Lucas wrapped his arms around Fallon and picked her off the ground. Her arms came around his neck as her legs came around his middle. She looked deep in his eyes before laying her forehead against his. Rain pelted against their skin as they just stared into each other’s eyes, not knowing what to say or do. Everything was about to change, Lucas could just feel it. He didn’t care about what had happened, all he cared about was hearing her say it. Hearing her tell him that he was the one for her. Nothing else mattered but hearing those words.

“I’m sorry Lucas….again. I haven’t been right to you, but I promise I’m gonna try to be better,” she said against his lips. “I promise I’ll be better.”

“Baby I love the way you are. You are difficult but you keep me on my toes and I love that. Just trust me and everything will be fine.”

She nodded her head. “I do, I will, I promise,” she said quickly. Her button lip wobbled as she looked down at him with her gorgeous wide eyes.

“Sounds good to me,” he said. He moved his nose along hers and placed his lips only millimeters from her, “I think I said it first,” he whispered against her lips. Fallon nodded as he felt her heart beating fast against his chest, and he knew his was beating just as fast.

“You did.”

He smiled as he again ran his nose along hers, placing a kiss against each corner of her mouth. When he looked back into her eyes, he smiled. “I love you, baby girl.”

Fallon’s eyes fell shut while his grip on her became tighter. He couldn’t wait to hear her say it. It had been so long, and before it would take his breath away. All he could hope was that it did it all over again because when being loved by Fallon gave him a reason for living. The need for her love was what had kept him going all these years, it was everything to him.

“I love you Lucas James Brooks. I never stopped.”

Lucas couldn’t breathe as their lips met, and they kissed like it wasn’t raining or like they were freezing to the bone. It was just them, just their love.

What was a little cold rain?

Her hands came up to his face as his arms tightened around her. When they parted, Fallon smiled against his lips. “I love you, so much.”

“Not as much as I love you.”

She giggled as she shook her head. “I am pretty sure I do, but anyways, where’s my ring?”

Lucas laughed. “What ring?”

“I was told if I tell you I love you and I want to get married, that you’d married me tomorrow,” she said with a grin as she held him close.

“Who told you that?”

“Our son.”

It was like the air was knocked out of him and Lucas couldn’t seem to catch his breath. Fallon had never called Aiden their son; he had always been her son. Hearing it for the first time made everything seem to fall in place. Lucas knew what he wanted and he wouldn’t stop until he got it. He wanted Fallon and Aiden in his house and he wanted Fallon pregnant. His dreams were becoming a reality and he couldn’t wait for the ride.

“Kid knows his stuff, because I will marry you tomorrow, but I don’t have a ring for you yet.”

“Maybe I need to reconsider this then?” she asked with a wink.

Lucas laughed before pressing his lips to hers, and when they parted she gave him the most beautiful, full of love, smile he had ever seen. “You’re not reconsidering anything, you made the right choice.”

“Oh, is that right?”

“Sure is.”

They stood for a moment just staring into each other’s eyes as the rain came down on them. It didn’t matter that they were soaked to the core or so cold their lips were blue. They were in love and always would be. Their love had been tested and even though they had stumbled at first, they had overcome it all and were blissfully in love. Lucas was ready for the future, ready to fail and pass tests with Fallon. They wouldn’t always agree on things, but it didn’t matter. They would work it out and they would love each other for the rest of their lives.

They would be a team.

As Lucas held Fallon in his arms, he couldn’t help but get turned on. She was probably the sexiest woman alive, and she was extra sexy all wet from the rain that still poured around them. Lucas gave her a cheeky grin and asked, “Wanna do it in the rain?”

Fallon laughed as she smacked his bicep. “Really? In the rain? I’m freezing!”

“So? We’ve done it before.”

“True and this time probably won’t be the last time either, huh?” she asked with a small smile tugging at the side of her mouth.

Lucas smiled as he leaned in close, dusting her lips with his. “Probably not, because I’m going to kiss you every chance I get. I’m going to argue when we need to. I’m going to love you with everything inside me, but most of all, I am going to fully and completely make love to you whenever Aiden is out of ear shot.”

Fallon giggled before pulling him close and looking into his eyes. “I can’t wait.”

Epilogue

“Mom, when we get home can you get in the net for me?”

Fallon rolled her eyes as shook her head at her little Marshmallow Man. “No way, you always hit me.”

Aiden rolled his eyes before looking up at Lucas. Fallon looked over and couldn’t help the grin that came across her face. He looked positively crazy in his Ghostbusters costume, and she doubted she looked any better, but they had done it for Aiden. Audrey and (unfortunately) Levi had dressed up along with them, just to make Aiden happy.