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I know there is a huge goofy grin on my face from the way Shay rolls her eyes.

“Come here,” I say and grab her hand to pull her body to mine. “I still think you should do it.”

“What?” She laughs. “Really? But we just made up.”

“So.” I shrug. “We have to get back into town to sign those papers somehow.”

Her nod is instant.

“Get in.”

I race to the driver’s seat, and she races to the passenger.

“I can’t believe we are about to own The Marina.”

I start the engine and back out of her driveway.

She squeals when we hit the road.

“Hey,” I say, and she beams a smile at me.

“Yes?”

I love how happy she sounds.

I nod to the sign.

“Put that thing out the window, Shay. You owe me.”

She crawls over the center to kiss me quickly then takes her seat again, rolls her window down, and sticks the sign out.

Shay Parker loves me.

I grin.

Shay Asher sounds better.

EPILOGUE

SHAY

“I’m so sorry, sir, The Marina is booked for that weekend.”

I smile, even though this stranger can’t see me through the phone.

Those are words I was scared I might not get to say again, but here I am, turning people away even during the winter months. Once The Marina took off, it blew us all away.

It helps that Luca got to work right away the moment he owned it, finishing the cabins and making sure we hosted event after event.

He had the idea to build an addition onto The Marina for bigger events, and from that, he added a special boardwalk to the water, which wasn’t far and it’s a dreamy intimate spot.

I wasn’t fully into the idea, because Lovers is a small town, and having an event space takes away from the lodge. I wasn’t about to step on my best friend's toes like that. But as soon as I spoke with Grace, she assured me that it’ll all work out. Smaller parties are hesitant to book with them becausethey are so big, so having another option in our town is brilliant.

Luca and his team had it finished before the first snowfall this year, and it’s been booked ever since.

“When is your next opening for the space?”

“Just after the first of the year.”

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