His Secret Obsession
Epilogue

(Emery)

ONE YEAR LATER

I turned over in bed, my eyes adjusting to the scene before me as I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. My hand reached over, gliding across my three-month-old son's chubby little cheek as I filled with so much happiness and love. He was snuggled up in the crook of Asher's arm as he lay sprawled out across the bed. Ronan must've woke up crying and Asher went and got him.

Ronan looks just like Asher.. I'm talking freaking identical like his damn twin. And yes, we decided on the name Ronan Allen McNeal..it just felt right. I can still remember the day I went into labor. I was going on two weeks overdue and I didn't want to be induced because I was kind of freaked out about the process. I was as big as a damn house and felt like I needed this baby out of me.

We tried everything..using an exercise ball..eating pineapple..sex..lots of sex, and finally spicy food. Something must have worked because I began having contractions and we finally went to the hospital where they checked me and said I was dilated to a six. Asher began to panic and pulled out our damn birthing plan that he literally printed out. I wanted to try natural without any pain meds but that went out the window the moment the first real hard contraction hit..then I opted for the epidural which Asher seemed relieved about after the pain began to subside.

Asher was so attentive and supportive... he even sat behind me and wrapped his arms around me, coaching me through everything. Then he hooked his phone up to a Bluetooth speaker and put on a birthing Playlist he had made. I was out of it by then and before I knew it, they said it was time to push.

It took two hours of pushing to finally get Ronan out. Asher cried, I cried, and then Ronan cried..which in turn made us cry even more. He was so cute and adorable..I was in love the moment I laid my eyes on him. I swear Asher didn't even sleep the first night at the hospital. He just held Ronan in his arms and gazed down at him with pure love and captivation.

It was a day I will always remember and cherish for the rest of my life...Jack and Lacey had their little girl too, her name is Penny and she is nine months old now.

She has Lacey's blonde hair and my Uncle Jack's blue eyes. Carson is absolutely smitten with her..he and Jackie actually watch her whenever Lacey and Jack go out.

Carson still lives in my dad's place and keeps it maintained while Dad is here in LA with us..That's right, Asher is officially a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.. He had his first game last week and everyone flew out to watch it. They won of course and his teammates have really made Asher feel welcome.

After we went to California a year ago, they offered Asher a contract and things just went so fast after that. We moved four months later and then bought a house in a nice gated community that was just being built. My dad was able to buy a place a few doors down..it all worked out pretty freaking great, to be honest. He spends his time here every other month and goes back and forth between California and Washington.

It's nice because I have Mack here as well, so I'm not completely alone when my dad is gone. She has done really well at school and has even gotten a few commercials she starred in. I know things with her parents have gotten somewhat better and they even do family counseling together with Carson as well. So let's just say they are working on it.

I have a confession though..I ended up dropping out of school. I know, I feel a little deflated about it but I kind of maybe have my own side business going on now. I don't know how it got this far but now I make cakes and sell them. It's crazy how many orders I have gotten and Asher has even helped me create my own Fac*book. It's nice because I set my own hours and I already have the training from working at the bakery back home.

I just felt like nursing wasn't the right path for me. I didn't want to spend all those hours away from Ronan and Asher.. So Asher sat me down one night and told me he thinks I should just be a stay-at-home mom. He didn't force me..but he could see how hard it was the first few weeks I went back to school and had to leave Ronan. I was relieved..I felt bad but I just wasn't passionate about it anymore.

Luckily we are blessed enough that I can stay at home..let's just say the Lakers pay well..very very well..

Next month we are traveling back to Washington for Lacey and Jack's wedding. I am a bridesmaid and can't wait to see my Uncle break down in tears over how much he loves Lacey..I have never seen the man cry so much since Penny was born..I swear it just opened the damn floodgates. I love it more than anything.

My dad and Melody are still going strong. They are comfortable in what they have and I'm not sure if they will ever get married or move in together. I know my dad loves her though..and I am so happy for them..I just think they both have made a life for themselves and don't want to disrupt that for now.

Carson and Jackie are still together as well. There is a rumor going around that Jackie might move in with Carson soon since my dad is hardly there.. I know Carson loves the house, and my dad even talked about giving it to Carson later on down the road. It's crazy how much closer our family is even though we moved a couple of states away. I talk to Lacey and my Uncle every day and they have come out here a lot more than I thought they would..I just feel so blessed..

Not only do I have the most handsome husband and adorable son, but I have a family that loves and supports one another unlike anything I have ever seen.

We have all been through so much together..and I wouldn't change a single thing. Not even that Ethan stuff, because I know deep down that it made us even closer in the end..yeah it was a horrible situation and one that changed me in so many ways..but it also made me realize I needed to embrace the things I have and not take a single second for granted.

I have always loved Asher McNeal my whole life..and I felt like such a small insignificant person..that I was a background character in everyone else's stories..but little did I know that the main character was just as madly in love with me as I was with him..

I know our story didn't start off like most do..we fell in love over a video game..I put all my trust into this man who has had my heart since the moment I laid eyes on him all those years ago, and now here we are..lying in our bed with our sweet son sleeping between us. Could life get any better than this? Asher's dreams came true..and I was there to witness every one of them..I honestly couldn't ask for more.

I have everything I could ever want and all I ever wanted was Asher McNeal..the boy who stole my heart and kept it.

"Morning baby." Asher's deep voice pulled me from my thoughts, making me meet his silver gaze as I couldn't help but smile brightly..

I leaned over, kissing our son first and then pressing my lips against my husband's, kissing him with so much love and passion.

"I love you." I breathed against him, feeling those usual butterflies that always come when I'm near Asher.

"I love you too kitten, so damn much."

Yeah, life is pretty damn good if I must say..I have to be the luckiest girl in the world.

My name is Emery McNeal and this was my story, the story of how I met my prince charming, and guess what...happily ever afters really do exist. The End.