Winnie nodded. “And the Bean loves you too. She can’t wait to meet her aunt.”

“She?” Piper asked softly, throat tight. “It’s going to be a she?”

Winnie’s eyes filled. “I found out today. She’s a she.”

“Oh my God,” Piper said, and hopped up to hug her.

Winnie squealed with shock when Piper’s wet clothes clung to her, but like only a sister would do, Piper tightened her grip. Smiling at the second squeal, she said, “I’ve got to say some stuff now.”

“Uh-oh,” both siblings said at the same time.

Piper pulled back to look at them. “What you two did for me, working to get the money to buy me out, that was”—she searched for the right words—“incredible. I’d asked the two of you to grow up, and when I wasn’t looking, you both did exactly that.”

“So you’re not mad that we want to stay and run the B and B?” Winnie asked.

“No, because you’re only doing what I wanted for you all along. To have lives that fulfill you. And I want you to know that I’m proud of both of you. Really proud. Winnie, you’ve made the best of a rough situation, and with those new handywoman skills, you’re a serious asset to the property. And, Gavin . . . your charisma and charm make people adore you—you’ll be amazing as the face of the B and B. I’m happy we’re not selling.” She drew a deep breath. “And while I’m confessing, there’s more. I thought I had to leave to find that fulfillment for me. But I was wrong. Having you guys back here, being together as a family as grown-ups, it’s”—she shook her head, at a loss for words—“everything. I . . . want to stay.”

Gavin frowned, looking concerned. “But school—”

“I applied to SLO,” she said. “It’s only thirty minutes from here. I’ll commute.”

“Okay, but what does this mean for us?” Winnie asked, hands on her belly, looking uncertain.

Gavin took Winnie’s hand in his. “I think it means we’re going to stay together.”

Piper nodded. “I love both of you soul-sucking idiots. More than anything.”

“Me too,” Winnie said, and flung herself back into Piper’s arms. “So . . . we’re okay? Like, we’re all finally okay at the same time?”

Piper’s heart squeezed hard as she looked first into Winnie’s hopeful face, and then at Gavin, who looked relaxed and okay for the first time since . . . well, ever. And then at the smiling Emmitt. And finally into Cam’s eyes. “Yes,” she said, holding Cam’s gaze over Winnie’s head. “We’re all okay.”