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HAYLEY: TOMORROW
(Epilogue)
Two years later...
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PRESS REVIEW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LAST NIGHT MARKED THEgrand opening of San Francisco’s third Wildest Dreams Coffee & Wine Café location. Co-owned by friends Hayley Statham and Kelly Proby, the chain of exclusive brews and bites, has also recently replaced all the Starbucks Coffee cafes in the Statham Industries business complex as of this year.
Kelly Proby says the café represents “a dream come true for us” and she’s looking forward to opening more cafes in the future.
Hayley Statham was unavailable for comment.
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“THIS IS ALL THEY WROTE?” I looked up at Corey after reading the piece in the local paper. “They usually give us an actual article. And why did they say I was unavailable for comment?”
“Because you were.” He smiled at me, pulling off my shades. “Don’t think about it. We’re on vacation.”
I glanced out at the open sea ahead of us, then I looked around the deck of his yacht. We’d been sailing for eight hours and he’d taken my phone so I couldn’t look up things online.
“You’re not telling me something,” I said. “What is it?”
“Nothing.” He smirked.
“Tell me, Corey. You know why they wrote this super short article and I have a right to know.”
“Hayley,” he said, pulling me into his lap. “We were in the bathroom having sex for most of the grand opening, and you know it.”
I blushed. “They still could’ve asked me for a quote.”
“They did.” He smiled. “And I called the newspaper the next day and told them not to put it in there.”
“All I said was, I’m very happy about the recent success of the café, Corey.”
“You also said, I’m going to go have sex with my boyfriend now.” He smirked. “You said it under your breath, but they were going to quote you verbatim. And then they were going to name me as your boyfriend.”
“Oh.”
“Yes.” He kissed my lips. “Oh.”
“Thank you for saving me from a PR nightmare.”
“I didn’t technically do it just to save you from a PR nightmare.” He flipped open a book, revealing a massive diamond ring. “I was upset about the way they addressed me, so I realized I would’ve much preferred if I was listed as something a bit more final than a boyfriend.” He started to get down on his knee, to give me an over the top speech, but I kissed him before he could get a single word out.
“Yes.” I kissed him harder. “Fucking yes.”
