The sun shining in his eyes woke up Rex and at first, he wasn't sure where he was. Then he rolled over and saw Ella laying next to him, her brown curls tumbling over one shoulder, laying on her stomach hugging a pillow. the sheets and blankets pushed down around her hips.

He reached over and lay one hand on her back, letting his fingers trace her soft skin.

She turned her head, her eyes slowly opening and blinking up at him.

"Morning," He said.

"Morning."

"Should you call Evie? make sure she's okay?" He asked.

"I'm sure she knows where I am," she said with a teasing smile.

He moved, pulling her closer until she was laying on his chest, his arms wrapped around her tightly, his legs entwining with hers.

"Are you okay? you don't regret last night...do you?" He asked.

"No, never."

"You waited a long time for..."

"For you. I waited for you, Rex." She interrupted.

He lifted one hand from her back to trace her cheekbone with his thumb, she was beautiful in the morning glow and despite his insisting to his mother this wouldn't go anywhere he realized he wanted it to.

"I love you, Ella," He said softly.

"I love you too."

"I should have told you sooner, I should have told you every day since that day in the diner when we met."

She giggled and a soft blush covered her cheeks.

"You did not like me since the day we met," she teased.

"I think maybe I did...I think I just didn't know it."

"I've loved you since I was fourteen," She admitted shyly.

"You didn't even know me," He teased.

"I was riding my bike home from school and I saw you in your yard...you were washing your car and you didn't have a shirt on. Your hair was still long and I hit the fence and went over my handlebars because I was staring." She giggled.

"I remember that...I saw you I came to help but...I can't believe that was you."

"You were so nice to me and I never forgot it."

"I should have asked you out then," He said.

"I was fourteen!" She giggled again.

"If I remember you were beautiful."

"Well, you don't...I was dorky looking."

He laughed, pushing her hair from her face. Leaning forward for a soft kiss. When he pulled away she snuggled deeper into his arm laying her cheek against his chest.

"So, we're going to keep doing this?" She asked timidly.

"Yeah, I mean...isn't that what you want?"He asked, slightly panicked.

"Yes, but you're not the dating type."

"I am now." He replied kissing the top of her head.

"It's not just guilt because you were my first?" She asked.

"No, It's not. I promise...I want to marry you."

"Rex..."

"Not now, not even this year but someday...when we're both ready."

"I'm ready," She teased.

He laughed and rolled her beneath him pinning her there between him and the mattress, the sheets tangling around their bodies.

He kissed her deeply, careful to keep his weight off of her body. He deepened the kiss, his hand trailing up her leg to rest on her thigh.

"I'm kind of sore." She admitted softly when he pulled away.

"Okay, how about we go pick up Evie and go out for breakfast?"

"I would love that," She said.

He kissed her again, keeping it light then rolled from the bed and reached for his clothes.

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2 Months Later.

Ivan and Laurel had finally arrived in France, Ivan had kept it a secret about Ezra hoping the surprise would be better in person.

Ezra and Eve owned a small two-story white house in the south of France and they headed there first. They had gotten married in Vegas in a small ceremony with just the two of them and after combining their two clubs into one and appointing people to be in charge jumped on the first plane to France.

"I can't wait to see Eve and Baby Ezra," Laurel said as they walked hand in hand up the sidewalk to the small house with the fence.

"Yeah."

"Why don't you seem as excited as me?" She teased.

"Believe me, I'm happy." He said pausing at the gate to lean down and kiss her.

She giggled as he pulled away gently, beaming up at him.

"Ivan..."

"Yeah?"

"I..."

"You two going to stand on the street all day?" A voice asked from the porch.

Laurel froze and turned to look as Ezra made his way down the sidewalk. Just as tall and broad and handsome as he ever was.

"Ezra."

He grinned as he opened his arms for her, Laurel shoved through the gate sprinting up the sidewalk and throwing herself against him. He laughed lifting her from the ground and hugging her tight.

Ivan followed behind her and when Ezra set Laurel aside he pulled Ivan close in a tight hug.

When the cousins pulled apart both had tears in their eyes but both would deny that later.

"I missed you too," Ezra admitted.

"We missed you," Ivan said.

"Sorry I couldn't be at the wedding."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter," Laurel said, wiping away her own tears.

Ezra smiled, pushing a hand through his still long hair and Laurel caught the gold band glistening on his finger.

"Looks like we missed a wedding too," Laurel pointed out.

"Yeah well....figured I better make it official before someone stole her." Ezra laughed.

Eve exited the house moving slowly with Baby Ezra balanced on one hip. She stopped on the front porch to watch the reunion.

Laurel moved passed the men to embrace her and Eve happily handed the baby over to Laurel.

"Come inside, Lunch is almost ready," Eve said.

"Can I help?"

"No you should rest," Eve said with a smile and Laurel shook her head before following her into the house.

After lunch and visiting for a few hours Laurel and Ivan went for a walk around the small neighborhood hand in hand.

"I love it here," Laurel admitted.

"Me too."

"Being here with Ezra and Eve and the Baby is just...it's so nice."

"We could stay," He offered.

"Really?"

"Yeah I mean Ezra, Eve and the baby are here. We could move Dad here and I know your mom would love to be able to come to France to visit." He said.

"The houses are nice in this area." She pointed out.

"Yeah, it's a nice neighborhood you and Eve could hang out me and Ezra could maybe open a bike shop." He said trailing off.

"It'd be a great place to raise the baby," Laurel supplied quickly.

"Yeah and.."He froze midstep and Laurel laughed.

"What? Really?" He asked, pulling her to a stop with him.

"Yeah."

He glanced down at her but she wasn't starting to show yet, he wondered how he hadn't realized yet.

"How? When?"

"You know how and...I think when we were still at my parents. I'm a little over two months. I wanted to tell you when it was the right time."

"I love you," He said pulling her close for a long kiss.

"I love you too." She said with a laugh.

"So, France?" he asked

"France." She replied with a smile.

He took her hand in his kissing her knuckles as they started walking again together.

THE END>

Author Note; I hope you all loved this book and I hope I did Ivan and Laurel justice. I had so many people who were shipping them since book one. If you are following this series there will be another one very soon about another character who was highly requested.