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“Yeah, it does, actually,” I reply. “I love Orlando. I actually thought about Orlando before Jamison.”

“I don’t think we’re in danger, I want to make that clear,” says Damon. “I just… I think maybe a fresh start in a new place might be good for our new family. Miami’s been my home for most of my life, so I can go either way. I could live here comfortably for many more years,or… I’m open to changes.”

I watch as the sun disappears, leaving us little light but the stars and the moon.

As we ride from the beach back to the house, I can’t help but feel a sudden sense of excitement. Maybe it’s impulse or perhaps I’m enticed by the way he was talking, but I’m suddenly fixated on the idea of going somewhere new with my new fiancé and son.

“I’m okay with wherever we end up!” I say to him from the back of his bike. “I trust you. You and Jamison are my life now… I ride wherever your bike takes me.”

We drive by a popular bike bar, receiving an outpour of roaring engines revving as we drive by. I do feel safe. I always feel secure whenever I’m with Damon. And I have no doubt that our son is going to grow up into a spectacular young man having him as a father.

“Can I tell you a secret?” I ask him.

“Anything!”

“I’ve been thinking about what our child would be like from the first night we spent together,” I admit. “I’m the luckiest girl in all of Miami.”

We ride off into the sunset and beyond, excited and thrilled with where our paths might take us.

THE END