Epilogue

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TWO YEARS LATER

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA

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[ R Y D E R ]

The dawn was breaking outside the window. This bluish and orange light was creeping up the night sky, signaling the beginning of yet another day.

6:30 AM, the clock read.

Kara was still sound asleep, maybe last night took a toll on her?

Last night was... a lot of fun. I was getting hard all over again just thinking about it. Slowly I rolled over to my side, carefully wrapping her tiny body in my arms. My fingers ran to caress her soft cheeks.

"Hey..." I murmured to her ears as she shuffled a little.

"Mmhmm," she mumbled, still closing her eyes.

"Merry Christmas, baby,"

It was Christmas day in Australia, you would not have guessed it from the weather outside. It was 85 degrees and nothing but sunshine on the horizon. Apparently, that was how Christmas was done over here in the land down under.

Kara wasn’t saying anything. She refused to wake up