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I smile.
Step toward her with a hand on the left lapel of my tux. “Hi.”
“Hi,” she croaks.
Her eyes dip around the room.
To the candles lit up on the floor.
To the decorations that Venus, Tierra and the rest of the ladies created in the middle of my living room.
To the large painting that Troy made just for us.
“Hansley?” Asia whispers loudly to me, her eyes darting everywhere.
I smirk, my heart filling with light from just the sight of her.
“What’s going on?” she croaks.
The answer to that question is simple.
I woke the hell up.
The thing about getting divorce papers personally delivered by a client of Make It Marriage is that they come with an extra dose of ‘reality check’.
Elizabeth's words from our visit two days ago still ring in my ears, ‘are you just going to let her go?’
The answer was no.
Of course.
There’s no way I could let Asia go. I spent way too long sulking, wallowing in my fear and misery. But the moment I saw those divorce papers, what I was about to lose exploded in startling clarity.
My mind kicked into high gear.
Screw my birth mother’s prophesy.
Instead of letting it rule my life, I’ve decided to prove her wrong.
In that moment, I vowed two things with absolute certainty:
That I was never getting divorced.
And that I would fight for Asia until I died.
I want to spend the rest of my life supporting her, pushing her towards her dreams and giving her the best this world has to offer. I’m going to do the opposite of ruin her life. I’m going to make it better.
Asia blinks rapidly as her gaze darts over my shoulder. “M-Mom?”
“Hey, sweetie.” Her mother steps out of the crowd of Make It Marriage matchmakers and friends to wrap her arms around Asia. Her father joins in too.
Asia’s eyes nearly bug out of her face. “Dad, you’re here too?”
“Hansley flew out to speak to me early this morning.” He turns and gives me a nod. “We had a long conversation. One I’d been waiting to have since I heard the news.”
“Wait, you knew about Vegas?”
“Of course I knew about Vegas.” He leans back. “I was just giving you the space to reach out to me on your own time.”
