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Chapters (107)
  1. Glossary
  2. One
  3. Josh
  4. Two
  5. Delaney
  6. Three
  7. Delaney
  8. Four
  9. Delaney
  10. Five
  11. Josh
  12. Six
  13. Delaney
  14. Seven
  15. Josh
  16. Eight
  17. Delaney
  18. Nine
  19. Josh
  20. Ten
  21. Delaney
  22. Eleven
  23. Josh
  24. Twelve
  25. Delaney
  26. Thirteen
  27. Delaney
  28. Fourteen
  29. Delaney
  30. Fifteen
  31. Josh
  32. Sixteen
  33. Josh
  34. Seventeen
  35. Delaney
  36. Eighteen
  37. Delaney
  38. Nineteen
  39. Josh
  40. Twenty
  41. Delaney
  42. Twenty-One
  43. Delaney
  44. Twenty-Two
  45. Delaney
  46. Twenty-Three
  47. Delaney
  48. Twenty-Four
  49. Josh
  50. Twenty-Five
  51. Josh
  52. Twenty-Six
  53. Delaney
  54. Twenty-Seven
  55. Delaney
  56. Twenty-Eight
  57. Josh
  58. Twenty-Nine
  59. Delaney
  60. Thirty
  61. Delaney
  62. Thirty-One
  63. Delaney
  64. Thirty-Two
  65. Delaney
  66. Thirty-Three
  67. Josh
  68. Thirty-Four
  69. Delaney
  70. Thirty-Five
  71. Josh
  72. Thirty-Six
  73. Delaney
  74. Thirty-Seven
  75. Josh
  76. Thirty-Eight
  77. Delaney
  78. Thirty-Nine
  79. Josh
  80. Forty
  81. Delaney
  82. Forty-One
  83. Delaney
  84. Forty-Two
  85. Delaney
  86. Forty-Three
  87. Josh
  88. Forty-Four
  89. Delaney
  90. Forty-Five
  91. Delaney
  92. Forty-Six
  93. Delaney
  94. Forty-Seven
  95. Delaney
  96. Forty-Eight
  97. Josh
  98. Forty-Nine
  99. Delaney
  100. Fifty
  101. Delaney
  102. Fifty-One
  103. Delaney
  104. Epilogue
  105. Delaney
  106. Also by Wendy Smith
  107. About the Author

He shakes his head. “No, I wanted to wait until we were home so you could show off that engagement ring.”

“Maybe I should answer it. It could be important.”

He laughs. “Go on.”

I reach for the phone and bring it to my ear, pressing the accept button as I do it. “Reece?”

“Delaney. What are you doing right now?”

I look at Josh. He’s giving me some serious side-eye.

“Uhh, well. When a mummy and daddy love each other very much …”

Reece roars with laughter. “Eww. Anyway, your views have gone nuts. Your video’s viral.”

“Really?” I sit up straight, pushing Josh off. “Like how viral?”

“Like a hundred thousand already and going up all the time.”

I slap my hand over my mouth. “Oh, shut the hell up.”

“It’s true. You are an internet sensation.”

I lean against Josh. “So, Mr Carter isn’t the only rock star in the family.”

“Far from it. I might have shared it on my social media.”

Josh presses a kiss into my hair.

“Anyway, I just wanted to let you know. So you can get back to your sexy times. Have a good weekend.”

“You too,” I sing.

I place the phone on the table and smile at Josh.

“It’s your fault for giving me that camera.”

His eyebrows shoot up. “What’s happened?”

“Apparently it’s had about a hundred thousand views. Probably ninety thousand from your fans, or there’s a ton of people out there with my mac and cheese recipe now.”

He laughs. “That’s fantastic.”

“Thank you for giving me the idea in the first place. Maybe you could be there for the next one?”

Josh grins. “Next one? I plan on being there for every one.”

And then he kisses me, and the views on YouTube are suddenly not that important anymore.

Mummy and Daddy have work to do.

Fifty-One

Delaney

Three months later

I’m surprisingly calm considering it’s my wedding day.

Maybe it’s because I don’t have to go anywhere. We’re getting married in our ridiculously huge backyard.

Josh, I have confidence in.

Reece is giving me away, and I’m not so sure about him.

At least I have Pania with me. She hasn’t been studying for long, but there was no one else I could ask to design my dress. And I’m in love with it.

Cream silk hugs my curves just perfectly down to my ankles, and the neckline isn’t too revealing, but my cleavage is on point.

“I’m here. Don’t panic.” Reece sweeps into the room with that charming smile that’s enough to knock any woman off her feet. Except me. It doesn’t work on me at all.

“Where the hell have you been? I know the bride’s supposed to be late, but we should at least be attending the wedding on the same day,” I say.