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“The what?” Sterling stares at him blankly.
Adam opens his mouth to explain and then snaps it closed and pulls out his phone. He taps around for a minute and then passes it over to Sterling.
I peer over Sterling’s arm as he reads from what looks like a gossip blog.
Intrepid Reporter Bags Billionaire!
Rumor has it that Halloween is coming in February this year. That’s right, babes. A certain billionaire and SSF’s newest journalist were spotted getting cozy at Palette and Vino last night before he dropped her off at work this morning. Are those wedding bells I hear? These Silver Spoon boys sure do work fast, don’t they?
“What the fuck?” Sterling mutters, glancing up at Adam. “Who the fuck wrote this?”
Adam shrugs, taking his phone back. “No one knows. But the site popped up a few months ago. Whoever is behind it is never wrong. They’ve got a fucking lock on the dating scene in Silver Spoon Falls. They know who is together before anyone else. It’s wild.”
“Jesus Christ,” Sterling mutters, shaking his head.
I just gape, my head spinning. I’ve never been gossip before. Ever. I’ve never done anything worthy of being gossiped about. I feel like I just stepped into the twilight zone.
Is it possible that the gossip is the same person who posed as my Fairy Godmother? Maybe. If so, I’m not sure if I should thank her or not. Did she hook me up with Sterling for my benefit or to stir up gossip?
Does it matter?
I glance up at him and quickly decide it doesn’t. I ended up with him, and that’s what matters. Whoever my Fairy Godmother is, she did me a favor. I’m not looking a Gift Bippity Boppity Boo in the mouth. Nope. No way.
“You okay, Fate?” Sterling wraps his arms around me, pulling me up against his hard body. His lips brush my forehead.
“Just reeling a little.” I rest my forehead against his chest. “Um, I’ve never been the topic of gossip before. Do you think it’s going to cause problems for you?”
He cups my cheeks, tipping my face up to his. “Just a bunch of old ladies whispering behind their hands and asking when we’re going to have babies.” He smirks, his gaze running across my face. “It’s an excellent fucking question, Fate.”
“Sterling!” I hiss, my cheeks heating.
Adam laughs loudly.
“Jesus Christ,” Sullivan mutters. “You’ve been drinking the water in Silver Spoon Falls way too often, brother.”
Sterling just shrugs, completely unrepentant. “I know what I want, and I’m looking at her. I fell in love with her the moment she rushed into Palettes and Vino.”
My heart turns a flip in my chest. I’m looking at what I want, too. I’ve never seen my future so clearly. It’s a little terrifying, honestly. So, I guess it’s a good thing Sterling is well-versed in all things terrifying. Mr. Halloween should be more than capable of helping to navigate me through my fears. He’s kind of an expert in that sort of thing.
Wait. Holy crap. Did he just say he loves me?
“Yeah, Fate, I said it,” he says, smirking at me when I turn wide eyes up at him. He brushes his thumb across my bottom lip. “I don’t care if it’s fast or if half the goddamn planet thinks we’re crazy. I knew how I felt about you before the night ended.”
Oh my gosh. This is really happening. We’re both crazy. But we’re crazy for each other. And we’re crazy together.
“Me too,” I whisper. “I love you, too, Sterling.”
“Come on,” he says. “I have something to show you.”
“It better not be your bedroom,” Sullivan growls. “You don’t even fucking live here!”
“It’s not my bedroom, you jackass.” Sterling takes my hand, pulling me deeper into the house.
“Thank God,” his little brother mutters behind us.
“It’s absolutely my bedroom,” Sterling whispers to me.
I bury my face in his shoulder, laughing.
