Chapter 65: Just This Once

Declan

The next few days with Henley were better than I ever could have imagined. If this was a preview of what our life together would be like, it would be fabulous.

Wednesday morning, we woke early, knowing it was the day we had to go back to our lives. Over the past few days, we had been living in a fairy tale. But there was no reason why the fairy tale couldn’t continue when we got back.

I woke first and paused, watching her sleep. I stroked her cheek when she slowly opened her eyes. “Good morning, sunshine.”

“Good morning.” A smile lit her lips as she slowly opened her eyes. “Promise me that nothing will change between us when we return.”

At that moment, my heart swelled, feeling so much love for her that I thought it would burst. “I promise.” I didn’t want to allow myself to feel it, but this one time, I was going to allow it and unleash my heart.

I rolled onto her and looked into her eyes as I gave her a sweet kiss. She was the kindest, most loving person I’d ever met.