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Everything about the night we had replayed in my head over and over until I wanted her.But I feared her avoidant side had come to the forefront yet again especially because we were yet to define what we had. At least in the real sense.Staring out the window, I realized that the one person I would have asked for advice on something like this was no longer with us.Ethan, weird and annoying as he was, always had the right thing to say in situations like these. He was passionate about everything. Especially his woman. I saw how he loved her like she was the air he breathed.I wondered how he felt wherever he was realizing that the woman he would do anything for abandoned their child and was nowhere to be found until this very moment. It didn't make any sense why she would do that. Sometimes I wondered if she was alive.I hadn't built the courage to ask or dig into it. It was too much responsibility. If she was alive. She would come back. I hoped she would. Facing the heavy fold

From blushing like a girl with a teenage crush every time his messages popped up on my screen, to chuckling at whatever funny thing he said, I found myself acting a fool over a man. That was some miracle, knowing my history of being emotionally detached. I was down bad.Even Maya noticed and wiggled her brows at me every now and then.It was so bad, I almost started twirling my hair with one finger while moving from side to side on my swivel chair in the middle of a meeting. Okay, Sloane. You have to focus. I told myself that, realizing that I was beginning to look like a lovesick puppy. That wasn't the way to carry myself as CEO.But despite that, I looked forward to going home and being in Zane's arms. It was the highlight of my entire day.For someone who loved to work, work sure seemed boring today. As it had een for the last couple of days.Silly of me, I voiced that out to Maya as she ran me through my schedule."Of course it'd be boring." She muttered under her breath but

I was antsy. I tossed and turned every now and then on my bed unable to sleep because I kept thinking about what Zane was up to. He was walking away to take calls every now and then. He made me pack my bags like a treasure hunter who had to pack light for what was ahead.It was exciting, yet at the same time, frustrating.I wanted to know. I didn't like being kept in the dark.But he wouldn't even tell me where we were going.But Zane was determined to keep whatever he had planned a secret.I eventually gave up trying to figure it out.Or at least, I tried to.By the time I finally fell asleep, my mind was still coming up with different possibilities.~I woke up to Zane sitting at the edge of my bed."Wake up."I groaned and pulled the blanket over my head."Five more minutes.""We'll miss the flight."My eyes flew open."What flight?"He laughed."Exactly."I threw a pillow at him."You're so annoying."He caught it easily and tossed it back onto the bed."Get dressed."I sat up,

I woke up to the sound of birds chirping.When I opened my eyes, I saw one perched at the balcony. Slowly I sat up and realized that the sun was up in its full glory and Zane was nowhere to be found even though I had slept in his arms the night before.We came in from our date at almost midnight so it was no wonder that I slept in a little. But him, where the hell had he gone to? I thought.Getting into the bathroom as I rinsed my face, it suddenly clicked. Today was just not any random day on the calendar. It was my birthday. I stared at myself in the mirror for a few seconds.My birthday.I had completely forgotten about it until that moment.Maybe because birthdays hadn't felt particularly important to me in the past few years. There was always work, family drama, one crisis or another. Turning another year older had become just another thing to acknowledge and move on from.But this year felt different.Maybe it was because I was no longer the same woman who had walked into Zan

It felt like a dream. A dream I didn't want to wake up from. Sloane was finally mine for real this time. This time around, I didn't have to fight for my place in her heart because she had reserved it solely for me.When I planned the proposal, I was nervous. Knowing how things could quickly change between us, I feared that she would change her mind last minute and proceed to end things like our contract had stipulated. The thought plagued my mind for a long time. I almost called the planners to stop everything a few days before because I couldn't handle the thought of her rejection.But no, she said yes to being mine forever. She said yes to loving me just as I loved her. I took the risk and it paid off. I swore in my heart then and there that I would do everything in my power to keep a smile on her face and never make her cry anything other than tears of joy. I promised I would love and cherish her for as long as I would live. And I hoped it would be a long, long time. "What a