“I need you to know that if it’s just you and me for the rest of this lifetime, I can live with that, Hayes. I just needed to know that you felt the same way. You are my family, and that’s enough for me.” Her voice wobbled, and I knew what she was saying. She’d give up her dream of a family for me. And I was the selfish prick who was going to let her do it. Because I loved her that much. “We don’t need to decide anything today. All we need to know is that we’re going to make this work. Whatever it takes.
