Page 99 of The Cherry Crush Flower Shop
When he left, sunlight spilled back into the space. Zoe turned to Jackson, smirking. “You didn’t think I was being too obvious, did you?”
He smiled, shaking his head. “Krista’s not going to know what hit her.”
“Sorta like how I knocked you off your feet?” she teased.
Jackson’s eyes softened, lingering on her until her cheeks warmed under the weight of it.
The greenhouse hummed with life around them, with plants stretching toward the sun, kittens darting through the rows, laughter still echoing faintly from the children at the door. The garden was thriving too. The Moonlight Kisses were doing just as well here as they had in the hidden meadow, nurtured by the rich mountain soil Jackson had carried down from the ridge, the warm, steady sunshine, and a small fountain that sent a trickle of water through the beds.
Jackson tugged her close, pressing his lips to her hair. His voice was low, rough with everything he felt. “I love you, Zoe Hart.”
Her smile bloomed against his chest, steady and full of promise. She tilted her head back just enough to meet his eyes, the reflection of the Moonlight Kiss blooms shimmering around them like captured starlight. “And I love you, Jackson Hawthorne,” she whispered, her hand resting over his heart. “I always have, and I always will. You and me, forever.”
He drew her in again, holding her as if the whole world had finally come into focus. The garden was still blooming. So wastheir love. And now, the future stretched out before them like a path of sunlight—bright, endless, and full of hope.
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