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Thanks to Brody’s little white lie, I look overShe’s all dressed up for a ski lesson—one that isn’t going to happen—and a little frown forms at the corner of her lips when she spots me

“Ryan?” she asks, and confusion seeps from her voice

“Hey, sweetheart,” I greet, and she glances around, trying to wrap her mind around the situation

“What are you doing here? I thought you had a late video …?”

Another lie I had zeroand trying to ht here

But she doesn’t need to know that right now

“It got done early”

“Have you seenbehindto find the client Brody and I nales

“She’s not co”

“What?” she questions “How do you know that? And why in the hell didn’t Brody tell me before I left the shop to come out here?”

I walk toward her, take the ski equipround Once my arms are firmly wrapped around her waist, I press a kiss to her lips “Because he’s a liar”

“Huh?” She giggles but doesn’t pull away from my persistent mouth

“I made him lie for me”

“You les “Mr Rule-Follower?”

“Uh-huh” I nod and s the taste and feel of her “But I have a good reason”

Carly leans back and searches my eyes “And what reason would that be?”

It’s time

With my arms still wrapped around her waist, I step back a little so I can really look into her eyes They are so blue today, they match the sky “Carly, I want you to know that this past year and a half have been the best of my life”

“Mine too,” she says, still not catching on to what I’ down

“You’ve changed er man You’ve openedthe best And being with you, knowing you, loving you, it’s what I want to do for the rest of my life”