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“What are you doing?” I hiss.
He shrugs one shoulder. “Putting up my billboard.”
“You hate these things,” I remind him.
“Yeah,” he says, reaching out to cup my cheek. “But I love you.”
He leans in, his kiss soft but lingering, making my chest flutter and my eyes drift closed as I lean into it. The roar of the crowd fades away as he draws back, leaving nothing but the two of us and his warm gaze, which shines back at me, owning me, claiming me, telling the entire world that I belong to him, and that he belongs to me.
It’s something I used to dream about but never thought I’d have, and now we’re here, practically in front of the entire world, and he’s looking at me like I’m his entire world. If I could go back in time and tell a younger me that we would be here, that Ian Chase not only saw me but loved me too—I think that version of me might have laughed in my face.
The thought has me pulling him back to me, kissing him harder as the crowd goes wild.
“All right, all right.” I hear Jack’s voice break through the haze of our bubble. “That’s quite enough of that. Can we please have our left wing back if he’s done making out with my sister? Apparently, they’re dating. Did we know?”
“I hate him,” I grumble.
Ian chuckles softly. “No, you don’t.”
“No,” I sigh. “I don’t.” I can’t help but peck another kiss on his mouth. “Now go on. You have a game to win.”
“Sweetheart,” he says, smiling against my mouth. “I already won.”
My cheeks hurt from my smile, my heart full and my stomach fluttering, and watching Ian go, knowing that when he’s done here it will be me he leaves with…Well.
I feel like I won too.
Epilogue
IAN
Three months later
“Is this the last box?”
I glance around my now mostly empty bedroom, assessing. “Yeah, I think so.”
“I guess I’m stuck with you now then,” she says with a sigh.
I grin, pulling her against my side. “You were already stuck with me.”
“I know,” she says with a frown. “Such a burden.”
“Such a brat,” I counter, leaning down to press my lips to hers.
“Ugh,” I hear from the doorway. “You live together now. Can we not do this in my presence?”
Lila ignores her brother, making a show of nipping at my bottom lip. “Do you hear something?”
“Mm, no,” I hum, grinning.
“That’s it,” Jack grumbles. “I’m going to make a sex tape, and I’m going to send it to both of you.”
“That’s an odd choice for revenge,” Abby adds, peeking her head around the doorframe.
Jack moves to give her room, rolling his eyes. “Well, I don’t know what other options I have for getting the guy back for constantly sticking his tongue down my sister’s throat in front of me.” His expression turns thoughtful then, giving Abby a beseeching look. “Unless…?”
Abby makes a face. “Not on your life.”
