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“Whatever you want to do.”

“They’re going to be mad, aren’t they?”

Garret tucks my hair behind my ear and looks me in the eye. “They arenotgoing to be mad. They love you. They want you to be happy.”

“I don’t like disappointing them.”

“I promise you, you will not be disappointing them. They’re proud of you. And they were proud of you even before they knew you were considering med school.”

“You still think I made the right decision?”

“It’s not about what I think. It’s about whatyouthink. Why do you ask that? Are you having doubts?”

“No. But I still feel like a loser. I had a goal before, and now I have nothing. I don’t like not having direction, not knowing what I’m working toward.”

“You’re working toward finding out what makes you happy. That’s not going to happen overnight.”

“So you don’t think I’m a loser?”

“I would never, ever think that about you. You work your ass off to succeed. You’re way more driven than I am. I have no problem slacking off. If I only had three classes, I’d be hanging out on the beach every day or going to the pool. And would you callmea loser?”

I smile. “No.”

“Jade, you’ve already accomplished so much, and I know you’re going to do so much more. You may not know what that is yet, but you’re going to kick ass at whatever it is. And I’m going to be here to watch it happen, and be even more amazed by you than I already am.”

“I’m not so sure about that.”

“You need to stop doubting yourself. You’re going to do incredible things in the years ahead. You’re going to make a difference in people’s lives. I know you are. I can feel it.”

“I don’t know why you believe in me so much.”

“I’ll always believe in you. And I’ll always support you in whatever you want to do.”

I hug him. “I love you.”

“Well, youaremarried to me. It’s kind of required that you love me.”

The alarm goes off again.

This time I reach over and shut it off. “You better get ready. You have class soon.”

“Would you call me a loser if I skipped today?”

“No, but I don’t think you should skip.”

“I’d rather stay in bed with you.”

“I’d like that, too, but you should go to class.”

He gets out of bed and stands beside it. “Today’s Friday which means it’s date night. You going out with me?”

“I don’t think so.” My gaze wanders over his naked body. He’s so damn hot. I feel heat rising inside me just looking at him.

“Why not? You got other plans?” He notices me checking him out and leans down to kiss me.

“I want you as my date.” I kiss him back. “I just don’t want to go out.”

“So you want to stay in?” He shoves the covers back and nudges my legs apart with his hand. “And do what?”

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