“What?”
“I know how important it is, how being on this island makes you feel closer to your father. I understand why your mom sold,” he motions his head toward my old cottage, “but I didn’t want you to lose that connection. And even though this isn’t the house he originally saved all that money up for years ago, it’s still close. Will being near your old cottage bother you? I can buy another—”
“Chase . . .” Tears fall freely down my face.
“Baby, did I upset you?”
“No,” I say, adamantly shaking my head. I take a step closer toward my old house. “That house, it holds so many wonderful memories, and one horrific one. The fact that you wanted to buy me a cottage near my old one . . .”
Coming up behind me, he holds me tight. “I love you, and I’ll do anything for you.”
“I know. That’s why I’m crying. This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done.”
“This is where it all started. It holds a special place in my heart as well. If I didn’t decide to come here with my friends that week, we would have never met.”
“Remind me to thank them.”
“So, the house. It’s okay?”
“It’s better than okay. It’s amazing. You’re amazing,” Turning in his arms, I hold Chase’s face and kiss him, pouring all my emotions into it.
Releasing him, I look deep into his blue eyes. “I’ll never forget the wonderful memories of my life with my father in that house, but I can’t wait to make new memories with you.”
The end.
