Page 56 of Taken With You
They knew.
Of course they knew. Garrick had told Logan and Dylan, just as Amanda had told Maggie. According to Garrick, Logan and Dylan were hot in love with the women now flanking her, so of course the secret would be shared. Word would inevitably spread among those close to both of them. She wondered how many members of Garrick’s family might already have guessed the truth. Surely someone had noticed that she’d arrived this morning from the back of the cabin, not from the winery. Not from the front driveway, where she would have pulled up in her car if she’d driven here from somewhere else. These were Garrick’s loved ones, the people who knew him best, and they’d given her a warm welcome, and a hell of a lot of respect.
What was she waiting for? Shewantedeveryone to know that she and Garrick were in love. There was no more perfect time than now.
“Ladies,” she said, jolting up from the chair. “Will you excuse me for a moment? I need to rock Garrick’s world.”
“Oh, I like her,” Jenny said.
Casey barked a laugh. “We’re rooting for you, girl.”
Amanda shot across the grass toward Garrick, passing Luke leaning against a tent post with Mags at full attention, passing Garrick’s parents who paused mid-conversation to watch her determined stride. She cut past the young boys, running in circles, and Agnes and her sister keeping a sharp eye on them both. But despite the swirl of family and friends, only Garrick filled her sight. He raised his head as she approached. His smile lit up like the sun.
“Amanda,” he said, opening his arms.
She threw herself into his embrace, kissing him so hard amid the laughter and whoops she wondered if she’d leave a mark.
It wasn’t the most dignified reveal.
But it sure felt perfect.
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