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“I trust you implicitly with Morgan. I’m only here as your friend. Even mentally stable people need friends sometimes.” Her lips twist, eyes narrowed a fraction. “Fine. I like the kind of friends who braid each other’s hair. Do you know how to braid hair, Professor Hunt?” “I can’t tie a tie. Do you really think a French braid is in my repertoire?”
“It was just a kiss.” Her face contorts into a painful scowl. “It wasn’t just a kiss. And you downplaying it only pains me more.” “If not just a kiss, then what was it?” “Stop.” Tossing the blanket aside, she paces the room. “In college I had sex that was less stimulating than that kiss.” I bite back my chuckle. “Maybe you just had low standards.” “Fuck you.” Her eyes narrow at me.
“But you love me, right?” Oh shit … I said that. But I meant it in a playful banter kind of way. My gaze drops to my feet as I scuff my boots against the driveway dotted with a few patches of caked-on snow. “Yes. I do.” My head snaps up, jaw dropped. Nate slips his hands into his pockets, shoulders lifting to his ears in an innocent shrug. “Always have. Always will.” “Nate …” I say because all other words fail me. Keeping his hands in his pockets, like they’re there to keep him out of trouble, he bends forward and kisses the top of my head. Staying there, he murmurs, “It’s not an expectant
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“Swayze,” Nate murmurs against my ear, “you’re safe because those who claim to love you actually do love you.” He kisses my neck.
“Can you do me a favor? Since you didn’t listen to me when I told you to stay away from the abandoned property …” This. When he sees me as Daisy, he gives me the heartbreaking look. “What’s the favor?” “Chase happiness. Never settle. Fight for what you want, not what you think you deserve. Dream big … enough for two lifetimes.”
“Swayze, you’re everything. The stars and the earth. The sun of a million lifetimes. You’re the girl I fell in love with. You’re the woman I want to love. You’re Morgan’s every smile. You’re my peace of mind. My salvation. You’re beautiful beyond words. Smart. Sexy. Just … everything. Except … mine.”
As long as Griffin Calloway is alive, she will never be mine. I knew it the first time I met him—the way he looked at her. It was the way I looked at Daisy. It’s how I look at Morgan now—like they’re your whole world. Griffin didn’t have to tell me he killed Doug, but he did. He walked to the edge of the world and jumped off the fucking cliff just to make sure no one would ever hurt her. She’s not mine. And she never will be. He asked me to keep an eye on her, to make sure that she finds happiness, because that’s what people do when they love someone to the depths of their soul. She’s not
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Nate smiles. It’s beautiful. I wish I had this picture of him. “I’ll see ya around.” He takes a step backwards and then another, looking handsome and too dang flirty for his own good. “Ya think?” I grin, trapping my lower lip between my teeth. He shrugs, taking another backwards step. “I do. We’re timeless.”
“Sunblock and bug spray?” “Yep.” I open the driver’s door. “Condoms and lube?” She smirks. “I’ll pick some up along the way. I think for now, my vibrator will do just fine.” “Oh. Do you have bat—” “Yes, Mom. I have batteries for my vibrator.” I slide into the seat and fasten my seatbelt. She laughs.
Oh the irony. Griffin didn’t want to stay in Madison for so many reasons, but I’m certain the biggest reason was Nate. He didn’t want to watch me fall in love with another man. And here I am, watching him date a better version of me. That’s very sweet of you, Fate. It really is.
“I’ll leave,” I say. “I’ll go wherever you want me to go. Back to Madison. Seattle. Dallas. New Zealand.” I fight the emotion growing in my throat. “I’ll go to Hell if you want me to.” Tears fill up my eyes. He flinches. “Why would you say that?” I choke out a painful laugh, feeling that old but familiar edge of insanity. “You killed a man for me. Every breath of oxygen my lungs draw in has your name on it. I owe you my life. So I’ll live that life absolutely anywhere you want me to live it.”
don’t want to crash your party.” He chuckles. “I didn’t say you had to crash it. If you can behave, then you’re more than welcome to come in.”
“This life looks beautiful on you.”
“Thank you.” I step closer and stretch up to kiss Morgan’s cheek and then Nate’s cheek. “For what?” he asks. “For not letting me be yours.” Nate’s lips pull into a tiny grin. “I knew you deserved a real boyfriend.”
The DJ announces it’s time for the first dance. Griffin wanted to choose the song, and he wanted it to be a surprise. I just know it’s going to be something from Dirty Dancing, and we’re going to have our first official fight as husband and wife before we leave the reception.
memories.” And then the music starts: “Boxes” by the Goo Goo Dolls. Every single word touches me to depths
“So tell me about your day, Swayz.”
