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October 11 - October 14, 2025
Do you have a little notebook where you write down every offense I ever committed?’
‘Not complicated,’ Annie cut in. ‘We don’t have any history at all.’ Mac flinched at that, something like sadness or regret flickering in his eyes.
but all he really saw was Annie. Story of his life since he moved back here. Annie was all he ever saw.
And now he was stuck here, forced to admire her in all her Annie-ness, and just pretend like it wasn’t slowly killing him.
And you want things to be perfect because you think being perfect shows people that you love them, and a little piece of you believes they would love you less if you weren’t.’
‘And I know that a part of you wants to forgive me but you’re too damn stubborn to do it.’ That cocky grin spread across his face at her wide-eyed expression. He leaned in closer, so his words brushed across her lips. ‘But lucky for you, I’m just as stubborn. And I haven’t given up yet. Your little admission earlier today gave me even more motivation. I’m not nineteen anymore, Annie, and I don’t leave women unsatisfied.’
The Annie he’d known all those years ago was gone. This Annie wasn’t his anymore. This was the Annie he’d hurt. Now he had to figure out how to live in the same town as her and not lose his mind pining after her. Because while Annie wasn’t his anymore, he would always be hers.
‘Love is a funny thing,’ the mayor went on. ‘It's not always big or loud or over the top. Most of the time, it’s quiet and unassuming. It’s a shared cup of coffee on a rainy day or reading side by side together every night. It’s finding the person who gets you. The person who will have your back through it all.