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I shake my head. “You shouldn’t be here.”

“We’re moving to Boone,” Tanner says. “It’s a done deal. We’ve found locations for our companies down here. Tag found us a house to live in. We’re turning our lives upside down to be with you. We’ll move to Georgia, happily, if it means we get to be with you.”

My mouth opens and closes, but I can’t find the words. Are they serious? Are they really moving to Boone?

“We love you,” Tag says. “We’ll do anything for you. We’re going to be here, no matter what. Everything is sorted out. The only thing we need is you.”

“But,” I begin, still struggling to speak. “You’ll resent me if you move here. You’ll miss the city life, eventually. You’ll want to go out and find new girls in new cities.”

They’re shaking their heads before I even finish. “You’re the only girl we want,” Trace says. “And just because we put down roots here doesn’t mean we can’t travel. We’ll bring you with us. You said you wanted to see new places. We can take you there. But we’ll always come back to Boone.”

“Besides, we were never really city boys, anyway. We like Georgia, and we love you,” Tag adds.

I can’t believe what I’m hearing. I pinch myself, sure I’m dreaming. I’m wide awake.

I’m shocked and surprised, not sure what to think yet. My brain is struggling to keep up with the conversation. The guys are moving to Boone? They bought a house? This is pure insanity, but I love them for it.

“How would this even work?” I ask. “How could the four of us be together? Our little town would die of shock.”

Rumors would fly about how much of a slut I am for sleeping with three guys. It’s such a small town, we couldn’t keep it a secret. Am I ready for Boone to turn against me?

The men look hungrily at me. I like to think the lust in their eyes is reserved only for me.

“Trust us,” they say. “It’ll work.”

Is it that easy? Can I just trust them again after everything we’ve been through? I’m terrified that they’ll hurt me again. Trudy told me to stay away. Will she ever forgive me if I break that promise?

She’s my best friend. I have to believe she’ll understand. Once she sees how the guys and I are with each other, she’ll know we’re meant to be together.

The guys look sincere. I want to trust them.

So I do.

I have to go with my heart. My entire life has been spent denying myself. I deny myself food when I feel fat. I deny myself pleasure when I feel undeserving. I feel guilty when I do even the smallest thing wrong.

I’m tired of living like that. I want to go with the flow. I want to let life figure itself out. I don’t need to have all the answers all the time. I don’t want to always be the good girl. It’s time I did something just because I want to do it.

Trudy might be mad at me. The town may think I’m insane for dating three guys. I don’t care. I’m in love, and I’m going to follow my heart for the first time in my life.

“Okay,” I say.

“Okay?” Tag asks. “Does that mean--”

I nod, unable to contain my smile. “I want to give this a shot. I love you. All of you. I don’t care if it’s messy or scary. I want to be with you.”

The guys break into brilliant smiles. Their blue eyes are brighter than I’ve ever seen.

“We love you,” Tanner says.

I kiss each of them deeply to seal the deal. Work and life can wait. This is more important.

I don’t know what the future will hold, but right now, I don’t care. I’m happy, and that’s what matters.

Epilogue 1

Kendall

One year later.