And I couldn't wait to see what the future would hold for us.

“Are you sure you can stand to be around me for very long?” I teased as I dragged my mouth up to her neck. “After all, I can be silly.”

“I like you this way.” She cupped my face. “I like you every way.”

“I feel much the same, my love.”

And when I kissed her, I swear I could feel infinity stretch before us.

CHAPTER32

Clara

“Oh, I love these!”

I grabbed a pair of LED curtains from a rack and held them up. My eyes lit up with joy as I pressed the tester button. Each of the lights sparkled a bright green and I turned to Laura to show her my discovery.

“It's green!”

She laughed. “I'm surprised you didn't find the purple ones first.”

“Hey, a girl has to have options, right?”

“What's this for again?”

I placed the LED curtains into a cart. “One of my clients is throwing a party for his son. He wants everything to be an Irish theme.”

“Because they're Irish?”

“No, because they're English.”

Laura stared at me blankly as I broke into laughter. She took hold of the cart and shrugged playfully as she wandered down another aisle. Most of the items down the aisle were green and I happily plucked through them, humming as I walked alongside the cart.

“You're happy today,” she observed. “Did Levon stay the night again?”

“He stayed over Saturday night.”

“And last night?”

I rolled my eyes. “No, I needed sleep last night.”

“That sounds like it's going very well.”

“Actually, it has been going well. I'm surprised that things fell right into place. I was worried we wouldn't be able to meet in the middle.”

“Do you want to tell me more?”

I giggled as I placed a plastic green hat on my head. “I mean, I could.”

“But?”

“Butit's more fun if you don't know.”

She huffed. “Oh, come on! You know I love hearing about all the juicy details of your love life.”

“Except for the dirty ones.”

“Yeah, no. Keep those to yourself. But tell me everything else!”