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She fished around in her purse and took out a box. “Only if you’ll marry me too.”
She cracked it open and displayed a ring.
“Hell yes,” I said, amazed that she’d been thinking the same thing. I mean, we’d discussed marriage, so it wasn’t a surprise, but… it was so funny to think we’d both been carrying rings around, waiting for the right moment to propose. It was downright adorable.
We slipped the rings onto each other’s fingers. It felt like a magical moment, like time had slowed down, and I wanted to capture it forever. The sun glinted off the silver rings, making the tiny diamonds on them sparkle. They weren’t super fancy, since neither of us could afford a huge diamond, but that didn’t matter—it was perfect. It was exactly what I wanted—a token of my commitment to Brianne.
And then, of course, we started making out. Even though we were a little grimy from the hike, it didn’t matter. I loved being here, alone with her and the wilderness around us, feeling like we were in our own little world. It was so beautiful. Life was beautiful. I was overwhelmed with all these thoughts and moaned in delight.
When we broke away, we just looked into each other’s eyes. Her gray eyes looked warmer in the golden sunlight, and her face softer, somehow. I remembered fleetingly how intimidating I’d found her when we’d first met. I hadn’t imagined that someone with such a sharp expression could carry such tenderness, have such a big heart.
But I’d found that person and now she was mine, and I was hers. And that was the way it was going to stay—forever.
ALSO BY H. L. LOGAN
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“I don't know if I can do relationships anymore.”
Kaitlyn has been struggling with her romantic relationships for awhile, but this last relationship was the straw that broke the camel's back. Now she is not sure if she wants to keep dating. Which isn't a huge deal, she's never been a very conventional girl and she'd like to focus on her passion for music. But when an old friend offers Kaitlyn a place to stay in the beautiful college town of Rosebridge, she meets someone who makes her want to give love one more shot.
"My educational success is the most important thing to me."
Emily worked very hard to get into a successful engineering program and she dedicates all of her time and attention to her schoolwork. Unfortunately, that means she has neglected to date any women during her time at college. Which isn't a huge deal, she never thought dating was very important. That is until she meets Kaitlyn, a free-spirited musician who challenges Emily to live a little.
“I didn't know this would be so hard.”
As Kaitlyn and Emily's love begins to
grow, they find hardships that threaten to tear them apart. And once again, Kaitlyn begins to doubt whether love really can conquer all. Emily loves Kaitlyn with all her heart but is it enough to bridge the gap?
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CHAPTER 1 - KAITLYN
“You don’t have to do this.” She looked up at me sadly. “It doesn’t have to be like this.”
I took in a deep breath, glancing around at my packed bags. I had such a weird blend of suitcases, all hand-me-downs I’d collected from friends or thrift stores. One was mint green with a floral background, a pattern you’d expect to see in 1950. Another one was made of this shoddy, navy blue fabric, and it looked like it could burst at any moment.
But that wasn’t the odd part, the fact that they were all varying sizes and colors. No, the weird thing was, no matter how each of them looked, they all made me feel the same: lonely.
“We both know that I do.”
Julia shook her head in anguish, sinking down into the couch I was sitting on and resting a gentle hand on my shoulder.
“It’s going to hurt,” she whispered to me.
“Yeah,” I nodded. “It always does. But just because it hurts doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Sometimes the right thing and the painful thing are one and the same.”
I spoke so casually about it, as if it wasn’t tearing me apart inside. But this was hurting me just as much as it was hurting her. The break-up was mutual, which theoretically would make the whole process easier, but it hadn’t. If anything, it seemed to make it harder.
I still cared so much about Julia. We’d been together two years, and the first one had been amazing. Really, truly, brilliantly amazing. She was smart, funny, and very organized, which I’d admired. She was still in school to become an accountant when we’d met, though she’d since graduated and gotten a job at a local firm.
When she was in school, our relationship seemed to make sense. Though our personalities were drastically different, our lifestyles had meshed together well. I wasn’t a student, never had been, but I lived a similar lifestyle.
