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"Will you guys hurry up?!"

Garrett and Parker turned to look at the voice that shouted down to them from the top of the stairs that led down to the beach

Parker laughed at the sight of Olivia standing at the top with her hands on her hips and her foot tapping in irritation

Unbeknownst to Parker, Garrett had called Olivia the nexthi One hour later, Olivia called Parker, using the nuiven her, and demanded to knohy Parker never called to update her after she got settled in Parker had held the phone an inch away fro Garrett dirty looks from across the rooreed that maybe she could use a friend like Olivia―someone as blunt, honest, and would kick the ass of anyone who hurt her friend Olivia came to California for a visit teeks later, and like Parker so many years before, she fell in love with the beach and the eather

Her nursing residency was finishing up soon at George Washington University Hospital, and then she would have her choice of hospitals to ith Olivia decided after two days that she would continue her career UC San Diego Health System

She refused to adeous, blond, Navy SEAL with a southern accent that charht they’d h after six , Olivia couldn’t really deny the fact that Cole was one of thein California, just a few minutes down the street frouys, Parker still needs to shower the sand off of her and get dressed The ht tooff

"Tell ?" Parker asked with a laugh

"Because she would have kicked both of our asses if we didn’t let her That wo daughter over to her mother

Annie rested her head on Parker’s shoulder, never once waking up as Parker held her close and wrapped her free arm around Garrett’s waist They made their way across the sand to the steps before Olivia caain

Garrett and Parker, while knowing for quite soet hter arrived to make it official Olivia"perfect" Even though their wedding would only be attended by a small handful of friends and Garrett’s parents, Olivia still required soot to the top of the stairs and the path that would lead them to the new house they moved into six month earlier, Parker couldn’t believe what Olivia had accomplished in the s pictures Their house had been transfor from every tree and candles lined every ay An archway of white floaited for the the ocean where they would soon stand and vow to love each other for the rest of their lives

Garrett’s mother walked up to them and scooped Annie out of Parker’s arhter of et cleaned up," she said with a s a kiss on Garrett and Parker’s cheeks and then walking away

Garrett watched her ith Annie over to his father before turning to Parker and pulling her up against him

"Are you ready to become Mrs McCarthy?" Garrett asked Parker playfully

"I’ve been ready since the day I met you," Parker told him as she stood on her tip toes and placed a kiss on his lips

Garrett alondered if he was given the chance to go back, tell the truth instead of lie, and change the way he and Parker started out…would he take that chance?

In thatby the ocean with the love of his life in his arms, surrounded by family and friends, he finally knew the answer to that question

All of the pain, all of the longing and regrets, every single moment orth it in the end If he made different choices back then, if he’d told the truth and ht now

If Garrett hadhis best friend, he ht not be the happiest man in the world

Garrett realized in that oodbye to the past and the beautiful lies he’d told and say hello to his future