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He loved her! She gripped his shoulders, not willing to let this moment disappear. She pulled him closer and kissed him hard.
He leaned his forehead against hers as she caught her breath.
“What about her? Why was she at your house? Did you . . .” Her stomach churned.
“God no. She showed up because her boyfriend left her and she needed a place to stay for the night. Nothing happened—despite her attempts. I couldn’t . . . I’d never.”
“You don’t still have feelings for her?” Mia clarified.
“No.” His answer was absolute. “I love you. There’s no room for anyone else.”
Relief flooded over her like a crashing wave. She slanted her mouth across his. “I love you too.”
“Marry me instead of Mateo,” he said.
She froze. Stunned, she backed her head away to look him in the eyes. “No.”
His brows creased together as he frowned. “What?”
“I’m not marrying you for a green card.”
“Then marry me because I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Marry me so we can start a family together someday. Marry me because I love your stubborn ass, damn it.” He nearly growled his last words and palmed her backside.
She couldn’t stop the smile that formed on her lips. “We’ve only known each other for a few months.”
“I know all I need to know about you. This is me, showing you I trust you. I’m offering you my heart. I promise to love you, to never walk away from you when you need me, and to be loyal always. I want to be your partner in life. I want to share all the ups and downs we’re very likely to have based on our tempers.”
She laughed.
“I want you, forever.” He searched her eyes. “Do you want that too?”
She searched his eyes in return, and found nothing but genuine love reflecting back. Life was temporary. But perhaps love didn’t have to be. Her mother had always told her, sometimes you just had to have faith that things would work out. That there’d be a rainbow after the storm.
“Si, mi amor. Siempre. Forever.”
Andre’s mouth crashed onto hers as he lifted her into his arms. She held on to him, his love and forgiveness overpowering and staggering. She kissed him back with everything she had in her, trying to show him how much she wanted this. Lips fused, tongues reconnected, and she got lost in him. Bliss wound around her like warm sunshine lighting her up from the inside out. She was getting her fairy tale after all.
A throat cleared somewhere in the room.
She broke the kiss and turned. Mikel walked towards them, Bently, Jasmine, and Remy behind him.
Andre set her back to her feet as she straightened her shirt, heat flooding her cheeks.
“Looks like that went well.” Bently smirked.
Mia glanced at Andre, questioningly.
“I’ve been looking for you. I enlisted their help.”
Do they know?
“I didn’t tell them the details, only that you had good reasons for doing what you did. And it is your secret to tell if you want,” he said low enough for only her to hear, as if he’d read her mind.
She blinked, nearly blinded by the overwhelming adoration she felt for this man. Her heart was bursting at the seams.
“Thank you.” She turned to the group of friends that had become more like family in Shattered Cove. “I owe you all an explanation for my recent behavior.”
