“Shhh. It’s my turn now.” He pulled a small black moleskin book out of his back pocket. “After we left here, I was going to take you into El Paso to that little B&B where we spent that first night together.”
“It was a great first night.” She managed to smile just thinking about it.
?
??It was.” He handed her the notebook. “We’re still going, by the way. But I’m giving this to you now.”
“What is it?” There weren’t any markings on the outside, and it was held closed with a black elastic band.
“Open it and find out for yourself.”
Hearing her earlier words echoed back to her made her heartbeat pick up. She carefully took the band off and opened the book. It took her a few seconds to understand the words written across the top of the first page in neat block letters. In case of zombies…
Below it was a bulleted list detailing how she and Quinn would survive a zombie apocalypse. Aubry looked up, looked back down, pressed her lips together, and turned the page. Each page detailed a different event.
In case of mutant alligators…
In case of mutant cannibals…
In case of ritual sacrifice…
It went on and on, each event one they survived. Together. Aubry turned the last page and read the larger letters. Marry me, peaches. “Great minds think alike.”
“That’s all you have to say?”
She smiled so wide she knew she had to look goofy as hell, and she didn’t give a damn. “I’ll say yes if you do.”
“Yes. As if there was any question.” Quinn pulled her into his arms and kissed her. “I love you.”
She’d never been one to believe in happily-ever-afters—until Quinn. And now…
Aubry kissed him again, pushing him back against the couch. And now she was so damn ready to take the next step into her very own happily-ever-after. “I love you, too. And yes. Fuck yes. Hell to the yes. I would love to marry you, Quinn Baldwyn.”
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Acknowledgments
Thanks to God, for the journey that made this book all the better for the wait.
Big thanks to Heather Howland for helping me shape this beast into a beauty and for loving Quinn and Aubry as much as I do!
Huge thanks to Mandy and the team at Barclay Publicity for being so supportive and being part of this journey with me!
Hugs and thanks to Julia Particka, Piper Drake, and Hilary Brady for being my go-tos for everything from plotting to sharing a hot beverage. You all are amazing and I couldn’t have done it without you!
Thank you to my family for their endless patience, and all my thanks and love to Tim. Kisses, babe!