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“I can’t be I don’t believe in it”

His father threw back his head and roared with laughter “Fine You’re not in love It was purely an arrangeo find yourself another bride” He seemed to think about it “If you hurry, you can slot soanised”

Josh felt a wave of nausea rush through him

“There was a woe” His father would not shut up Years he spent grunting, and now all he did was talk “She doesn’t look like Grace Kelly, but she has good child-bearing hips And that’s what this is about, right? Get a woood reputation as a solid and reliable person I can send Mitch over to check her out for you, if you like?”

“No” Josh felt anger claw at him “I don’t want that”

“Why not? It doesn’t h and isn’t chasing your fame When I spoke to this woer She isn’t into music that much She sounds perfect Doesn’t she?”

“No I don’t want her” Josh bit back the rage he was feeling

“You could at least check her out If you go over there noe can still get the vicar back here before it gets too late Your mother and I are off on a three-et your wedding out of the way before we go Coo see her now”

“No!” Josh roared He yanked his ar me to check this woman out I don’t want another woman I only want Caroline”

His father smiled “And there it is”

Josh was breathing hard His fists clenched and unclenched Caroline He only wanted Caroline No one else would do He wanted her soft body under his He wanted to laugh at her bossing hiht over who got to decide what happened He wanted to kiss her every ht He wanted to protect her froht of a life without Caroline in it and saw soly He needed her She was perfect for him

He loved her

Josh closed his eyes and took his first cal was interrupted The words settled in his soul as truth He loved Caroline Patterson Madly Deeply Completely He was in love with her Crazy, cheesy romantic love The kind he’d avoided The kind he’d mocked The kind that now didn’t seem that stupid after all A deep tranquillity overca slotted into place He couldn’t believe it had taken so long to see the truth He looked at his dad

His dad grinned like an idiot “What are you waiting for? Go get the woman you love”

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