Switched

Epilogue: Kasey

Kasey would have loved to say that she wasn't nervous, but that would be a bold faced lie.

"It's gonna be fine," Mark said.

She could see him in the mirror over her shoulder, he was already dressed and looked good enough to eat. She had changed her outfit three times already. It was stupid, it was just lunch with her parents and her sister and her sister's new husband. It was her family. They loved her and she knew that.

Mark stepped closer and put his arms around her. She looked at him. "What if they freak?"

"What if they freak?" Mark asked her.

She rolled her eyes. She was way too deep into their new relationship and he knew it. He was in just as deep.

"Babe, they probably will freak. It's not every day you tell your parents you're in love with two people and have every intention of spending the rest of your life with them."

He was right. "I want them to be happy for me." What she wanted she realized was for her family to welcome Ian with open arms like they had Mark over two years ago.

"They will be, maybe not today, but in the long run. Your parents are good people. Your sister too."

"You're right. I just – I want it to be good for Ian," she admitted.

"Ian knows what he's getting into and really, do you think he's afraid? After all the shit we've been through? After he had a knife at his throat?"

"Please don't remind me," she said, shuddering. She had had nightmares about that day for weeks after. Mark had been a mess as well. He figured out a way to deal with it on his own with Travis' help. Kasey had opted to write it all down in a kind of diary. It helped getting it out of her head. Ian had wanted sex pretty much all the time for the first few days after Viper had put a knife to his throat. Every one of them had dealt differently with it.

He kissed her shoulder. "We nearly lost him and whatever your parents say or my for that matter – and I know mine won't be thrilled at all, we won't lose him."

She turned in his arms then and kissed him gently. "No, we won't lose him." Because there was no way in hell she would give Ian up. And she knew that Mark felt the same way.

"Okay then, babe. You look stunning, we need to get going before we're late," he said.

She nodded. He was right. It didn't really matter what she was wearing and they had to pick Ian up as well. She hadn't wanted him to come in a separate car. They were a 'we' now. An 'us'. A triad. They would arrive together.
Her sister knew that they were bringing Ian. She had called him that hottie from the wedding. Kasey had the suspicion that Tyra was on to her. Maybe it would all go over smoother than she thought.

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"Mrs and Mr Baker," Mark said and hugged the hell out of Tyra. She laughed.

"You better believe I'm not sick of hearing it yet," she said and once Mark released her from his arms it was Kasey's turn to hug her.

"You remember Ian?" Kasey asked them.

They both nodded. Tyra was smiling at him and then she hugged the hell out of him too. "Mom and dad aren't here yet," she said as they all left the hallway and made their way into the spacious kitchen.

"Oh, okay," Kasey replied. She had wanted to tell them all before dinner if possible. Now that she was here, she wanted to tell them now. She wanted to get it over it. She was nervous and excited.

"You look like you have big news," Patrick said. "Pregnant?"

"What? Fuck no," Kasey said and laughed.