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What I’d told my sister and Josh was true—I didn’t know the first fucking thing about babies. But I knew that eighteen years ago, April Sawyer had given birth to one. And it had been mine.
Only you have the power to hold yourself back or push yourself forward. Decide for yourself which one it will be.”
That’s what family does—they love us and they’re proud of who we are, not just what we do.”
Tyler seemed surprised. “Why would you want to change it? I fucking love the color of your hair. I always have.”
making me a little lightheaded. Tyler gave me his old grin. “We had some good times, didn’t we? That is, when you weren’t giving me shit about my massive ego.”
“The only thing bigger than your biceps,” I quipped, poking his upper arm.
“Now you know that’s ...
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Our eyes met, and my heart hiccupped. I crosse...
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“April?” His voice was quiet. “Yeah?” “I had a really good time last night.” I smiled as a tingle swept up my spine. “Me too.”
“You are worth a long wait, and don’t fucking forget it.
“I don’t want to leave here tomorrow.” He pushed my hair back from my face. “I want to stay.”
“Wow, a hot shirtless guy is in my kitchen cooking pancakes. Pinch me.”
“They smell amazing. And I don’t care what they taste like—no one has ever made breakfast for me before. I’m grateful.”
“Come on, April, you’re a natural at this stuff,” Meg said. “You’ve got a degree in PR and you’re definitely the most polished.”
“Before Breakfast with Santagate, Sylvia was the definition of polished!”
“A week ago, I wouldn’t have considered it for a minute.”
“That’s because you were too busy wallowing.”
“So what changed your mind? Wait, let me guess—red h...
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“She’s part of it. I like being around her. But also . . . I guess being back here isn’t as painful as I thought it was going to be. I mean, I still don’t like when people come up to me and ask me what the fuck went wrong, b...
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“You deserve it. Do you hear me? You deserve to be loved the way I’m going to love you.”
“I don’t know what the second act of my life is going to look like, but I know you’re the best part of it.”
His schedule is fairly busy these days with school and baseball—he is an honor student and a very talented pitcher with scholarship offers from multiple schools—but perhaps you’d like to come to our house sometime?
Chip was a starting pitcher for Central High School, where Tyler had been coaching the team all week long.
You did the right thing. She’s better off. You’re a dumbass. Go get her back. You’re a head case. Quit doubting your decisions. You’re a chickenshit. If she doesn’t care what people say, why should you?
“It’s not just about the ballfield. It’s not about strikeouts or home runs or the speed of a fastball. In the end, it’s about who’s there for you, and why. Through the highs and lows, the wins and the losses. It’s about the people who love and support you through anything because of who you are, not what you do. It’s about family.” Virgil began to snore.
“Wherever you are is home to me. And I don’t want to leave home again.”
“You know, I never imagined I could fall in love with anything the way I fell in love with baseball. But now . . . ” “Now?” I asked hopefully, my heart pounding. He pressed his lips to mine, and his kiss tasted like forever. “Now there’s you.”
“You caught it.”
I uncovered it with my hand—but it wasn’t a ball at all. It was a box. A ring box.
