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“Sure, they do.”
I don’t bother arguing with him.
“You would think that Lilliana would know since everyone else in town seems to know that I love her,” I grumble, and my dad laughs.
“She doesn’t because you’ve always treated her like your girlfriend, just without the kissing and all of that.”
“So, how do I change that now?”
“You don’t. You just need to tell her how you feel about her. How you’ve always felt about her.”
“Not always,” I argue weakly, and he snorts.
“Son, I saw you that first day that she moved in. You looked like you had been hit by a truck when she got out of the moving truck. Trust me, you’ve always been in love with her.”
I know that he’s right. It’s always only been Lilliana for me. I never dated in high school and never even looked at another girl. Hell, even after she left, I never tried to date or paid any attention to other women. It’s Lilliana or nothing for me.
Now, I just need to figure out how to get her to see that we’re meant to be together.
My phone buzzes in my pocket and I pull it out, my heart lodging in my throat when I see Lilliana’s name on the screen.
“Go get your girl,” my dad tells me, and I look up.
“Yes, sir,” I say, giving him an excited smile as I head back out to my truck and climb behind the wheel.
She texted me her new address, saying that she stopped for gas but should be there soon, and I head that way. It’s right in town and I’m there in under ten minutes.
I pull up behind her old Ford Explorer with the U-Haul trailer attached to the back, and just like all of those years ago, as she climbs out of the SUV and our eyes lock, I fall in love with her all over again.
Now, I just need to work up the nerve to tell her that.
TWO
Lilliana
Being backin Wolf Valley is amazing. I never came back when I was in college, partly because it would have been expensive, but also because I didn’t trust myself not to stay here. This place has always been my home, and I knew that once I graduated, I would be back. I just had to leave for a little bit to chase my dreams.
Now I’m finally back, and I don’t think that I’ve stopped smiling since I saw the town welcome sign.
The man that has fueled every single one of my fantasies hops out of his truck, that familiar smile that he only ever gave to me, and occasionally his brother tugs at his lips, and I relax.
Foster.
If I’m honest with myself, he’s what I missed the most about this place.
“Welcome home,” he says, wrapping me up in his arms, and I grin as I wrap my arms around his trim waist.
“I missed you,” I whisper, and he hugs me tighter.
“I missed you too, Snow,” he whispers back.
The old nickname has unexpected tears stinging my eyes. He used to call me Snow all of the time when we were kids because he said that I looked like Snow White. I have to admit that with my long black hair and pale skin, I can see the resemblance, but I’m about eight sizes bigger than any fairytale princess.
We pull back at the same time and I take him in. He still looks the same. His dark brown hair is a little longer, but those blue eyes are exactly how I remember. He’s a foot taller than me, and I have to crane my neck to meet his eyes.
“How was the drive? I still think you should have let me come and drive with you,” he grumbles, already reaching past me to open the back of the small U-Haul.
“It was good. I had my roommate with me for most of it. It was just the last hundred miles or so that I was alone,” I remind him.
