Never Enough: A New Adult Romance
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Damien was a different person than he’d been when I first met him. Sophia’s letter had given him a certain freedom, and even though I saw some of the previous guilt seep through at times, I knew he was working on moving past the promise he’d made her. I was pretty sure that given enough time, he’d be able to fully let it go.
I took what I could get though. I knew he loved me and together the two of us were figuring out what the hell we were going to do with our lives. I still hadn’t spoken to my parents since the Sunday I broke the news about quitting school. Now I had to start all over. I had to figure out what I wanted to go to school for. Luckily Damien was in the same boat. Apparently he’d been working at the coffee shop because he’d had no motivation to do anything else.
I guess I’d changed that for him. Now he wanted to go to school so he could get a real job. So he could support us in the future. I loved him so much and I loved that he was thinking about us long term.
A few months ago, I’d falsely assumed Damien was a player who could care less about relationships. But after learning about Sophia, I realized Damien craved commitment and connection. I was pretty sure that in the future, the two of us would be driving to Vegas and saying our vows. Not that I expected that anytime soon. I just didn’t think he was ready yet.
Tonight though I wasn’t going to worry about anything because tonight was Silence and Sorrow’s show. I was excited to play the cello with the guys, to use my talent for something I enjoyed.
Nik, Jed, Maggie, Deidre, Caden and the rest of the rugby team came to see us play. And it went well. They really were amazing and I was honored to be a part of it.
When we played the last song, I set my cello in its case on stage as the crowd cheered. I was about to stand up and walk off stage so the band we were opening for could start setting their equipment up, but I was stopped by a commotion to my side.
“Excuse me,” Damien said to the crowd. They silence down as he leaned into the mic. “We have one more song. If you’ll just bear with us.”
I sat there dumbly, not sure if I should stand up and leave or just stay where I was. I ended up doing the latter because I couldn’t move. Because Damien was singing. And he was looking at me. And I knew. This song was for me. He was singing for me. His voice wasn’t anything like Jonathan’s, which was ethereal. It sounded a little like an 80’s rock star, all powerful and loud.
But I didn’t focus on his voice for long because I couldn’t stop listening to the words coming out of his mouth. The lyrics were beautiful, about missing me about not being able to let me go. He’d told me he’d written some music while he was on the road, but I didn’t realize they’d been about me. But now I knew.
If there had been any doubt about being fully his girl before they were demolished with each word he sang.
And then the crowd was cheering and I was wiping the tears from my eyes as he turned toward me.
“That was for my girl. I lost her, but now I have her.”
I nodded, a wobbly smile on my face.
And then he was on his knee in front of me and everyone went wild.
“Marry me Temperance Cole. It doesn’t have to be soon, but I want everyone to know that you’re mine. Forever”
And when I said yes, the crowd erupted.
And my heart burst.
He was mine and I didn’t think I’d ever get enough.
About the Author
This is the first and only full-length novel by Annie Green. When she’s not daydreaming about characters, she can be found hanging out with her husband and son or reading sexy romance novels on the couch (much to the embarrassment of her family). Please feel free to contact her. She’d be happy to talk to you.
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