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“Yes, you were,” I whisper.
“I know you would never do any of the awful things I accused you of.”
“Well, don’t apologize to me, apologize to Justin.”
“I already did, and I’m never going to hear the end of this.”
“Good.”
“He asked Miranda to marry him.”
“Shut up! Really? That’s great.”
“Yup. Another one bites the dust.” Chase scoots closer on the bed. “So, did you mean what you said?”
“What did I say?”
“That you loved me?”
“I meant every word, and now, I’m not afraid to say it.”
“I love you so much, I don’t know what I would have done if . . .” he trails off, a tear in his eye.
“Stop. I’m here. No more crying. Just hold me and don’t let go.”
“Never,” he murmurs, kissing the top of my head.
“I kinda like this,” I tease, running my fingers through his thick stubble.
Wiping the runaway tear, he snuggles in closer. “Really?”
“Yeah, maybe. You look hot,” I giggle.
“You just wait until I get you out of this hospital room,” he purrs in my ear. The thought gives me goose bumps. “I can’t wait to get you home.”
Home. I can’t wait either.
“Chase, I can’t see!”
“It’s a surprise, you’re not supposed to see.
“You know how much I love surprises.”
“I promise, you’ll like this one.” I’m walking blind. In his insistence on surprising me, he’s covered my eyes with a blindfold. I have complete faith in this man, otherwise I might panic. Walking behind me, Chase guides me to our destination.
“It’s too hot. I’m sweating underneath this thing,” I whine.
“We’ll go back to the boat soon enough. There’s something I need to show you.” Yes, the behemoth of a boat. It’s so strange not staying at the house this summer. Within days of Mom putting it on the market, it was sold in a bidding war and she made more money than she thought she would.
“Where are we going?” I ask as he turns me around.
“We’re here.” Chase takes off my blindfold. Giving my eyes a second to adjust to the bright sunlight, my eyes focus on the Hendrickson’s house on Fire Island.
“Why are we here? Did you rent the Hendrickson’s house again this year?”
Chase chuckles softly. “No. I bought it. It’s ours.”
