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Mom always said, normal is what you make of the cards fate hands you.
“Those are the best things to fall in love with,” I heard myself say. “The ones we find accidentally.”
“It’s sweet of you to offer compensation for the hardship of touching you, kissing your cheek, or pretending I have the right to pull you on my lap just because I want to. All of which I agreed to do, by the way.”
“There’s a ring on your finger. I don’t care about the specifics, for all practical purposes, it means we’re a team. We handle shit together. I don’t care if you can do it on your own. You shouldn’t have to.”
“Maybe I would help any stranger. But it’s you I’m going this far for. It’s you. Josie.”
“Your hands cold, Josie?” Grandpa Moe grumbled. “Because you can wear mittens, if that’s the case. You don’t need to probe him like you’re searching for lice.”
“Beautiful things shouldn’t be boxed. It eventually dims their light.”
MATTHEW: Shit. Is it the stomach bug she’d mentioned the other day? CAMERON: Yes. It’s gotten a little worse, so I’ve made the executive decision to sit this one out. She’s sleeping, otherwise she wouldn’t let me cancel. We’re sorry, but she needs to rest.
Oh she is so pregnant isnt she
“I’m never too busy for important things.”
“You’re breaking my heart,” Matthew murmured, his nose almost brushing my temple. My body stilled, my mind quieting. “Why?” I whispered. “Because I’m trying to flirt and you’re not paying attention to me.”
“You’re acting like the fools in my show. Only it’s no longer entertaining watching you. It’s just painful at this point.”
“It was his dream to get married in a place like that.” “His dream should have been getting married to you.”
“The first time I heard about Josie was through a text.” I turned my head to look at him, finding his gaze on me. “It was from Adalyn, and it read: I think I’ve just met your soul mate.”
Something in the middle of my chest bucked. Soul mate. Adalyn laughed from her seat. “I’d forgotten about that.” “I haven’t,” Matthew said, his eyes still on me. “Do you remember what I texted back, Ads?” There was a strange pause, and then Adalyn said in a soft, baffled voice, “You asked for a picture. Of your future wife.”
“What if I can’t give you any fucking firsts, so I want to make sure I get a chance at being your last?”
“This moment, right here, right now, is perfect for me.” My lips fell, all that wrangle of emotion and tingles and anticipation came to a soft stall. “And that’s because you’re in it. That’s because it’s you. Only you. I don’t care about firsts when I have you.”
I… I loved all of him. I’d fallen in love with Matthew.
“I’m pregnant. And I—I—I’m so overwhelmed with happiness and hormones that I seem to be crying all
It was the start of a life, with her. And I had every intention of doing all those smiles justice. Every morning, evening, and night. Every dawn, every sunset, every time she frowned or laughed. Every time she saw me standing before her. For the rest of my fucking life.
