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She stays quiet for another moment, and I can see the exact second, she makes her decision. Her smile grows wider, and suddenly she’s laughing and crying at the same time.
“Okay,” she says.
“Okay?”
“Okay, yes. Let’s do it. Let’s get married tomorrow.” She throws her arms around my neck, and I lift her off the ground, spinning her around on the balcony overlooking Vegas. “But I have conditions.”
“Name them,” I say, setting her down but keeping my arms around her.
“I want everyone there. Your whole family, both bands, everyone who matters to us. I want the people we love to witness this.”
“Done.”
“And I want it to be real. Not some Vegas chapel Elvis thing. I want vows that mean something.”
“Whatever you want.”
“And I want to look beautiful. I know it’s short notice, but?—”
“You’re always beautiful,” I interrupt, kissing her softly. “But yes, we’ll make sure you have everything you want.”
She grins up at me, and the sight makes my heart race. “I can’t believe we’re doing this.”
“Having second thoughts?”
“No,” she says immediately. “Scared out of my mind, but no second thoughts. When you know, you know, right?”
“Right.”
We spend the next hour planning and dreaming and calling each other fiancé and fiancée just to hear how it sounds. We’ll tell the family after tomorrow’s show, find a chapel that can accommodate our group, and make it official.
“Hey, Justine?”
“Yeah?”
“The road to forever starts tomorrow.”
She grins, and the sight makes my heart skip. “I love the sound of that.”
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EPILOGUE
TWO MONTHS LATER - HORSESHOE BAY, BERMUDA
The pink sand is warm beneath my feet as I watch Eden paddle out for her final heat of the Horseshoe Bay Invitational. The turquoise water of Horseshoe Bay is perfect today. Clean, consistent four-foot waves that seem almost designed for competition. In the distance, I can see the officials’ boat and the camera crews documenting every moment of what could be Eden’s invitation to the Olympic trials. Everyone we know is here, sitting on the beach, watching our girl compete.