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Lol you guys, my readers, are so assertive. I had so many friendly requests/borderline threats about this Epilogue it was unbelievable. But hey, it just shows how much you enjoy my stuff and I'm not gonna complain lol. I'm happy you love it. But this is just a cute little update on them, nothing too heavy, fun, upbeat. Not too much sex either so *shrug* Hope you enjoy this.
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3 YEARS LATER
"I think you and Bobby urged Cameron to finally ask the question." Olivia mumbled with a smile from the floor of Natasha's brand new, mustard colored living room. Bobby, Cameron and Tyson left with the U-Haul to pick up the furniture but the women decided to consummate the house with a full glass of wine. Natasha and Bobby had been happily married for over a year, and she stole a quick look at her ring. The ring was a unique raw gemstone flushed with purple and pinks surrounded by small diamonds. It was so unique and had such an earthy feel; Natasha loved it as soon as she saw it.
"Did he ask you?" Summer whispered intensely. You could see her hands tighten around her glass and the tension in the room grew thick.
"Yesterday." Olivia laughed and eagerly held out her hand to show off her beautiful diamond ring. It twinkled in the light and Olivia could hardly keep her eyes off of it. Natasha laughed in excitement then Summer and Naomi joined in.
"I'm so happy for you! How'd he do it?" Natasha asked excitedly. The entire feel of the topic brought back memories of her own proposal, honeymoon and wedding. Bobby was so clever with his proposal; Natasha doubted he came up with it on his own. One Saturday morning she headed out to her garden as she typically did and sat Iodine beside her. About a half hour into her work, her hands wandered across a small box. And when she opened it, Bobby was watching behind her. But her wedding was large and tasteful. Her best friends and sister of course took their spot in the wedding party while Cameron, Tyson and William walked down the aisle with them. All of their family and friends watched quietly and Natasha was in total bliss. Almost as soon as the wedding ended, Bobby whisked her away to Hawaii to enjoy nature climbs and plenty of sex for a little over 2 weeks.
"He was so nervous. We were just watching TV and he just pulled it out and asked me. I had on a cucumber face mask and everything. But I surely did cry my eyes out." Olivia said. Natasha knew her crying moments weren't over and she could see the tears forming in her eyes.
"When is the wedding?" Summer asked while taking a small sip of her wine.
"I have no clue. My art work is really taking off and I don't want to be bothered with wedding plans right now. I'm happy with flaunting off the ring." Olivia said while rolling her eyes and taking a big swig from her glass. All of the women laughed lightly.
"It's definitely beautiful Liv." Naomi said thoughtfully.
"So who's helping you cook the food for the house warming party?" Summer asked. She looked around aimlessly and purposefully avoided eye contact.
"Well, I was hoping my favorite girls wouldβ"
"Hell no, Natasha! I
can't cook!
I hate cooking." Summer complained with obvious agitation in her voice. Natasha knew it'd be difficult to try and convince her friend to aid her in food preparation but she needed help. All of her family and all of Bobby's family would be joining them and she couldn't make all the food for alone.
"Please Summer? I'll help you do everything. All you'd have to do is listen to me." Natasha pleaded.
"Naomi can't help?" Summer asked and shot pleading eyes towards the brown woman who was unusually quiet.
"No, she's practicing at the studio that night. It's the last rehearsal before the recital and she can't miss it." Natasha said. Her sister was working hard in her dance studio in training for the big show planned at the end of the month. Plenty of women were enrolling their children in the dance company and the tuition was a pretty penny. But Naomi's experience and skill was worth it.
"Tash, you better be luckyβ"Summer said through clenched teeth. Natasha's cheers of excitement cut her off entirely and a glimpse of hope filled her insides. Gina was still hard to impress even though their bond was strengthening as in-laws and she wanted to make sure her food was as good as it could be. The doorbell rang and Natasha speedily got up to answer it. Bobby and Cameron stood on the other side while holding her big couch. She stepped aside to let them in and they thudded toward the living room.
"Congratulations Cameron." Natasha said matter-of- factly. He smiled back at her and she didn't fight the feeling to return it. Tyson followed them with her armchair.
When Natasha closed the door behind them and came back into view of the living room, it was already placed. Her brow was furrowed and Bobby's eyes narrowed when he saw she was unhappy.
"Baby, move it to the left a little?" Natasha asked in a small voice. Cameron and Bobby grunted while they shoved the couch a little more to the left. When Natasha had finished directing the placement of all the furniture, she clapped excitedly.
"Perfect." She said while she sensed the position of everything. They decided to mix all of their belongings to best fit the style they wanted. Bobby insisted on having the homely feel Natasha sported in her old town house but Natasha wanted all of his electronics because they were most likely more up to date than hers. So her wooden table made its way back to the dining room, the brown faux leather couches were placed delicately and Bobby's plasma hung on the wall. But Iodine still sat in his small cage in the corner of the room.
"I bought the supplies to make him a new cage. It'll be up by tomorrow; don't worry." Bobby mumbled. He walked passed her and his arm skimmed her own lightly. She would've slapped his ass if it hadn't been for the company gathered around the island counter in the kitchen behind her. The large house had so many windows and the amount of light it let in was delighting. She was so glad to have Cameron as their realtor; he knew exactly what they wanted.
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"Do you like it?" Bobby asked from Natasha's lap. The TV played quietly on the opposite wall but Natasha was focused on her crochet. Bobby rested his head on her upper thigh and the sound of his deep voice startled her. She stopped working to look down into his eyes.