Rewind It Back (Windy City, #5)

by Liz Tomforde

I didn’t know being someone’s everything could be such a turn-on.

when I see his last name stitched on the back above his number thirty-eight. An overwhelming sense of pride takes over because how the heck did he go from the kid who couldn’t even stand on a pair of rollerblades to this?

She hesitates for a long while before she finally says, “Okay.” I give her a single nod in agreement. “Now get in here.” She exhales a disbelieving laugh. “You’re out of your mind. It’s too cold out.” “I’ll keep you warm.” I bring the whiskey to my lips. “Take your goddamn clothes off.” Hesitating for only a moment, she complies.

But most importantly, I need to know how to fix him. I’m frantic and desperate to fix him. I’m also terrified, but I don’t know how to handle this fear other than doing everything in my power to change this outcome.

I’ve heard the claim that you don’t know what you’ve got until you’ve lost it, but I knew what I had. It made losing us that much more unbearable.

Because I love you, Rio. I have loved you since we were children, and I will love you until we’re old and gray. But if you didn’t already know that, then I’ve been doing something wrong.”

“Exactly. I want to rewind all of it, Hallie. I want to remember everything. You made sure we could remember our first years together, so I made sure we would remember this one.”

“Rio, playing for Boston is your childhood dream.” I shake my head. “You’re my childhood dream.”

“Some dreams have changed, but others have remained the same.” I brush her hair behind her ear. “I love the city we live in. I love my team. I love my friends. And I love you. We lost six years, Hallie, and I’m not missing another day of you again.”

“I remember everything about us.”

I love all of you.” I look around at the entire group. “Friends are the family you choose, and I’ve got to say, I’ve got the best family a guy could ask for.”