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“Why did you come here?”
Will pushed himself off the car. My breath caught as he took my arms. There was no denying the electric current running through my skin the moment he touched me.
“Because I would have hated myself if I didn’t try to get you back. Because you saved me,” he took a deep breath, “and because I love you.”
It couldn’t be possible. “You love me?”
His dark eyes were like bright gems.A smile spread across his face. “Yeah, I do.”
“It’s all I ever wanted from them.” I looked at him through my tears. “Why don’t they love me?”
He held my shaking shoulders. “I don’t know. No offense, but your parents are jerks. They really are.”
“Yeah.”
“Your parents may not love you, but I do. I don’t even think you realize how much you’ve done for me—when I saw that website—I—I’ve never met someone with so much capacity to give. I’ll always be there for you, no matter what happens. You’re the best thing in my life and I fucking love you.”
Everything in the background melted away. Just like that, all of my anger dropped away. He was right about everything—and the epiphany I felt in the kitchen freed me. They didn’t love me, but Will did. I didn’t have to worry about what they wanted, or if they approved of this or that. I didn’t have to see them ever again if I wanted. I was—free.
As I watched his lips form those words. I couldn’t quite believe it and yet my body felt like it was soaring. Will didn’t look away. That’s why he came here. That’s why he tolerated my parents.
He loved me.
And I love him, too.
I couldn’t deny thatwarm feeling that swelled inside my chest when he smiled at me.
“Okay.” I launched up on my toes and kissed his surprised face. He wrapped his arms around my waist and backed me against the car, stunning me with his lips. Suddenly giddy, I blushed as he leaned forward to kiss me again. I didn’t think I would ever get used to this.
“Let’s go before your parents see us.”
“Okay,” I laughed.
He winked at me as he walked around to open his car door.
“Will! I love you, too.”
A look of wild happiness spread on his face. I don’t think I ever saw him look so ecstatic. He was still smiling when he got into his car.
13
I smiled to myself as I walked barefoot on the sand, my heels dangling from my fingers. The ocean roared beside me under a blazing orange sky. My bare shoulders shivered from the freezing wind that rushed over the icy water and my champagne-colored dress whipped around my legs.
Next to me, William strolled with his shoes in his hands, looking like a GQ model in his tuxedo.
“That was an amazingspeech.”
He flashed me a brilliant smile. “Yours was okay.”
"Ass."
He laughed at his joke, and then sobered. "They only dated a year before marrying, right?"
"Yeah."Looking behind me, I could make out Jessica in her huge, billowing wedding dress along with Luke in his dark suit. My eyes watered and I wiped them.
“Hey, what’s this?”Will haltedas he stepped in front of me.
“Oh, you know. I’m just sad that we’re all growing up.”
