I'm going to miss these characters. A wonderful story and I enjoyed the Cole and Jared interaction as well as the supporting characters. Got a kick out of the two youngest siblings, Chase and Cory. I thought that the addition of an adopted son was perfect in the Epilogue. I'm also one of the ones who thought that Wilton and Shelby might get together. Great read and thank you for sharing your work with us.
[side note: I read one of you replies stating that you were going to publish this. I noticed quite a few technical errors (i.e. incorrect pronouns, missing words, etc) so I hope you can get someone to help proof and edit before you publish.]