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CHAPTER ONE

THANK YOU, MAMA

SUN FILTERED INTO THE elegant ht Saturday in March She stretched, a s across her face as she recalled the events of the previous night

Alexander loved her, and she loved him She was able to say those three words that had scared her most of her life Her heart felt as if it would explode when the i down on one knee, asking her to be his wife It all o in Newport that scared her to death, causing her to flee, was suddenly clear She fire, fro that song, the song Olivia re her reen-eyed boy, she kneas ht it anymore

“Thank you, Ma finger Turning over, she reached her arm across the mattress, surprised when all she felt was the cold of the bed Alexander wasn’t there

She looked at the clock on the nightstand and sat straight up It was almost noon! Olivia couldn’t reht and woken up so late She grabbed Alexander’s white suit shirt that he had been wearing the night before and threw it on, re the first weekend she stayed with hi his clothes She barely recognized the girl she was all those o, and she knew that she had Alexander to thank for finally breaking down her walls

After pulling her wavy brown hair into afor her fiancé An infectious s at the breakfast bar, drinking his coffee and reading the newspaper She sauntered up to him and kissed him full on the lips as he slinked his arm around her slender waist

Alexander closed his eyes and ainst his body, and slipped his hand under the shirt she wore “I love the feel of your skin, Olivia,” he said quietly

Her eyes becalow at his affectionate words and she curved toward him, her lips poised on his “And I love it when you feelhim once more

“You look hot,” he commented, his voice raspy and sexy “I like you in er up and down Olivia’s spine, causing her to shiver before pulling back

“I can get it You sit,” she replied, giving hi around the kitchen island She grabbed ato the breakfast bar and sitting next to him

“So, there are a few things we should probably discuss” His voice was firm as he turned to her with an austere expression on his face

“What’s that?” Olivia asked, raising her coffeeto her lips

“Have you spoken towhat her response would most likely be

She hid her eyes fro how she had spent the past several days since running out on Alexander after he declared his love for her “No, I’nored life this week”

He exhaled loudly “I figured asdown, a stern look crossed his face, his vibrant green eyes intense