Love Arranged (Lakefront Billionaires, #3)

by Lauren Asher

Did you expect me to keep putting my heart on the line for someone who isn’t willing to do the same?”

“Prove to me that we’re over, and I’ll never ask you about our relationship again.” She shakes her head. “No.” “No, you don’t want me to do that? Or no, you’re too scared to accept that we will never be over. We weren’t a year ago, and we sure as hell aren’t now.” Her eyes spark with anger. “Why are you doing this?” “Because I can’t let you go.”

“I never wanted you to.”

“I’m sorry for ever making you believe I could.”

“I was a fool for thinking I could walk away. I’d rather spend the rest of my life in therapy, working through my personal issues if it means I get to come home to you every day.”

“Because I was tricked by your actions before, and I thought…”

“I thought you were falling in love with me,”

Sadness, since being in his presence reminds me of his betrayal. Love, because no matter how many times I lie to myself, I know it won’t go away overnight, and maybe it never will. But most of all, I am fearful,

“Everything about you matters to me.”

“Because so long as I love you and you love me, we can get through anything together. That much I can promise.”

She’s lucky I love her, but not nearly as lucky as I am to be loved by her.

“You said you wasted your last wish…” “Yeah, I did say that, but it turns out he wasn’t the wrong guy after all.” “No?” “No. It took him a while, but he came around eventually.” “Thank God he did, or else he would’ve missed out on being with the love of his life.”

“I am. I’ll always make time for you, no matter what.”

“Promise?” “You have my word. You come first. Always.”

To wish is to hope, and that’s the one thing no one can take away from you.