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“It's a shJoy couldn’t witness this moment,” Eric sighed, a note of wistfulness coloring his voice.
He had deliberately left Joy behind, partly because children had no business staying awake until such ungodly
hours, and partly from fear that the proposal might have unfolded differently than he'd hoped.
Eric's heart swelled with warmth as he envisioned their future. “When we exchange our vows, Joy and Locke will
scatter petals at our feet as our little flower bearers.”
“Mmm...”
The drowsy figure draped across his back offered only a muffled murmur in response, her breath warm against
his neck.
“Hadley?” Eric tilted his head back, uncertain whether his mind was playing tricks on him. “Is that you? Are you
awake?”
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This time, the sound reached him unmistakably—Hadley’s voice, broken by the unmistakable catch of someone
fighting tears.
“Hadley...” Her nescaped his lips as a gentle whisper. “Mmm...”
Her sobs intensified, her slender arms constricting around his torso as she buried her tear-streaked face against
the curve of his shoulder.
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The heat of her tears jolted Eric’s entire body.
“Hadley...” Eric’s voice cracked as he blinked rapidly, his own eyes beginning to burn as tears gathered at their
corners, threatening to spill over. Though he remained silent, the reason for her tears wasn’t a mystery. Their
shared history—which wasn’t exactly filled with sunshine and rainbows—spoke volumes. It was his fault—a debt
of pain accumulated over countless moments across too many years.
Hadley hiccupped between sobs, her face nuzzling against his back in a gesture both accusatory and intimate.
“You're such a jerk!”
“I know.” Eric's voice emerged rough with barely contained emotion as he nodded solemnly. “I am a jerk. The
worst kind.”
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“You...” Hadley’s tears cascaded faster now as her fingers dug into his shoulders. “You have to be good to me
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never find me!”
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