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“Only if it works. Otherwise, I’m simply asking for what I want.”

I kissed him for that, and I couldn’t contain the words any longer. “I love you, Christopher Hansen.” He didn’t have to say it back. I just had to let him know about the overwhelming feelings churning inside me.

Kit pressed his forehead to mine. “That’s beautiful to hear from your gorgeous mouth.” He then pulled back to meet my gaze. “And I love you, River Ashe.”

I was flying. Words circled my brain that I had to get onto paper before I lost them.

I sent him back out one last time, grabbed my ever-present notebook and pencil, and I wrote.

“Three Words”

Nothing more to say

Only things to feel

No time left for doubt

Three words that can reveal

We’ve wandered all our lives

Taken wrong turns left and right

Until the day you crossed my path

And I finally saw the light

Words can hurt

Words can heal

Three words were all it took

To know your love is real

We stare into the future

The two of us, side by side

And when our time is over

It’s all been worth the ride

Words can hurt

Words can heal

Three words was all it took

To know our love is real

Chapter Nineteen

Kit

“Chanice, you can’t leave Nate. He’ll be lost without you,” I pleaded as I helped her set the food out for the party Nate was hosting at his house to celebrate the successful first half of Accidental Fire’s tour.

She sighed as she handed me a large bowl of pasta salad to place on the kitchen table, where she was setting up the buffet. “Kit, dear, it’s time for me to go. I’ve held on for too long, hoping Nate would change, but my life is speeding by, and I want to find someone to spend the rest of it with. You can’t hold that against me.”