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Grabbing Lorenzo’s arm before he had a chance to respond, they both hurried out

"I’ll see you there, Rose" Grace called out "Good luck, and don’t worry You got this!"

Rose juuards and socks "I can’t believe I forgot But I guess this week has been a crazy one" Rose had given up trying to rid the dull ache fro away

"Was your coach ed through her bag looking for the right color socks and jersey By the tiot to the stadiuotten pretty good at changing without ever having to be completely naked or show skin She could slip her jersey over her shirt then pull the shirt out froular bra to the right-colored sports bra the sa quickly, she jumped out of the car as soon as Lorenzo pulled over "Thanks so er side"Will you be at the game?"

"You bet You better kick so it would be, if ever, before Lorenzo’s s her of Vincent

Just as she began to pull away from the , Lorenzo called out to her "Rose"

She turned back and looked at hi a deep breath, she smiled "I will I promise"

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

The croas probably one of the largest they’d ever had Sadly girl’s college soccer never drew in large crowds, but being the finals, there was a full house today Rose’s family took up a better portion of the bleachers

They’d all coain It surprised Rose that Sal was okay with letting the e the restaurants, so the owners didn’t have to be there all the ti others handle things Now that he was going to have two kids, Rose could see hiress

Rose concentrated on the gahts of Vincent and where he could possibly be Was he still alive? Was he injured? She’d gone over all the horrible possibilities all week But she’d promised Lorenzo, and she really did want to believe that if she thought nothing but positive thoughts, it really would help It see ho it everything in her Taking advantage of her angst, she used the ga all the emotion she wanted to just screaot a yellow card for sla one of the forwards down too hard It was another one she thought she’d played fairly--all body But she adainst her that hard

By the time it was over, she felt arass with her other teaaame in the finals

Rose had looked over on the sidelines and saw everyone waiting for her anxiously earlier The coach better hurry up Grace hadn’t athering they’d all be anxious to get to and start celebrating Even though as good as it felt to win, she was still in no ht be insulted by their celebrating because of the circu away at when she heard Alison gasp

"What?" Alison and now Candace were both staring behind Rose, so Rose turned to see what had them so startled

Her jaw fell open, and she was iht it was a vision She stared at hi up He was far, but it was his Vincent stood on the sidelines in his fatigues staring at her--waiting for her

Rose’s tre into them as she started toward hian walking faster "There is a God!" she said even louder now His arht Walking even faster, she broke out into a sprint as she got closer Mindful of his injured arm, she wrapped her arainst his chest Holding on for dear life--she’d never let go again

"I love you I love you I love you," she told hiain

"I love you, too, Rosie"

She continued to cling to hi on to his clothes with clenched fists, afraid he’d disappear if she didn’t

Still barely able to catch her breath, she pulled away to look at hi down his face, too Then she wiped her own because they were co her vision "Lethard "It’s really you You’re really here" She leaned her face into his chest, unable to contain the emotion that just poured out It felt so unreal she had to look up at hiet here?"