In this moment, Sam knew for sure that Annie meant all that she said. At this point, she knew she’d be a fool to ever let her go. “This all feels like some sort of business transaction when all you’d probably intended was to profess your love for me. I always did love your grand gestures.”
“So, is that...a yes?” Annie smiled and stepped closer to Sam, their bodies finally touching.
Sam nodded as her eyes filled with tears. “Can’t believe I’m crying after being proposed to. Now look at who the sap is.”
Annie gently wiped the tears from Sam’s cheek with her thumb and pulled her body closer. “My heart has never been so full of love for you as it is right now.”
Sam looked deep into Annie’s eyes. She never felt happier than she did right now, never more sure than how she felt in this moment. She loved Annie and didn’t ever want to lose her again. “I’d say it’s time you kissed me.”
Annie cupped Sam’s face in her hands and pressed her lips against hers. Annie’s lips felt so soft and familiar, causing Sam to want her even more. As they continued to kiss, cheers erupted behind them as fellow lifeguards applauded and hollered out congratulations. When Sam wrapped her arms around Annie and buried her face in her neck, a warmth flooded her body. But in an instant, a chill washed over her when they were hit by a wave. Sam glanced down to see rose petals scattered along the sand.
The rose heart was gone, the petals washed away in the surf, but Sam now knew that her heart belonged to Annie, the woman who would keep her safe and loved. With Annie once again by her side, Sam realized that while she spent her life saving others, Annie had spent hers saving Sam.
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After she gave up a promising career as an artist and turned her back on her British roots, Gemma Oldfield settled into life in Los Angeles to be with the woman who’d captured her heart. When things don’t go as planned, Gemma buries herself in her work as a Hollywood set decorator—all the while clinging to the hope that the passion with her lover can be rekindled. But she must temporarily leave L.A. behind and return to England after her grandmother’s unexpected passing.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Part I
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Part II
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Part III
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Epilogue
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