They’re both in bed with me ten seconds later, Dem sandwiched between me and the mutt we adopted last year. He kisses me, then pets him. He tells Hudson he’s such a good boy, then rolls over to tell me how much he loves me. I gripe about having to change the sheets because he let the dog in bed. Again.

But when I see his smile, I can’t even pretend to be mad. Witnessing him this happy—this satisfied and this loved, lying between me and the dog he always wanted—is more than I could have dreamed of for our life together.

Dempsey has never once asked me to alter the path of my life or to scale back the size of my dreams. I’m determined to spend the rest of forever making his dreams come true, too.

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Afterword

Thank you so much for reading Fourth Wheel! I hope you loved reading Maddie and Dempsey's story as much as I loved writing it.

The idea of pairing Maddie and Dempsey together came to me while I was writing the Hampton Hearts series. I've spent several books purposely keeping these two apart just so I could pull off that opening scene at The Oak. It was so worth it!

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If you're new to my books and want to know exactly what happened between Fielding and Maddie's sister-in-law, Tori, check out my Hampton Hearts series (book one is called When You're Home, and yes, Maddie and Dempsey are both in that book as well!). Jake also has his own prequel novella and full length novel if you're craving more from these characters (those books are titled Rowdy Boy and Mr. Brightside).

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Thanks again for reading! I appreciate you!

Acknowledgments

Thank you to all the readers, friends, mentors, and cheerleaders who supported me through this project.

My husband and daughters— thank you for your patience and support as I toiled away on a project that was anything but easy. I hope I made you proud.