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Chapters (89)
  1. Dedication
  2. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  3. ONE
  4. HENRY
  5. TWO
  6. EMMA
  7. THREE
  8. HENRY
  9. FOUR
  10. EMMA
  11. FIVE
  12. EMMA
  13. SIX
  14. SEVEN
  15. HENRY
  16. EIGHT
  17. NINE
  18. TEN
  19. HENRY
  20. ELEVEN
  21. TWELVE
  22. EMMA
  23. THIRTEEN
  24. HENRY
  25. FOURTEEN
  26. HENRY
  27. FIFTEEN
  28. SIXTEEN
  29. EMMA
  30. SEVENTEEN
  31. HENRY
  32. EIGHTEEN
  33. HENRY
  34. NINETEEN
  35. HENRY
  36. TWENTY
  37. TWENTY-ONE
  38. EMMA
  39. TWENTY-TWO
  40. EMMA
  41. TWENTY-THREE
  42. HENRY
  43. TWENTY-FOUR
  44. EMMA
  45. TWENTY-FIVE
  46. EMMA
  47. TWENTY-SIX
  48. EMMA
  49. TWENTY-SEVEN
  50. HENRY
  51. TWENTY-EIGHT
  52. EMMA
  53. TWENTY-NINE
  54. HENRY
  55. THIRTY
  56. HENRY
  57. THIRTY-ONE
  58. HENRY
  59. THIRTY-TWO
  60. EMMA
  61. THIRTY-THREE
  62. HENRY
  63. THIRTY-FOUR
  64. EMMA
  65. THIRTY-FIVE
  66. EMMA
  67. THIRTY-SIX
  68. HENRY
  69. THIRTY-SEVEN
  70. EMMA
  71. THIRTY-EIGHT
  72. HENRY
  73. THIRTY-NINE
  74. HENRY
  75. FORTY
  76. EMMA
  77. FORTY-ONE
  78. HENRY
  79. FORTY-TWO
  80. FORTY-THREE
  81. EMMA
  82. FORTY-FOUR
  83. EMMA
  84. FORTY-FIVE
  85. HENRY
  86. EPILOGUE
  87. ALSO BY CHELSEA CURTO
  88. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  89. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HD: But I like knowing it’s you.

VRG: Remember the day you came into my office and I hit my head on the bookshelf?

VRG: I was freaking out that I asked you what you liked to do in your free time.

VRG: It’s kind of funny to think you were giving me advice about a message delivered to you.

HD: For the record, I’m glad you asked for advice about how to stop a message from being delivered AFTER you sent that one to me.

HD: How’s your day going?

VRG: Not too bad!

VRG: I’m starving. I haven’t had a chance to eat lunch yet. It’s next on the agenda.

HD: …it’s 2 o’clock.

VRG: I’ve been busy!

HD: Want me to bring you something?

VRG: That’s okay, I’m walking to the kitchen as we speak.

HD: *Attachment: 1 Image*

HD: Made reservations for the escape room at 7 on Friday night. That cool?

VRG: That’s perfect!

VRG: Is it okay if I meet you there?

HD: Of course.

HD: I’ll also grab some cookie supplies, too, should the mood strike.

VRG: I’m excited.

HD: Me, too.

HD: Good luck on your interview tomorrow! You’re going to nail it.

VRG: Thanks, Henry. Talk to you later!

* * *

October 11th

VRG: I’m craving Cheetos.

VRG: Except I’m about to go into my interview and can’t walk around with orange dust on my fingers.

HD: No? I think it would make a great first impression.

HD: Professional. Dignified. We need to drop the stigma surrounding clean hands.

VRG: You’re so weird.

HD: I bet you laughed.

VRG: Maybe. Off I go!

HD: Go kill it, Emma!

* * *

October 12th

VRG: Do you have anything to do with the bag of Cheetos sitting on my desk?

HD: Hm? Me?

HD: I have no clue what you’re talking about.

VRG: Henry.

HD: Emma.

HD: Fine. Yes. I might have stumbled into the vending machine earlier. A bag of Cheetos might have popped out. And I might have put them on your desk when you were away.

VRG: Thank you so much! These made my day!

HD: Always happy to help, Sunflower.

HD: Quick vibe check—still good for tomorrow?

VRG: Yup. I’ll meet you out front at 7.

HD: Cool. See you then!

TWENTY-ONE

EMMA

“I can’t believe you’ve been talking to Henry!” Nicole gushes through the phone while I pull on my jeans, almost toppling over as my foot gets caught in the bottom part of the denim.

“It was a surprise for sure. It’s also kind of cool; there’s so much more to him than meets the eye. I almost feel bad for all the things I used to assume about him.”