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Who would have thought that I’d find my prince? Who would have thought that I’d get the happily ever after I hadn’t even known I craved?
Every little girl dreamed of her hero coming to save her, to carry her off into the sunset, and although I hadn’t needed saving, I was so glad that my hero was here.
Troy had been such an ass, but I’d fallen for him harder than I’d ever fallen for anyone, and I couldn’t imagine doing any of this without him. When he told me he wanted to be with me, the panic melted away.
No matter what came at us now, we were together, and we could face it.
Hailey came from the bar, a smile on her face when she saw us huddled together in the booth, kissing.
“Well, this looks promising,” she said with a grin. Her cheeks were pink with the alcohol she’d had.
I smiled through the tears that still stained my cheeks. I wiped them with my sleeves.
“Yeah, I think so, too.”
“I go to get shooters, and when I come back, we have a whole different story, huh?”
“Should have gone for those shooters sooner,” Troy joked before he dropped a kiss in my hair.
I blushed, and Hailey grinned, sliding into the booth opposite us.
“I think we should have a drink to celebrate.”
I giggled. “You just want to drink.”
“I’m already halfway there,” Hailey said, nodding. “And since you can’t drink, I have to double up.”
“So selfless,” Troy said with a laugh. “But I don’t think we’re going to join you for the rest of the evening.”
“What?” Hailey asked. “You’re leaving me to drink alone?”
“This time, I’m afraid so,” Troy said. “We’ll make it up to you.”
Hailey sighed, but she smiled, looking happy for us.
“You better.”
When we slid out of the booth, first Troy and then me, Hailey stood and hugged me.
“I’m sorry I tricked you, but I’m so happy for you. You deserve this.”
“Thank you,” I said, holding on tightly.
“This is going to be great, you know?” Hailey let go of me and glanced at Troy.
I smiled and nodded. “Yeah, I think it is.”
Troy hugged Hailey too, thanking her for helping him, and then he took my hand and led me out of the cocktail bar. We got into his car, and he drove toward my apartment. I took a deep breath and let it out slowly in a contented sigh. It was hard to think that everything could be so bad one moment and so incredible the next.
This morning, I’d had a boss who was pissed at me, a job that wasn’t going anywhere any time soon and a baby I had to raise alone without knowing how I was going to do it. Now, I had a contract that would cover all the funds I needed for this pregnancy and the baby’s arrival, a man who would stand by my side, and everything I’d always wanted right here.
This was what true happiness felt like.
When Troy pulled up in front of my apartment, he leaned over and kissed me.
“Thank you for bringing me home,” I said. “My car is still at the office.”
“I’ll send someone to get it for you,” Troy said.
