Page 145 of My Forever Girl
“Can’t you just ignore her? You own the place,” Phoenix said. “She’s going to have to find another piece of land to purchase.”
Bass exhaled. “That’s the thing. I own the building, but I don’t actually own the land beneath it. The subsurface rights were sold separately, so it’s a little more complicated than just telling her to fuck off. And they obviously have big money if they’re buying up multiple pieces of land.”
“Do you want to talk to my uncle River and get some legal advice?” I asked, because I could tell he was stressed about it.
“That might not be a bad idea.” Bass sighed and then shook his head and smiled, though I could tell it was forced. “All right, let’s take a shot. This is a celebration, and I didn’t mean to bring the party down.”
Brody added, “Let me grab us some celebratory shots, and we’ll deal with this Briar Sinclair bullshit tomorrow.” He walked to the bar and grabbed us five shot glasses of whiskey.
“Cheers to the first man to fly the coup,” he said as he held up his glass.
“May the rest of us stay single forever.” Cannon tipped his head back, and we all laughed.
“Hey there, fiancé,” Gracie said as she sidled up beside me.
“Hey, beautiful.” I tugged her closer before leaning down and kissing her hard.
“Damn. Get a room,” Phoenix said, and Cannon whistled.
“I think that’s actually a great idea. I’m taking my future wife home, and I’ll talk to you guys tomorrow.”
“What about the cake?” Phoenix shouted.
“You guys have at it,” I told them with a laugh.
I had other things on my mind.
We said our goodbyes as we made our way through the party, everyone in town congratulating us on our way out.
Once we were on the path to the house, I turned and picked her up and tossed her over my shoulder.
“Bear!” she squealed over her laughter. “What are you doing?”
“I’m going to carry you over the threshold, baby,” I said as she smacked my ass from where she was hanging over my back.
“We aren’t married yet—we’re engaged. You do the threshold thing on our wedding night,” she said with a chuckle.
“Well, I guess I’ll be doing it multiple times, because I like carrying you. Get used to it.”
“You’re ridiculous,” she teased as I pushed the door open and set her down on the counter, moving to stand between her legs.
“I’m crazy in love with you, Gracie Reynolds.” I tucked her hair behind her ears.
She smiled. “I’m crazy in love with you too. Thanks for the swoony proposal.”
“Thanks for saying yes.” I stroked my thumb over her bottom lip. “This is just the beginning. Forever starts today.”
“Forever started the day I met you, Cutler Heart,” she whispered.
She tangled her hands in my hair and kissed me as I lifted her off the counter, her legs coming around my waist as I carried her to the bedroom.
She was right.
Forever started the day I met her.
I’d loved this girl my entire life, and I’d love her till I took my last breath.
She was my forever girl.
THE END
