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Not long before he left, we talked about kids, about how ht be able to start a fareed we should wait until Mason was finished with his residency, but that if a baby surprised us a little earlier, well…that wouldn’t be the end of the world, either

We were so in love, a baby had seeh I was only twenty-one and Mason twenty-five

When he left, I mourned the death of more than our relationship I mourned the babies ould never have, and all the other dreaether that would never come true

But now…

Now…

I fall onto h My hope is still so new that it makes my heart beat faster every time I think about it

Mason and I are going to give this a shot A real shot A shot that ht very well end in the resurrection of every buried dream, the fulfillment of every deferred hope

It is…a heady thought

So heady, I don’t kno I’ll be able to fall asleep, not with to out beforeto treasure

But eventually I do sleep, and drea of my own, one with lots of friends and fa for me at the end of the aisle

Chapter 14

Mason

Date Four

“Pancakes, or waffles?” Lark scrunches her nose and puckers her lips,face

“Or maybe we should order two of each to share?” she muses “Or er? What do you think? And where do we stand on side dishes today? Sausage is a yes, obviously, but rits, too? With cheese on top?” She shoots h

“What? Don’t laugh,” she says, grinning “This is a serious decision!”

“Sorry, I’ the way the h the dinerhts up the restaurant, drawing people’s attention as they drift by our booth in search of a table

“Just what?” she asks, her eyes shining

“I’m happy So happy Thank you”