He lets out a long breath. “You are amazing, you know that?”
“I am pretty awesome,” I agree, making him smile.
He turns back to the headstone. “I’m sorry I let you down, baby girl. But Mommy is right, I loved you before I even knew about you, and I will love you for the rest of my life and then some. Thank you for helping me find my way back to her.” He leans forward and kisses the cold, hard stone, the opposite of what it felt like to kiss her little head. “Daddy loves you, Serenity.”
Wrapping my arms around him, I kiss his shoulder. “You ready to go?”
Solemnly, he nods. We walk away hand in hand, leaving our baby girl behind as we begin our life together. It’s a strange feeling, but it also feels right. And I know she’ll always be with us no matter where we are.
* * *
The next afternoon, we left for California.
Together.
Once we landed and arrived at Jett’s house, I wasted no time in changing into my bikini and running out to the ocean. In all the times I’ve been here, I haven’t been in the ocean since I was a teenager and came out to visit him.
Paddling out on surfboards, we lay back and let the waves rock us into a calm. Reaching out, I take Jett’s hand in mine.
When the sun begins to set, we find a wave to take us in. Turning around, I stare out at the sun setting behind the horizon. His arms band around my waist, and we watch as the day ends. Excitement courses through me at the realization that when the new day dawns, it’s the first day of our forever.
Tilting my head back, his lips find mine. “I kissed you first, you know,” he says with a smirk. Gripping my chin in his fingers, he kisses me again. This time, his tongue strokes mine in a searing kiss that clenches my core and makes my heart beat fast in my chest.
“And you’ll be my last.”
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About the Author
Lindsay Becs has always enjoyed writing as an outlet and a fun hobby. Having pushed outside her box, she wrote and self-published her first book in 2017. Now, she hopes to continue to explore deeper into the world of writing. Tragically beautiful love stories are what she enjoys writing most, but who knows what the future will hold.
Lindsay is also an avid reader, Netflix binger, and never goes far without coffee first. She wishes fall lasted all year long, and peanut M&M’s are her writing fuel. She is from the Buckeye state of Ohio but is privileged to have lived all over the world with her military husband, their three crazies, and eight-year-old puppy.
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Other Books by Lindsay
STANDALONES & NOVELLAS
MOON | Broken Heartbeats | Mister Dimples: A Cocky Hero Novel | Dance in the Balance: MM Novella
ALWAYS SERIES
Always | Always There | Promise Me Always
Always You | After Always
KING FAMILY NOVELS
Hate Nothing | Want Everything | Crave All
Rock Em’ Dead Series
Lullaby of Tears
Ballad of Hysteria – Coming Soon!
Acknowledgments
Thank you so much for reading! Whether this is your first book of mine to read or the 14th, I appreciate you!
Thank you to my alpha readers, Ryleigh and JoAnna, for always helping me when I’m stuck or questioning if I should scrap everything and live in a hole. You are my lifelines that keep me going.
Thank you, Tricia, for editing this beauty and making it perfect.
Thank you, Merci, for proofing for me and catching everything my crossed-eyes miss.
Thank you, Amanda, for making this aaaaaaa-mazing cover for this book. You took all my crazy suggestions and riddles and turned it out girl! Your talent astounds me.
HUGE thanks to my teams! My ARC team, Pimp Squad, Lovelies… I could not do any of this without you in my corner. I love you all so, SO much!
Thank you to my family for putting up with my crazy and me asking them what they think when they really don’t care.
Just… Thanks. I love you all. <3
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