“Do you want us to be official because of Vincent or because you want to?” My question hung in the charged air, held aloft by the thundering beats of my heart. A second passed. Two. Then… “Because I want to.” Scarlett’s soft admission dispelled the breath from my lungs. I leaned back, relief a cool balm for the knot in my gut. “Then we’re official.” “Just like that.” “Just like that.” I looked at her, this beautiful, incredible woman whom I never would’ve expected would turn my world upside down, and marveled that she was mine. The universe knew what it was doing after all. “I’ve been here
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