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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

She squeezes my shoulders. “I’m going to play with Lucky for a bit and I’ll let myself out. Have fun.” She winks and disappears back inside the house.

I hop down the few steps to the curb where Jake’s standing.

“So?”

“Gemma Dawson, will you go on a date with me?”

“A date?”

“Yes. I haven’t taken you on a real date since we got back together.”

He’s right. We went to a restaurant after I crashed his wedding, and we went to that horrible dinner at Amelia’s house before she found out Will was cheating on her. But those hardly qualify as dates. Then Amelia moved in with us, and we haven’t had much alone time since.

“Where did the car come from?”

“I rented it.”

“Are you sure you can drive on the left side?”

“We’re going to find out very soon.”

“And why the fuss from Amelia about these?” I flick my hands over the clothes she’s made me wear. “And why the football jacket?”

Jake smiles a wicked smile. “Because I’m taking you to watch Kill Bill.”

Kill Bill. Our first date. Our first kiss. Our first I love you. My heart wants to explode with the same aching love of that night so many years ago. I squeal and throw my hands around his neck to kiss him, but he pushes me back.

“Now, now. That will have to wait until the end of the night. We’re doing things properly here.”

“All right, Mr. Wilder. You’re the boss.”

I give him my hand and let him walk me to the other side of the car and open the passenger door for me. I slip inside and a stupidly happy smile spreads across my lips.

Six Months Later

Sixteen

Something Special

♦♦♦

Friday, March 2—London

Up for something special tonight?

It’s Richard.

Special, uh?

Like what…?

It’s a surprise

I’ll pick you up at seven

I didn’t say yes

But now you have no choice

’Cause you’re too curious to say no

You know that’s going to make me die of curiosity

I know

I’m evil like that!

Yes, you are

See you tonight, x

Something special, uh? I wonder what it could be. After six months of dating, Richard and I are in a good place. We have an easy, uncomplicated relationship with no drama whatsoever. We’re in love and it’s great. I never thought I’d say, “I love you,” to anyone after Jake, but Richard made it so easy for me to fall for him.

I spend half of the day imagining what this big surprise is going to be. So far, Richard hasn’t been the surprise-type. I check the calendar, but I haven’t forgotten my birthday or his birthday. It’s just a regular Friday night, nothing special about it. So what’s up with him?