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“Of coursereally. Do you think I said those words for my health? I’ve never said that to anyone before, Rory.”
“You haven’t?” She swallows.
“No.”
I don’t bother to ask her if she has. I know she has. She was with Raine for over a year. And I know she had two other serious relationships—one with a man and one with a woman—before Raine.
“I don’t know what to say,” she says.
“Say whatever you feel, Rory. I’m not going to ask you to say it back. I know you don’t feel—”
She presses her fingers to my lips. “But I do feel it, Brock. I never thought in a million years thatyouwould.”
“You mean…”
“Yes. I love you too. I’m in love with you, and trust me, no one is more surprised than I am by that fact.”
My jaw drops.
Rory loves me? The most beautiful woman in Snow Creek lovesme?
The woman who has her pick of not just all the men in Snow Creek but also all the women? She choseme?
“Oh my God, Rory.” I pull her into my arms, kiss the side of her neck. Revel in the feel of her against me.
“I never imagined…” she says.
“God, neither did I.”
“Brock…”
“Yeah?”
“I need you to let go of me for a minute. Because there’s something we need to talk about.”
I reluctantly let her go. “All right.”
She sits back down at the table and motions for me to join her.
“I am totally in love with you,” she says.
“Sweetheart, that makes me the happiest man alive.”
“But we’re in two different places, Brock. I’m ready for a child. You’re not.”
I nod. I can’t help myself. I’m not ready. “Rory… If you’re pregnant, I’m going to be there. I love you, and I will love our child.”
Her face softens then, and she glows. Damn, the woman glows.
“But if I’m not pregnant…”
“If you’re not pregnant, I’m still in love with you. Our relationship will grow, and one day… I hope wewillhave a child.”
“So you’re saying… You’re saying this is a forever love for you?”
“What other kind of love is there, Rory?”
My heart nearly falls into my stomach.Isthere another kind of love for her?
