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“I like the ending because it leaves it up to your interpretation. Everyone sees something different.”
“Well, I hate that. I need happily ever afters.” A slow smile spreads across her face. “But I did enjoy reading your notes in the margins.”
“You were supposed to ignore those.”
“I couldn’t help myself. I love seeing the way your mind works. It made me love the book, to read it from your perspective.”
I sip my water. “I love how the author makes us root for the bad guy, and how we realize that he’s not really the bad guy we thought he was.”
“I was rooting for Patrick too. I hope he finds his happy ending somewhere in fiction land.”
I grin and hug her to my side. “I love that you believe in happy endings for everyone.”
“We all deserve one.” She rests her head on my shoulder. “It makes me think about my mother. My father died way too soon, and now what? What about her happy ending? Is she going to be alone forever?”
“I think that about my father too. I hate seeing him so lonely.”
“Is that why you moved back in with him?”
I nod. “I know he’s a grown man who can take care of himself, but it broke my heart to think of him in that house all by himself.”
“He’s lucky he has you and your brother.” She squeezes my hand. “And now he has me too.”
“You make him smile. He’s liked you since the very first day he met you.”
“You mean when I made him handcuff his own son?”
I laugh. “Yes.”
“Did you finishOn the Way to Youyet?”
“I did.” I blow out a long breath. “Kandi Steiner made me cry. That scene with Emory on top of the cliff got me bad.”
She splays her hand on her chest. “Wasn’t it so heartbreakingly beautiful?”
“That’s a good way to describe it.” I shake my head. “I wonder if my mother went through that before she died. I wonder if she was sitting there contemplating whether she should go through with it, or if she was just certain in her decision.”
“It’s not an easy decision. It’s not an impulse. We’re brought to that moment over time, and even when we’re there, it’s still the hardest thing to do.”
My stomach twists, and my heart aches. “I hate that you were at that point.”
“Me too.”
I tip her chin and kiss her lips. “But I’m so damn happy you made it to me.”
“So am I.” Phoenix nudges me with her shoulder. “You look really good tonight, Bossy Pants.”
“Thanks. So do you.” I slide my hand across her bare leg. “You always do though.”
She leans in and brings her lips to my ear. “What’s for dessert later?”
I squeeze her thigh. “You.”
She smiles. “Come on. For real.”
“Oh, I am for real.” My hand slides up her leg a fraction of an inch. “Mixed with a little key lime pie.”
Her eyes widen. “You’re going to teach me how to make key lime pie?”
