Her Hero: Next Door
Copyright© 2023 by George H. McVey
Epilogue
Three Months Later
Raisa stood beside her new husband of less than an hour. The ceremony had been wonderful. They’d met in the church’s front, their friends from Blackguard standing as witnesses. Mac was Kris’s best man, and a recently returned Nova as Raisa’s matron of honor. Charlotte had sat in the front, filling in for both mothers. The only person missing was Stephan; he had six more years on his prison sentence for money laundering. Kris had looked so handsome in his tux, and he hadn’t been able to take his eyes off her in her cream-colored wedding gown. She’d worried when she’d put it on this morning, the fit being tighter than she remembered, but she smiled at the reason.
Now at their reception, they shook hands with everyone as they entered and before long Nova and Charlotte came up and stole her away to change into a simple gown instead of the yards of fabric she’d married in. Once they were in the changing room, Raisa turned to Nova. “Okay, spill it. I thought you wouldn’t be here. What changed?”
“The bitch fired me. She didn’t like that I wouldn’t let any boy-toy she wanted into her suite, so she called her label and had me fired.”
“Seriously?”
Nova shrugged. “No skin off my nose. She was a pain to watch out for. Besides, Mac already said he has another detail for me. Some author whose having some trouble with a stalker. Supposedly a quiet type, just a few book signings and tv interviews, so that’s outstanding. I’ll find out more next week.”
The whole time they’d been chatting, Charlotte kept her eyes on Raisa. “So when did you plan to tell us you’re pregnant, young lady?”
Raisa gasped as her hand slid down to her belly. “How in the world did you know? I just got it confirmed this morning. I haven’t even told Kris yet.”
“Honey, I’ve been around a ton of pregnant women. I know that glow when I see it and I saw you struggle to zip up that wedding gown.”