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“We’ll be back in a few minutes,” Easton says.
Easton and I get in the Jeep while Penelope takes Liz inside.
“Okay, that was really freaky,” I say as Easton pulls out of the driveway.
“I know, right? I can’t believe it was her.”
“And she was walking by at the same time we went out to the driveway. If we hadn’t left the house at that very moment, we never would’ve seen her.”
“It was meant to be.” Easton reaches over for my hand. “We’re definitely going there, to visit her at her new place.”
“When should we go?” I ask, already getting excited. Seeing her again made me realize how much I’ve missed her.
“Maybe in a couple weeks. We’ll ask her when we get back. Let’s just pick a weekend and go.”
“You and me staying at Liz’s house.” I smile at him. “Never in a million years would I have guessed we’d be back at her house together.”
“Except now it’s a different house, with chickens and goats.”
I laugh. “And dogs. I can’t wait to see it. I bet it’s pretty with all that land and the farmhouse.”
“Maybe we’ll get married there.”
“Stop talking about marriage.” I roll my eyes, but I’m smiling. “We’re only 18.”
“I’m just saying, in the future, when we’re older, it might be cool to get married at Liz’s house, since that’s where we met. I know it’s not the same house, but you get the idea.”
“Maybe.”
We’re at the store now and Easton pulls in a spot and parks. He turns to me. “Just so I’m clear, was that maybe a maybe you’ll marry me?”
“I’m thinking about it,” I say with a slight smile.
He leans over and kisses me. “It’s fine. You don’t have to give me an answer right now. I’ve got a few years to convince you.”
He doesn’t need to convince me. I know I want to marry him. I’m just not ready to say it. I still have this fear that if I want something really bad, it won’t happen. But I know I love Easton. And I know he’s the guy for me, the only one I see in my future. I want to marry him and grow old with him. I want him beside me for the rest of my life.
When I first saw him—a scrawny little kid coming up to me in the sandbox in Liz’s backyard—I knew we’d be friends. I’m not sure why. I just had a feeling.
I loved him back then, and I love him now. And despite all my fears, I have no doubt that in a few years, maybe on a farm with chickens and goats, I’ll make a vow to love him forever.
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