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We both groan as I sink inside her armth, and it feels even better than the first time I could have lost her The most unique, stubborn, beautiful and smart woman I’ve ever known

She meets the thrusts ofon aze, love shining in her eyes Being with her, these feelings we have for each other, finally starts to rebuild me, piece by piece, from the shattered man I ithout her

We’re going to make it It won’t be easy, but whatever it takes to ether last, I’m in

I’ain

Chapter Twenty-Four

Gia

She’s good,” I say, pride swelling in , isn’t she?”

The concert is crazy loud, so Maverick just nods and squeezesthe show Ro perfore We have seats in the third row and can see absolutely everything I can’t believe I waited so long to see her perfore, her smile radiant

She healed faster than the doctors expected and was able to return as one of the back-line dancers She’ll need to condition and strengthen her bodyflips and kicks, but she’s on stage, and I’ve never seen her happier

Maverick and I have been officially together for three weeks now With his tea as sports reporter wrote a blog post with a photo of us kissing outside a restaurant we’d just had dinner at with the headline, “Little known about Mav Hagen’s new girlfriend”

When asked about me, Maverick tells reporters ot h The truth is, I don’t even know much about me