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A couple of frat guys giving Maisie a lap dance, which is only made funnier by the fact that her brother Jackson is in attendance. Pretty sure Kai had to restrain him. Otherwise, he would have knocked the two guys’ skulls together for violating his little sister, though she didn’t seem to mind one bit.

All in all, it’s been a pretty incredible night.

One of the best.

Something I’ll remember for a long time to come.

And it’s only made that much more special by the people surrounding me.

Lyric, with her kind nature and soft heart.

Kai, the man responsible for my best friend’s immeasurable happiness. Even with all his brooding, I’m happy to call him a friend.

Maisie, fearless and unapologetic, the life of any party. My spirit sister.

And then there’s River.

The kind of man romance novels are written about.

He’s perfection in every way.

There isn’t a day that will pass that I won’t feel like the luckiest girl on the planet to have him at my side.

This feeling is only reiterated when he pulls me close, nuzzling his face into my hair in that sexy way he does.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to go home and finish what we started earlier,” he murmurs into my ear, sucking the soft lobe in between his teeth.

My body sings to life in an instant, every other thought outside of being naked beneath him lost to the hum his touch evokes beneath my skin.

“I think I could be on board with that,” I admit, my arms going around him.

“Think anyone would miss us?”

“Do you really care?” I pull back to meet his gaze.

“Nope,” he says matter-of-factly, pulling a smile to my lips.

“Then what are you waiting for?” I arch a brow in challenge.

Without warning, he swoops down and picks me up. The next thing I know, I’m over his shoulder, my face at his back.

“River!” I squeal in laughter, the alcohol burning away any embarrassment I might feel under normal circumstances.

“I guess I’m leaving,” I call to Lyric, who gets one look at me draped over her brother’s shoulder and starts laughing.

“Don’t you need a ride?” she calls after us, but River doesn’t slow.

Guess that’s a no.

“Tell Maisie bye for me.” I have no idea if she hears me as we disappear into the crowd, and frankly, I don’t care.

Right now, the only thing I care about is going home and letting River have his way with me.

Naked beneath him is my favorite place to be, and I don’t see that letting up anytime soon.

Guess happy endings really do exist.

Though we’re nowhere near the end...

We’re only getting started.