Chapter 18

Chapter 18

After my wife told me Claire named the kids after us. I'm not a man easily brought to tears, but hearing that brought tears out of my eyes. And I was so glad no one was here to see. Clutching the spot over my heart, I sigh constantly. Just like that, the negative thoughts that had entered my head in the last two years, the last seven days, of love at first sight, had disappeared. I had fallen in love, even though forbidden, the moment I laid eyes on Cassie. I felt butterflies, and the only other time that had happened was when I met Ivy in high school. Claire had to love us back to name her kids after us. I needed to hear her side and then we could think about the next steps.

The next morning, I make it to Claire’s house in record time. A 30-minute drive took me more than 25. I texted Ivy on my way here letting her know. I had no idea if the princess was expecting me, but we couldn’t put things off much longer. Concerning our kids, or us. We were long overdue for this conver