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“Well, I honestly believe everything happens for a reason.”
He leans on his hand and steeples his pointer finger up the side of his face as he watches me. “And what do you think was the reason?”
“It was a lesson.”
“On what?”
“Life.”
He frowns. “How so?”
“For me, the lesson was to not let go of what I truly want and deserve. I knew that we were more and had a real shot at a future together. It would have been so easy to keep being friends with benefits just so that I could have you.”
He nods as he listens.
“What did you learn?” I ask him.
He thinks for a moment. “That I missed you.”
I smile softly over at the gorgeous man in front of me and take his hand in mine. “I missed you too. What else did you learn? What was the lesson in all of this?”
He exhales, unsure how to answer my question.
“I’ll tell you what I think the lesson was.”
“Please do. I’m clearly hopeless with lessons.” He smirks.
“When the chips fall down and things get hard, you lean into the light.”
“What do you mean?”
“You lean into the light, Henley.”
“What’s the light?”
“Love. Love is the light.”
His face falls as he listens.
“Love used to scare you, but it’s a shield. It will protect you. I . . . will protect you.”
His nostrils flare as his eyes hold mine.
“I love you.”
He squeezes my hand in his.
“When things get hard, you lean into the light.”
“And what a beautiful light you are,” he whispers.
The waiter comes back with our two glasses of sparkling water. “Here you go.” He places them down onto the table.
“You know what?” Henley says. “I’ve changed my mind. Can we order a bottle of the best champagne you have, please? Two glasses. We’re celebrating.”
“Of course, sir.” He disappears once more.
“What are we celebrating?” I ask.
