"No, you're not," Lucy said.

"On the Assassins?"

"Nope, Jayden is," Angie said, and he thought that over.

"Fine. Of course we are, because I paid a lot of money to do it," he decided, and that had Lucy cracking up as Angie wrapped her arms around him, kissing him hard on the cheek. He was grinning from ear to ear as they started toward the back where everyone was waiting. But before they could even get that far, Autumn stopped them.

"Lucy Lane, did you marry this man and not tell me?"

Laughing, Benji looked over at Lucy. She pointed to her mother. "Well, you see...what had happened was... We couldn't finalize the adoption unless Benji was her stepparent. So we got married," she said and Autumn's eyes widened.

"You mean to tell me like you did before, like Jayden, like Jace, you ran off and didn't give me a wedding? Lucy! What in the world?"

But Lucy held her hands up. "I swear, I am having a big ol' wedding later. We just wanted to be complete, Mom. You can't be mad at that, can you?"

Autumn paused, her eyes narrowing, and while Benji knew she was annoyed, she wasn't mad. She was too happy to be mad. River wrapped his arms around her and beamed at them. "No, sweetheart, we can't. Congratulations."

"Thanks," she said, looking up at him. "We're pretty happy."

"We are," he agreed as he looked out at the crowd. Shea and Elli Alder grinned back at him, with Jordie and Kacey Thomas beside them. Everyone he loved was there. His teammates, his family, all of them grinning, so proud and supportive. He couldn't have gotten through the last couple months without a lot of them-but most of all, he couldn't have done it without Lucy.

Looking at her, he grinned as her eyes glossed over, and he whispered, "I can't believe this."

"I can't either," she admitted, going up on her toes and kissing his jaw. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"I love you both!" Angie declared and that had everyone laughing before she wrapped her arms around him, kissing his cheek once more.

And as he held Lucy and Angie in his arms, his heart still beating like mad in his chest, a feeling of wholeness came over him.

Benji Paxton finally had it all.

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So what did you think? Did you love it? I know I did. Benji is up there with Shea for me. He was just such a refreshing guy to write. And Lucy? God, I love her. Angie too. My sweet little girl who was based on my daughter, whom I love more than anything. When I came up with the premise of this book, I wanted to give the single moms out there hope. I know a lot of baby daddies like Rick, and I hate that. I hate the stress it puts on good women who are just trying to be good moms. It sucks, but don't worry, the man of your dreams is coming. And he's gonna love your kids like he loves you.

So thank you. Thank you for reading Rushing the Goal and for being a constant supporter of my series and of me. It means the world to me.

I have a great team of people behind me and they know I love and appreciate them, so I won't say that here.

Now, I know you are curious as to what I have coming up. I have a lot. I have a full writing year ahead of me, but right now, I don't know what I'm putting out next. So make sure to join my mailing list or follow me on Facebook for all the up-to-date info!

Again, thank you. I couldn't do all I do without your love and support. It doesn't go unnoticed, and I love you so much. Thank you.

Love, Toni.

Copyright 2016 by Toni Aleo.

Assassins Series.

Taking Shots.

Trying to Score Empty Net Falling for the Backup.

Blue Lines Breaking Away.

Laces and Lace A Very Merry Hockey Holiday.

Wanting to Forget Overtime Rushing the Goal.

Bellevue Bullies Series Boarded by Love Clipped by Love.

Hooked by Love Taking Risks The Whiskey Prince.

Becoming the Whiskey Princess.

Standalone Let it be Me.