I blink, and my pulse stumbles. Oh, god. I love Hayden. Of course I love him. How could I not? He’s wonderful. He’s kind, affectionate, funny, optimistic, and hardworking. But it’s more than that. It’s that we love so many of the same things. That I love how he cringes when I hide that stupid gnome around our apartment. That he gets me the perfect gift I didn’t know I wanted. I take another deep breath, trying to settle my racing heart, and inhale a lungful of Hayden’s scent. My skin tingles where he’s touching my hair, tucking it over my ears and pushing it back behind my shoulders, and I’m
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