Sweet Little Nothing
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"Consider it done."
"Your same table?" the hostess asks.
Emmy nods, but I say, "Actually I was hoping we could sit outside today."
"What? Why?" Emmy cocks her head to the side.
"It's a beautiful day," is all I say in reply, glad everyone is sticking to the script.
"I guess." She crinkles her nose. "You're acting weird."
"If y'all will follow me?" The hostess leads us out onto the patio, which I've rented out just for us.
Fairy lights twinkle overhead, casting a romantic glow over the whole space, while soft music pumps from the speakers.
On cue, “No One's Gonna Love You” by Band of Horses starts up right as the sun dips below the horizon.
"Sterling!" Emmalyn whips around to face, accusation evident in her big, brown eyes.
"Yes, baby?"
"What is all of this?" She throws her arms wide, gesturing to the patio. "What are you doing?"
"This," I murmur, dropping down to one knee.
Tears fill her eyes, but a smile splits her cheeks. "Ster."
"I love you. All of you. Every single part of you." I reach up and take her hand in mine. "I love you on your good days and on your bad. You're easily the best part of my life, Emmalyn Price. I didn't deserve a chance with you, and yet you gave me one. So, here I am now, once again asking for something I probably don't deserve."
I lean back ever so slightly on my heel and slide the velvet box from my pocket. "Marry me? Marry me and make me the happiest motherfucker on the planet?"
She nods, her tears freely falling.
"Words, baby. I need your words."
"Yes! Oh my God. Yes!"
I slide the ring onto her finger before standing and pulling her into my arms for a searing kiss. "I love you, little mouse."
"I love you, too." She squeezes me to her once more. “You will always be my home.”
What’s Next
Stella’s book is coming this summer, and I am already so, so, so obsessed with her story.
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Known by Kate to most, LK Farlow is an Amazon Top 40 bestselling author of nearly a dozen romances, ranging from sweet, to sexy, to rip your heart out, and everything in-between.
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Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
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To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. https://twloha.com/
Acknowedgements
My greatest fear with every single book, and I mean this every single book, is that I’ll forget to thank someone important. And there are so many people who deserve my gratitude. So many people who have helped me, not only with this book, but with my entire author journey.
Thank you to the many amazing, kind souls who have gone out of their way to help me, to lend an ear, or a kind word on a down day. You, my friends, are the light in this world and I’m more grateful for you (and your friendship) than words can adequately express.
A major thanks to my amazing Alpha & Beta team. You ladies are an invaluable part of my creative process.
I also need to thank my editing team—Kiezha, Ellie, and Julie, the fact that y’all haven’t fired me is amazing. And a blessing, because I couldn’t do this without y’all.
To my PA’s, you ladies keep me sane. Seriously, never leave me.
Candi, and the whole Give Me Books crew, thank y’all for all of your hard work in getting the word out about this book.
But maybe the most important group I need to thank is the book lovers! Whether you’re a reader or a blogger, you are the reason I am able to do this. Your support means more to me than I’ll ever be able to articulate. I am thankful for each and every one of you.
And last but not least, my family. Y’all are my everything and I’m incredibly grateful for the glorious chaos y’all bring.