bGracie’s /bbiPOV/i/bb: /b

I opened my eyes just as the sun was rising. The room was still slightly dark. The television must’ve been turned boff/bb. /bI could see the light pink colors through the huge ceiling to floor window just over Kai’s shoulder. It couldn’t have been no more than 6AM if the sun was just rising…still early.

I looked up at my sleeping fiancé, he had me wrapped in his embrace. No wonder my dreams became peacefulst night. I never dreamed of the fire whenever I was with him. The thought made my heart smile as big as my lips. I wasn’t ready to disturb this moment. I snuggled my face info his chest and decided to go back to sleep.

“iI /iilove /iiyou Kai/ii./ii” /i

The words came out quietly as my eyes shut. It felt good to say aloud what my heart had been feeling across two

lifetimes.

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biKai’s /i/bbPOV/bb: /b

iWhen /iiI /iifinally /iiwoke /iiup/ii, /iiGracie’s /iihead /iiwas /iiying /iion /iimy /iichest/ii. /iiShe /iiwas /iiwoke /iiand /iiwatching /iisomething /iion /iTV ithat /iiwas /iimaking /iiher /iigiggle /iilightly/ii. /iiI’d /iinever /iiget /iitired /iiof /iithat /iisound/ii. /iiUnaware /iiI’d /iiwaken /iiup/i, ishe /iislightly /iijumped /iiwhen /iI ikissed /iithe /iitop /iiof /iiher head/ii. /iiI /iicouldn’t /iihelp /iibut /iiugh /iiat /iiher /iinervousness/i.

i“/iiGood /iimorning/i.”

iI /iibeamed /iibrightly /iiat /iiher /iias /iiher /iieyes widen /iiwith /iihints /iiof /iiguilt /iiin /iithem/ii. /i

i“/iiGood /iimorning/ii. /iiDid /iiI /iiwake /iiyou/ii?!/ii” /i

i“/iiNot /iiat /iiall/ii./ii” /i

iShe gave /ime ione /iist /iilook /iiof /iiskepticism /iibefore /iirxing/i. iIt /iiwas /iithe /iitruth/ii, /iihowever/ii, /iishe /iihadn’t /iiwaken /iime /iiup/i.

“iHow /iilong /iihave /iiyou /iibeen /iiup/ii?/ii” /i

iShe /iiscrunched /iiher /iismall /iinose /iias /iiif /iitrying /iito /iithink /iiabout /iiher /iianswer/ii. /i

“Emm…imaybe /iiabout /iian /iihour /iinow/ii./ii” /i

iI /iinced /iiover /iiat /iithe /iinightstand/ii; /iithe /iiclock /iishowed /iithe /iitime /iiwas /iijust /iiafter /iieight/ii. /i

“iWhat /iiare /iiyou /iiwatching/ii?/ii” /i

b9:45 /bbWed/bb, /bbSep /bb10 /b

i“/iThis movie called i‘/iEternal Loveb,/b”

“I don’t ithink /iI’ve heard of that one. iIs /iIt iany /igoodi?/i”

Gracie giggled islightly /ibefore responding.

“Well…it depends. iIf /iyou like ithose /icheesy ioverly /idramatic dramas…then definitelyi./ii” /i

biI /i/bwas a little shocked. Gracie ialways /iseemed mature ibeyond /iiher /iyears so hearing she liked ithose /iitypical /iromance bidramas /i/bwas rather interesting.

i“/iI’m isurprised /iyou like ithis /iitype /iiof /iistuff/i.”

She igiggled /iiagain/i.

i“/iiIt’s /iiokay /iito /iihave /iia /iiguilty /iipleasure /iievery /iinow /iiand /iiagain/i.i” /i

iGuilty /iipleasure/ii. /i

iWas /iishe /iimine/ii? /i

iBefore /iI icould /iirespond/ii, /iimy /iiphone /iibegan /iito /iiring/i….iKa/i.

iAnnoyed/ii, /iiI /iianswered /iiwith /iiirritation /iiin /iimy /iivoice/i.

“iWhat /iis iit /iiKa/ii?/ii” /i

“Ohi, /iidon’t /iiwhat /iiis /iiit /iime /iiyou /iigrouch/ii…/iiare /iiyou /iiguys /iihungry/ii? /iiBreakfast /iiis /iibeing /iiprepared /iiin /iithe /iigrand /iidining /ihall.”

iI /iitapped /iiGracie /iion /iithe /iishoulder /iito /iisee /iiif /iishe /iiwas /iihungry/i. iHer /iiface /iiinstantly /iilit /iiup/ii. /iiGuess /iithat /iimeant /iiyes/ii. /i

“iWe’ll /iidown /iishortly/ii./ii” /i

iAfter /iigetting /iidresses/ii, /iiGracie /iiand /iI imade /iiour /iiway /iidown /iito /iithe /iidining /iihall/i. iShe /iiwas /iiwearing /iithis /iipink /iisundress /iithat /iihug /iiher /iibody /iiin /iiall /iithe /iiright /iiways/ii. /iiMy /iithoughts /iiwent /iifrom /iidark /iito /iienvious /iito /iipanic /iias /iI ithought /iiabout /iithe /iifact /iiothers /iiwould /iibe /iiable /iito /iiogle /iiover /iimy /iifiancé /iiwhile /iishe /iiwas /iiout /iiwith /iiKa /iitoday/ii. /i

iAs /iiwe /iientered /iithe /iidining /iihall/ii, /iiit /iilooked /iilike /iijust /iiabout /iieveryone /iielse /iiwas /iiup/ii. /i

i“/iiGood /iimorning /iichildren/ii./ii” /i

iMy /iimother /iibeamed /iibrightly /iias /iiwe /iimade /iiour /iiway /iito /iithe /iitable/ii. /i

i“/iiGood /iimorning /iieveryone/ii! /iiI /iihope /iieveryone /iislept /iigood/ibi./i/bi” /i

b9:45 /bWedb, /bbSep /bb10 /b

iGracie /ismiled brightly as she hugged my mother and aunts.

“Not as good as iKai /iiI /ibet.”

iTyler’s /iface had a mischievous grin on it. iI /iwanted to punch that grin right off. iLuckily/ii, /iiGracle /imissed hismentbi, /i/bbiI /i/bstared a thousand daggers at him as Cameron itried /iihis /iibest /inot toughi. /i

iI’d /ikill them iboth /iter ion/i.

While we all ate, everyone started idiscussing /iitheir /ins for ithe /idayi. /i

i“/iiGracie /iI nned ia /igirl’s brunch ifor /ius ifour/ii!/ii” /i

iKa /iibeamed /iias /iileaned /iion /iiGracie’s /iishoulder/i. iI /iicould tell /iiGracie /iwas iexcited /iibut /iithere /iwas a ihint /ibiof /i/biguilt /iiin /iiher /ieyes bonce /bishe /iilooked /iiat /ime.

iI /ismiled ilightly/ii; /iishe /iiwanted /ito imake /iisure /iiI /iiwasn’t /iiupset /iiabout /iiher /iileaving /ime. iAlways /iso iconsiderate/i. I kissed iher /iihead /iiand /iiwhispered /iiin /iiher /iiear/ii. /i

i“/iiI /iiwant /iiyou /iihave /iifun /iidoing /iia /iigirl’s /iiday/ii. /iiWhile you’re /iiout/ii, /iibuy /iisomething /iiyou /iithink /iiI /iiwould /iilike/i.i” /i

iHer /iieyes /iiwiden /ias iher /iiface /iibegan /ito iturn /iilight /iired/ii. /iiI /iiughed /iiinwardly /iiknowing /iishe /iiwas /iiprobably /iitrying /iito /iidecipher /iiwhat /iithat /iimeant/ii. /iiI’d /iigive /iino /iihints/ii, /iihowever/ii. /iiLet’s /iisee /iihow /iicreative /iiyou /iiare /iiGracie/i.

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