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She blinked. “What’s the first?”

He gave her a mock frown. “Baby, you don’t know?”

Her heart skipped. “Me?”

“That’s right, Sophie. You.” He pulled her hand to his mouth. “You changed my life when you crashed back into it. I was pissed at the time… but I thank God that you did. Woke me up to what was missing.”

“I love you, Chase.”

“And that right there is why you are the best present I ever got. You love me in spite of myself.”

She wrapped a hand around his neck and pulled his mouth to hers. “No, I love you because of you—the man who helped me love myself for who I am instead of who I thought I wanted to be.”

“Damn, Sophie, you know how to get a guy in the feels.”

She giggled. “Take me home and I’ll get you somewhere else.”

He put the car in gear. “You got it, baby. But be aware that I’m going to get you too.”

She sure hoped so. Chase floored it. The cheers of his teammates followed them out of the parking lot. Sophie couldn’t contain her smile. It came from the inside, the best kind of smile possible.

Life with Chase would be filled with surprises, she was certain. And she looked forward to them all.





THANK YOU!