“Everyone here knows that I’m not really a big words guy, but I am a big Clementine Ryder guy, so we’ll see if I can pull this off.” I breathed a laugh. “Emmy,” he said. “When I was thinking about what I wanted to say to you today, I didn’t feel like there was anything I could say that would convey how much I love you—how deeply everything I feel for you runs. And, honestly, there isn’t, but there is this: I feel like my whole life has been about making the decisions that would lead me to you. “And I would make every mistake, take every wrong turn, endure every hard day over and over again to
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