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  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

“Do you have to keep rubbing it in my face?”

“Apparently, yes, as you seem inclined to overlook the fact.”

“What fact?”

“That Jake is married. You think marrying Richard would put an end to any remote possibility you might have of getting back with Jake one day. But let me tell you, that train has departed.”

“That’s not… it’s not like that. I have many other reasons to question this decision.”

“What reasons?”

“That it’s too soon. That Richard and I don’t know each other enough. That my relationship with Richard works so well because it’s on a day-to-day basis. I could go on if you like…”

“Are things going well on a day-to-day basis?”

“Yes.”

“So what are you afraid would change?”

“Nothing… everything. It doesn’t sit well with me that the thought of marrying Richard never crossed my mind until he was down on one knee, proposing.”

“If that’s what you think, why did you say yes?”

“I told you. He caught me off-guard, I didn’t know what to do. I care about Richard and he was there on one knee, offering me all his heart. I said yes, it’s what you do when your boyfriend proposes. But now it’s giving me anxiety.”

“Why don’t you talk to Richard about it?”

“And say what? ‘Sorry, remember the other night when I said I wanted to marry you? Well… I didn’t exactly mean it one hundred percent.’ I can’t talk to him about it.”

“Then you have to decide on your own. But promise me Jake won’t feature in it.”

“What are you saying?”

“I’m saying you have to decide if you want to marry Richard. I’m saying you should marry him if you love him and want to spend your life with him. And I’m saying the one thing you shouldn’t do is not marry Richard because of Jake.”

I scowl. “It’s not that simple.”

“Actually, honey, it is.”

Nineteen

A Shared Moment

♥♥♥

Saturday, March 3—London

I enter Starbucks sporting a smile so radiant people ought to wear shades.

“I’m engaged,” I squeak the moment I reach Amelia. She’s sitting at a round table and already has two lattes in front of her.

She gets up with a smile almost as radiant as mine, hugs me for a long time, and settles back down at the table. I join her.

“And you don’t seem surprised,” I chide her.

“I confess Jake might’ve asked for some help with the setting up.” Amelia smiles mischievously.

“You snitch! You broke the code. You told him about the Jakebox. But I forgive you because it made for the most perfect night of my life.”

“Let me see the ring.”

I proudly extend my left arm, and the little diamonds on the ring catch the light, sending rainbow sparkles in all directions.

“This is gorgeous.”