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He couldn’t seeave aze "I couldn’t keep anything that valuable, Finn It was more important that she have it than

Carrie couldn’t re specific "What do you ether, she should save it for one of her grandchildren"

Carrie relaxed and s that had co intensified Had her heart known Finn was close? she wondered She hardly kne else to explain this sensation

"You want it all, don’t you? Marriage, children, a career"

"Of course It’s what you want, too, Finn"

He closed his eyes and nodded "Yes," he whispered, "h I didn’t realize it until I ainst his "It doesn’t ton, Illinois--because ed her even closer "I thought I could walk away from you, but I couldn’t I’ve never needed anyone the way I need you I felt alone, truly alone, for the first tiht we viewed the stars You askedyou was even possible? I fell in love with you that starry night"

"That was the night when I realized I was falling in love with you, too," she confessed It had been that specialup at the heavens, when she’d felt that connection with Finn, unaware that from that moment forward their futures would be forever linked It seeh the heavens had s

"I can’t believe you’re here," Carrie whispered, worshipping hih her heart were about to crack wide open

"Oh, yes, I’ to ust" He studied her, his gaze delving into hers "I hardly know er"

"Oh, Finn, I love you so much"

He brushed the hair from her forehead "Answerfrom your job with the newspaper?"

This wasn’t a difficult question Carrie nodded Her ultioal had always been to eventually return to Seattle "I don’t have to work for a newspaper to be a writer I’d even be happy freelancing froed her close "My home is wherever you are I think to be fair to us both, we can divide our ti to do that?"

Finn sain "I want the opportunity to get to know ive you a chance to be close to your own family We’ll make it work, Carrie"

"My home is with you and with Hennessey, and then later, of course, we’ll be adding to the fa?"