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“I’ain I’ you to h at the same spots in the movies as I do I love that you could find the secret hidden charm in a million flea market finds

I love that you turn everything into an adventure that I want to go on with you I love the way you chew your bottouages I love that you’re the first person I want to see in the ht I love that even without saying a word, you’ve out-negotiated me Every time I love you, Clover Lee”

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Sawyer held his breath, watching Clover as she stood behind the half-closedBarry was covered in flop sweat behind hier below hi hi that mattered was the woone about as big as he kne it was all up to her

And she wasn’tat him with a look on her face that he couldn’t decipher

His gut twisted and the engagehed a million pounds

Wracking his brain for so—else to say, to do, to promise he came up empty This was it He’d aze to the platfor back in his pocket as he stood up, and opened his mouth to tell Barry to hit the button that would lower thean to inch open

“Don’t tellalready,” she said as she started to climb out of the

Relief swept through him as he took her hand and helped her out onto the platfor as it takes”

“And if thatup at him

“Then forever it is” In fact, nothing had ever sounded better to him

She sniffled and wiped away a tear from her cheek “You broke my heart”

He gathered her close, offering up a silent pledge to do whatever it took to make it up to her “I’m sorry”

“Don’t ever let it happen again”

He hooked a finger under her chin and tilted it up so she could look at him and know he meant every word “Not in all the forevers”