My So Called Life (Love Not Included Series Book 3) (36 page)

I try and speak but my throat is broken. I think he broke me. I love him. I love us and I love what we’ve become. Every day we will be something more perfect that only we can define. He is truly the other half of me and without him I wouldn’t be able to truly live.

“Chrissy, if there is any time that I beg of you to speak your mind out loud, it’s right now. ’Cause you’re killing me, making me wait.”

I look at those beautiful shiny greens.

“Yes.”

“Yes?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, thank you.” He stands quickly, picking me up.

“She said yes! She said yes!” I hear Pippa shouting in the background as Ian swings me around laughing.

“She sure did, Pip.” Ian beams at her. Then in a softer tone, he looks straight at me and says, “She sure did.”

“I love you,” I say.

“And if there was a word to describe how I feel for you I would use it. So for right now I will just say love. But I want you to know that word is mediocre compared to what I truly feel inside.” As my sigh is heard around the world, my last thought is that I guess in this so-called life, happily-ever-afters do exist. .

I can probably make my thank you list longer than the book itself. Writing is hard and you need the support of so many people to get through the easy and hard parts. I will always thank my husband for dealing with my crazy self. It’s not easy being married to someone who lives half the time in their head. So thank you for giving me the time to do what I love. You will forever be my favorite human. Thank you to the many others who listen to me gripe through the whole process. Nicole Blanchard who has my hand print memorized as she’s held my hand throughout my whole process. The editing teams, Karen Dale Harris and Hot Tree Editing. Amazing people who gave me insight that I loved and enjoyed! When people can take your work and dissect it while making you laugh and cry at the same time is pure talent.

A HUGE shout out to my Love Not Included street team. The people who pride in my work enough to brag about me day and night. You are the people who rock hard. And lastly my fans. You humble me. The feedback. The support. Every single response I receive is a step in the right direction for me. So thank you for being a huge stepping stone for me. Life is tough. And you make it easier to be me.

Rock on.

J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer and author of the
Love not Included
Series. When she’s not cooking, event planning, or playing around with her husband, son and three doxies, she’s relaxing with her nose in a book. With her love for romance and her head full of book boyfriends, she has been inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own stories to life. J.D Hollyfield lives in the Midwest and is currently at work on her fourth novel.

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