Page 60 of Finding Us

“But they’re here in town. What if they do something? What if they really do try to stop the wedding?”

“It’s not gonna happen. I worked my freaking ass off trying to get you to marry me and it’s happening on Saturday, no matter what.”

I rest my chin on his chest. “I don’t think you worked your ass off. I think I made it pretty easy.”

“Are you kidding me? First of all, I worked my ass off just to get you to date me. And then I worked my ass off trying to get you tokeepdating me after you kept trying to break up with me.”

I smile. “I think you’re exaggerating. I didn’t make it that hard.”

“You made it nearly impossible. That should show you how much I love you. There’s no way in hell I’d work that hard for any other girl.”

I rub my hand along his bare chest. “You’re funny.”

“I’m not kidding, Jade. You made things very difficult. Extremely difficult.”

I laugh. “I’m sorry. But you got what you wanted in the end.”

“I did.” He drops a soft kiss on my forehead.

“So did I.” I inch closer to him.

“You know what?” he asks.

“What?” I reach up and kiss him.

“Next week at this time you’ll be my wife.” I feel him smile against my lips.

“And you’ll be my husband.” I kiss him again then kiss my way down to his chest. I love kissing him. All of him. His body is pure perfection and I can’t help but put my hands and lips all over him.

“Jade?” Garret smooths my hair with his hand.

I kiss my way back to his face. “Yeah?”

“I’m serious when I say I don’t want you to worry about this thing with Roth. We’re going to have a great week. We’re going to have a great wedding. And everything’s going to be okay.”

“I know you say that but—”

“What did I say back in the woods in Connecticut before I found out their decision about my future?”

My mind flashes back to that day. I remember it so vividly it’s like it happened yesterday. “You said that everything will work out.”

“And itdidwork out.”

“Yeah, but you had no control over that.”

“Jade.” He waits until our gazes meet in the dimly-lit room. “Do you trust me?”

“Yes.” And it’s true. I, the person who used to trust no one, trust Garret completely now.

“Then listen to me. They are not going to try to take me again. They’re not going to do anything to me. This is over, okay?”

“I guess.” I rest my head on his shoulder.

“Hey.” He lifts my chin up. “We can’t let them control us. I mean it. We can’t let them get in our heads.”

“You’re right.” I take a deep breath and let it out. “Okay. I’m not going to worry about it. This is our wedding week and I want to spend it being happy. Because I am, Garret. I’m so happy to be marrying you.”

“You are?” I see him smiling.

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