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He says it again, quieter. Then louder—practically shouting it.

Lola starts shaking. For a second, I think she’s crying. But then she tilts her head back and I see the pure, unfiltered joy on her face. She’s laughing.

Jude holds her tighter, swaying with her in his arms while she buries her face in his shoulder. He’s grinning like he’s been waiting his whole life for this moment.

“I love you too,” she says. “Even if you are an absolute lunatic.”

He makes a sound halfway between a sob and a shout. Then he kisses the top of her head.

Everything about this moment feels right. I wasn’t sure about the sharing—hell, I was adamantly against it. I knew I wanted Lola and that was about it. It wasn’t her fault that I waited so long to pull my head out of my ass. By then, she was already falling for Jude. And of course, I’ve always known Miles had a thing for her.

Speaking of Miles?—

I scan the room.

He’s standing off to the side with an unreadable expression on his face. He doesn’t look angry anymore but I can’t tell what’s going through his mind now.

Miles always feels like he’s on the outside looking in. But he’s been a part of this from the beginning. Lola wants him here. I want him here.

Lola notices Miles just as I do. She crosses the room to him without hesitation.

She stops in front of him, rises onto her toes and presses her mouth to his. The tension in Miles’s posture drains out of him as he exhales into the kiss. He melts into her.

“I’ve loved you for a long time, Lola Monroe Hayes. Quietly. In my own head. I just…never thought I’d get to tell you out loud.”

Lola’s smile softens and she kisses him again. “You could’ve told me.”

“I’m telling you now.”

“Then I’m telling you, too.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. I love you, Miles.”

“I love you too, baby.”

Of course that’s when Jude decides to come over and hug the two of them.

“This is the best day of my life,” he says, grabbing ahold of both of them and swaying.

“I love us,” he continues, with a huge goofy grin on his face.

Miles exhales through his nose, but he doesn’t pull away. Lola keeps giggling. And Jude squeezes them both even tighter.

Never in a million years did I think this is how this would play out.

Chapter 36

Miles

We just had chicken tacos for dinner and the four of us are relaxing in the living room. Jude settles on the floor, flipping through something on his tablet. Reid’s in one of the armchairs, scrolling through his phone. I sit down on the couch, pulling Lola with me. She settles across my lap, tucking her head against my neck.

I can’t believe this is real. I have spent years dreaming of this exact scenario. Well, maybe not thisexactscenario. I didn’t imagine I’d be sharing her with two of my best friends.

Lola is the girl of my dreams. And by some strange stroke of luck, I get to call her mine.

Obviously, I wish things were different with Wes. It’s been a few days since the huge blow up and none of us have heard from him. I hope that with time he might understand it and try to accept it.