“Prove it,” Silas whispered, just before their lips met.
Thanks to the remaining gold and a sizable investment from Sebastian Spencer, Kinship was able to purchase Canyon Custom Cabinetry and reopen as an employee-owned company.
Maggie and Silas got married at the Old Campbell Place on the most beautiful October 13 on record. They went on to have two kids, Ava and Bowman, because in their words, “Cody deserved a big, messy, loving family.” Kevin and the cats are deliriously happy.
Michael and Dean got married on the terrace at the Old Campbell Place the following summer. They have a little girl named Campbell.
Silas got his greenhouse and eventually made Elton and Marta full partners in Bitterroot Landscapes. He turned down an offer from the Welcome Home Network to star in a show called Hot Landscaping.
Maggie’s book Building Dreams stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for nineteen weeks. She’s working on another book when she’s not rehabbing the entire Canyon Country Townhomes development from top to bottom. She semiretired from her YouTube fame, releasing only one episode a month. She now has three million followers.
Kayla and Elton finally went out on a first date, which lasted forty-eight hours. They decided not to have kids and instead spend three months every winter traveling.
Dayana’s divorce was finalized. She decided to stay in Kinship and accepted the position of chief financial officer at the plant. She met a nice guy with two little girls, and they’re taking their time getting to know each other. She has no idea that he bought a ring for her the day after their first date.
Cody took a gap year before going off to art school. After graduating with honors, he rejoined Maggie’s company and is planning to propose to Jun once she’s done with dental school.
Wallace finished Ava Campbell’s last manuscript, and it hit the New York Times bestseller list. The royalties on Campbell’s backlist paid for the Ava Campbell Park, created on the land where the gold was found. Wallace went on to write a book about Mrs. Campbell and dedicated it to his family: Maggie, Silas, and Cody. Maggie cried when he gave her a signed copy. He and Florence finally got married and honeymooned in Branson, Missouri.
Sebastian Spencer bought a modest cabin on the lake and hired Maggie to renovate it. There’s nothing modest about the eight-bedroom luxury villa now. But there is a special bookcase in the living room. The whole family spends every Christmas afternoon there.
Taylor moved her family back to Kinship so she wouldn’t miss out on anything anymore.
Folks in Kinship still call Maggie and Silas’s house the Old Campbell Place.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to the following:
Mr. Lucy for his boundless patience, big heart, and excellent beard.
Agent Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group for his wheeling and dealing.
Grand Central Editor Alex Logan for thinking I’m funny.
Editor Jessica Snyder for making my rough draft less rough.
My readers for having excellent taste in books.
My author pals for their commiseration about how damn hard it can be to write a book.
Tacos.