Rock Wedding (Rock Kiss #4) - Nalini Singh Page 0,120
lips with her finger.
He pretended to bite at it, though his eyes were already closing again.
“My Abe,” she whispered, stroking his bristly jaw before settling down against him to sleep… just as a whimper came through the baby monitor.
Abe started awake. “I’ll—”
“Shh. I’ll go.” Slipping out of bed, she scooped up Theo, who was all wet eyes and trembling mouth. “Mommy’s here,” she said, snuggling him close.
He didn’t cry this time, apparently just needing a little cuddle.
When she walked into the bedroom, Theo in her arms, she found that Abe had turned onto his side and was facing the nursery. Though his eyes were heavy, he’d managed to open them. “I’m a lucky man.”
Sarah’s heart just burst, her own eyes stinging.
Going to sit in bed beside his sprawled form, she rocked their baby as she watched her husband sleep. No doubts. No fear. This, her and Abe, their family, they were forever and always.
EPILOGUE
FOUR MONTHS LATER AND Theo watched wide-eyed and smiling from Abe’s arms as Noah promised to love and cherish Kit until the earth stopped turning and the stars stopped shining. The peanut was an honorary groomsman, complete with his own tiny suit that matched those worn by Fox, Abe, and David.
Looking at his happy little face, you’d never know this was the same baby who’d screamed down the house six weeks running.
These days, Theo had his mother’s Zen going on.
Sarah stood on the other side of the bride, her smile misty as she watched Kit speak the same promise in return. It was as well Abe had already given her a handkerchief. Yep, there she went, wiping away a tear.
“…husband and wife!”
Abe grinned as Noah went in for the kiss. He’d expected laughing passion or maybe a raw lip-lock, but his hands cradling Kit’s face, the guitarist kissed his new wife with a tenderness that had every single woman in the room sighing and all but melting into the floor.
Abe shook his head. “He really doesn’t give a flying you-know-what about his bad-boy image does he?” he said to David.
David shot him a laughing look, his golden-brown eyes shining with happiness for a friend who’d found his way out of the darkness that had haunted him for so long. “Says the man holding a baby and avoiding the F word.”
Abe grinned as Noah and Kit turned to walk back up the aisle, the guests showering them in flower petals that fell softly over the fine lace of Kit’s long veil and train as beams of sunlight gilded the entire scene. That light came from endless rows of delicate glass windows, the venue the ballroom of a venerated country home.
Sarah had told him Kit had been firmly against the big wedding her parents wanted to throw her and Noah until her mother dragged her to this place. “It’s so elegant and lovely, it’s no wonder she buckled,” Sarah had said. “Especially after Thea found her that incredible gown. It needs a dramatic venue.”
Of all the Schoolboy Choir weddings, Noah and Kit’s was undeniably the biggest, with a large number of glitzy guests. But Abe knew the grandeur was mostly for Kit’s mom and dad—they weren’t exactly perfect parents, but they loved their kid in their own way and Kit loved them back.
Noah and Kit had held a much more intimate wedding breakfast earlier today, with only their closest friends and family, including Noah’s sister, Emily. And of course Abe and the others had taken Noah for a bachelor party—where they’d had their daisy tattoos transformed into an obscure symbol David had found on the Internet.
He’d told them it meant friendship. He’d been drunk at the time.
The women had gone dancing, come back tipsy and happy.
“Did you save me a dance?” he asked his wife as she joined him to follow the bride and groom down the aisle.
“I saved you every dance.” It was a husky whisper just as Theo tried to dive-bomb into her arms.
Sarah laughed, which made their son laugh.
It was the most beautiful music in Abe’s life.
Author’s Note
I hope you enjoyed Rock Wedding! Before you go, I have two pieces of news!
First up, if you’d like to get a glimpse of David and Thea’s wedding from their point of view, or if you’re wondering about that astonishing pink Ferrari from the pool party, then head on over to my website (nalinisingh) and sign up for my newsletter. Both short stories (Sunshine and With this memo…) are included in the Welcome newsletter. If you have any trouble accessing it, drop me an e-mail: nalinisinghwritesgmail.
I’m also working on other short stories set in the Rock Kiss world that I hope to share through the newsletter over the coming months.
Secondly, while Rock Wedding is the final book in the Rock Kiss series, it’s not the last time you’ll see the Rock Kiss gang. You’ll notice we didn’t get to attend Gabriel and Charlotte’s wedding in this book—that doesn’t seem fair to me! Which is why we’ll be checking back in with them in my next contemporary romance, coming in 2017. The story will feature one of Gabriel’s hunky rugby-playing brothers.
And, last but definitely not least, if you missed the earlier books in the Rock Kiss series, they are: Rock Addiction (Molly & Fox), Rock Courtship (David & Thea), Rock Hard (Gabriel & Charlotte), and Rock Redemption (Noah & Kit).
Thank you for reading, and here’s to plenty more story adventures together!
~ xo Nalini
Acknowledgments
THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE of you for taking a chance on this new series from me. I hope you’ve enjoyed this rockin’ ride! I had a ton of fun writing each book and I’m looking forward to doing further contemporary romances. (I mean, how can I leave those rugby hunks hanging, right?!)
To all the bloggers and reviewers who’ve supported this series, thank you. You’re awesome.
A special shout out to Rahaf and Leena for your wonderful feedback on the draft, and to Nephele and the TKA team for all your work. Jenn - thanks for shooting the amazing cover image! And Frauke - I love what you did to turn the image into a cover.
And last but not least, a great big thanks to all the sexy, bad boy rock stars who inspired this series!
About the Author
NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling, Guild Hunter, and Rock Kiss series Nalini Singh usually writes about hot shapeshifters and dangerous angels. This time around, she decided to write about a gorgeous, talented keyboard player and the woman he’s never forgotten. If you’re seeing a theme here, you’re not wrong.
Nalini lives and works in beautiful New Zealand, and is passionate about writing. If you’d like to explore the Rock Kiss series further, or if you’d like to try out her other books, you can find lots of excerpts on her website: nalinisingh. Slave to Sensation is the first book in the Psy-Changeling series, while Angels’ Blood is the first book in the Guild Hunter series. The website also features special behind-the-scenes material from all her series.
Other Books by Nalini Singh
Rock Addiction
Rock Courtship: A Novella
Rock Hard
Rock Redemption
The Psy/Changeling series
Slave to Sensation
Visions of Heat
Caressed by Ice
Mine to Possess
Hostage to Pleasure
Branded by Fire
Blaze of Memory
Bonds of Justice
Play of Passion
Kiss of Snow
Tangle of Need
Heart of Obsidian
Shield of Winter
Shards of Hope
Allegiance of Honor
The Guild Hunter series
Angels’ Blood
Archangel’s Kiss
Archangel’s Consort
Archangel’s Blade
Archangel’s Storm
Archangel’s Legion
Archangel’s Shadows
Archangel’s Enigma
For detailed descriptions of these books, as well as additional titles, visit Nalini’s website: nalinisingh
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
© 2016 by Nalini Singh
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