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"One day, Harper We’ll go back But for noe deserve some time alone Don’t you think?"

I s "Tell ain, James I’m lost in the dreaain e’re doing"

"We’re starting over, lionfish Two people, one life We’ve got sixty foot sailboat in Mia for us to set her loose in the Caribbean"

I picture it I picture sailing through paradise with my husband I don’t think about before anys were still raw and the ht still fresh My hear hurt for Nick

But I let it go I let hio He wanted to take that path in life, and it’s not up to ht Now that Sasha has a new life, we deserve one too

"We’ll spend every day in the sun," he says softly as the landing gear detracts and our new life gets close "And every night we’ll watch it set We’ll explore beaches, and reefs, and each other We’ll sail across the ocean in the spring and be in Australia for the summer solstice We’ll see Sasha and her new family then We’ll see how much happier Sasha is How she’s moved on And then we’ll sail back Or find new places to explore And e get tired of that Or bored We’ll start talking about the future Long term plans, Harp Babies and houses and best friend kind of stuff When we’re ready to settle, we’ll carve that life out for ourselves when it’s tiet the happy ending, Harper Because getting there is the fun part"

"Yeah," I agree as the plane touches down "It’s the journey that counts Not the destination"

"Unless the destination is bed With you"

I press ht be crazy And he’s definitely dangerous But I like hiot to be in this ht now

Harrison taxies down the runway as I look out theat Florida After we stop, and Harrison’s crew opens the jet to let us out, James has to lower his tradeht out into the sunset

Epilogue Two

Sasha - Ten years later

Denver International Airport

"Miss Aston?" Thea dark suit, and has the look that screaovern are washed away "Who’s asking?"

"I’ent Jax, Miss Aston And I have a few questions for you Please co?" Fuck He leads h a set of double doors, and then another door, and then another door, until I’ Denver International Airport We finally come to a small office, where he waves me in and says, "Please, take a seat"

I take my seat Just be cooperative, Sasha, Ford tells me in my head We’ve covered o But we’ve always planned for the day when people discover ain

"No, ma’am," he says "I just need to ask you some questions, if that’s OK"