He put his arms around her, drew her in close to him and pressed his lips to her forehead. “And then there’s this girl I can’t seem to stop thinking about. She looks a lot like you, actually. She’s sweet and funny and thinks she needs to become someone else entirely before she’ll be worthy of the kind of love she deserves. But, you see, she’s managed to make this guy fall madly in love with her just by being her perfectly perfect self.”

Abby had to be dreaming. Was he really saying these things to her? Was he really in love with her? Was his life in New York really over, and was he home to stay?

“Say something, will you? Please?”

“I love you, too.”

And then he was kissing her, and it was all very real and very, very perfect.

A loud cheer erupted from Mac and Maddie’s deck.

Adam laughed against her lips and held her tighter so she couldn’t get away. Not that there was anywhere she’d rather be, even with his entire family watching them.

“I missed you so much,” she said, her eyes closed as he held her against his chest.

“I wanted to call you every day, even though I promised I wouldn’t. I finally couldn’t take it anymore and had to send the texts, even though I was worried they’d make it worse for you.”

“They didn’t make it worse. They were like a lifeline. It meant so much to know you were suffering, too.”

“I was suffering. Big-time. The only reason I went back was to get rid of the company so I could come home to you. I didn’t think it would be fair to tell you what was going on until it was a done deal. I was afraid it would drag on for months, but then one of our rivals came forward and made an offer we couldn’t refuse. Since they’re retaining my entire staff, I didn’t even have to stick around to deal with transition issues. I’m done as of ten o’clock this morning. I had Slim waiting for me at the airport, and here I am.”

“Is this really happening, or is it just another fantasy?” It had never occurred to her that he’d sell the company and come home.

“Your fantasy was so much better than any reality I’ve ever known. When faced with running the company again or being here with you, it was a no-brainer.”

All the time he’d been gone, he’d been laying the groundwork to come back to her. Abby wondered if a heart could burst from happiness.

“It’s about time you finally got your happy ending, sweetheart.”

“It’s about time you got yours, too.”