Sera nestled deeper into his arms, her cheek resting against his chest as she listened to the steady beat of his heart. Every word he whispered felt like a promise she could trust with everything in her.

At his question, she lifted her head slightly, her fingers tracing soft shapes along his collarbone as she looked up at him. The way he said “Sunshine” always made her heart flutter.

She smiled, a soft, thoughtful kind of smile. “Yeah,” she whispered, nodding gently. “I still want that. I want us to have that—our little family, growing right here.”

Her hand drifted down to rest lightly on her stomach, as if imagining what could be. “A piece of you, a piece of me... I think we’d make something beautiful, Finn.”

She leaned up and kissed his cheek, her eyes soft. “Let’s try. Let’s start forever, in every way.”

Sera smiled warmly, her heart fluttering at his words. She cupped his cheek gently, brushing her thumb along the soft stubble on his jaw as she looked into his eyes—those eyes she’d fallen in love with a hundred times over.

“It will be,” she whispered, her voice thick with emotion. “No matter how long it takes, or what we go through… we’ll do it together. That’s what matters.”

She kissed him softly, lingering in the moment, before resting her forehead against his. “I already love them… the idea of them. Just knowing they’ll be a part of you makes me love them even more.”

Her fingers laced with his beneath the covers. “I can’t wait to watch you be a dad, Finn. You’re going to be amazing.”

Sera’s cheeks flushed with warmth at his words, her heart fluttering with both love and anticipation. She looked up at him through her lashes, eyes soft and full of affection. The way he said it—not just what he said, but how he said it—made her feel cherished in a way that left her breathless.

She bit her lip gently, a shy smile tugging at the corners of her mouth as she nodded. “Yeah… I’d like that,” she whispered, her voice tender, sincere. “I want this—us—to grow. To start that next chapter.”

She reached up, brushing a strand of hair from his face, then rested her palm gently on his cheek. “Let’s try… today. Let’s begin our forever.”

Sera melted into his kiss, her hand curling softly into the fabric of his shirt as her heart beat steady and full beneath her ribs. The way he held her—so gentle, so full of love—made her feel like the safest, most treasured thing in the world.

She smiled against his lips, her other hand sliding to rest over his, the one on her waist. “I love you,” she whispered as they parted just slightly, foreheads touching. “I want to build a life with you… all of it. The soft mornings, the loud nights, the little feet running through the hallways... everything.”

Her eyes shimmered with quiet joy as she looked up at him. “Let’s start now.”

Sera kissed him back with the same intensity, her fingers weaving into his hair as she pulled him closer. She could feel the emotion in his touch, the way his lips trembled slightly against hers, and it brought tears to her own eyes.

She broke the kiss just long enough to press her forehead to his, whispering softly through a shaky breath, “We’re really doing this… we’re building the life we always dreamed of.”

Her voice cracked slightly, overwhelmed by the tenderness of it all. “You’re everything I’ve ever wanted, Finn. I’ve never been so sure of anything.”

She cupped his face in both hands now, thumbs brushing away the tears at the corners of his eyes. “Let’s make our forever… starting right now.”