapped in cellophane. She stepped past him and approached Sydney. “I’ve been thinking a lot. About you. About my son. About this entire situation. I haven’t treated you right, and it’s nearly cost me a great deal.”

  Sydney’s response died in her throat. She couldn’t say, that’s all right, because it wasn’t.

  Laurie gave her a real smile. “I hope, someday, you can forgive me.”

  Sydney did have an answer to that. She stood and met Laurie halfway. “I think it’s a distinct possibility. And thank you for the gift, for everything you’ve done, and for raising an incredible son.”

  “I’m still not down with all of this”—Laurie waved her hand—“but you both look happy, and Josh does too, when I see him. So it’s me, who has to figure that out.”

  They made a little more small talk, and then Laurie was on her way.

  The basket was filled with wine, crackers, and cheese. Sydney and Dylan set it aside for when Josh got home.

  Sydney settled back against Dylan, on the couch. “Life isn’t that bad,” she said.

  “My life is fucking incredible.”

  She grinned. “All right. I can’t argue that.” Affection surged inside—a potent and delicious mixture of love and security and rightness. “Thank you. For sticking with me. For everything you’ve done. For loving both of us.”

  He looked at her, brow furrowed. “You don’t have to thank me for that.”

  “I do. Because I’m grateful. I never want to take either of you for granted. And I also want you to know I love you. Truly and completely. For everything that you are, that you bring out in me, and that you make possible in the future.”

  “I love you too.” He squeezed her tight.

  God, this was never going to get old. This here, with Dylan and Josh, was incredible. She loved everything about it, and she never wanted to go without either of them.

  It tuned out life could be better than fantasy, and the three of them were the perfect proof, as far as Sydney was concerned.

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

  Sydney couldn’t believe she’d met Dylan at this same convention a year ago. Talk about a life-altering encounter.

  Day One was winding down, and she hadn't stopped smiling or talking for most of it. She’d also been on her feet almost that entire time. She was sore and tired, but energized.

  “Good opening day.” Josh slid up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

  She leaned back into him with a smile. “Fantastic opening day.”

  Their new game was selling amazingly well. Even better, last week she’d gotten the official news that Changelings and Caverns was hers to sell again. When people saw the board game was available, she’d sold through half her stock.

  At this rate, they’d be out before the end of tomorrow. “We’ll need to start taking pre-orders for the next print run,” she said.

  “There are worse problems to have.”

  “How dare you?” A loud gasp cut through the waning chatter in the vendor hall.

  Sydney’s grin grew, and she scanned the faces for Dylan.

  He approached, his scowl wavering. “My best friend and my girlfriend... I can’t believe this.”

  “Knock it off, Mr. Melodramatic.” Sydney playfully smacked his arm.

  He grabbed her wrist, stepped closer, rather than pulling her away from Josh, and pressed his mouth to hers.

  She groaned and sank into the kiss. That still hadn’t gotten old, and she couldn’t imagine it ever would.

  This was the perfect life. It didn’t matter what anyone said, or that the three of them had the occasional bump. Sydney wouldn’t have things any other way. She couldn’t have written a better ending if this was the conclusion to one of her games.

  THE END

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