Chapter 55 - Forever and always (The end)

One year later

It was my last shift at Crowns, and the place buzzed with clients. Tourist season ended, which meant more of our regular clients than drunken visitors, but that also meant fewer tips since summer was the peak of our year.

From the comforts of the back of the bar, I laughed with Luke and Martin, who threw dishcloths at each other for something funny the other said.

I stayed in my corner, laughing at their silly banter and poured a Rum and Coke to a man before he disappeared back into the crowd.

After tonight, I was taking a leap of faith with writing full-time. I had finished my book and sent it to multiple publishers. I knew my novel wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea. It was basically my story. My story with Dominic and the struggles I had lived through these last few years.

I had debated longly about penning it as a romance. As I went through the third and fourth drafts of re-writing and making it better, I thought it looked more like a tragedy with a happy ending.

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