“We had to,” he said. “You’re the only one I ever wanted to be here with.”
Then he kissed her carefully and her whole world narrowed to this one man, this one beautiful moment in time, where despite all they’d been through, it was imperfectly perfect.
The taste of his lips and the thump of their synchronized heartbeats created an unbreakable bond, secure, safe and strong.
“I love you, Melody Spencer, now, forever, and always, and don’t you ever forget it,” he whispered against her ear.
In that sweet bliss, life was absolutely perfect.
Epilogue
LUKE and Melody were married on the Fourth of July. Even though they had to rush to get the preparations done quickly, neither one of them wanted to waste another day. The Fourth of July seemed so fitting since they could have their wedding date on the anniversary of their first kiss.
And even though it was also the same day that Luke’s brother had died, by honoring Jesse’s death with their wedding, it helped seal the tentative bond of their two families. Because of the One Hour program, so much success had come to their community that the town was able to hire Melody as the president of the Chamber of Commerce. She would have a new job to come to after their honeymoon in Manhattan. And of course, they were staying at the Hilton.
If Millie Greenwood could have lived to see her great-granddaughter get married, she would have been very proud, because she too had once dared to love someone who was forbidden to her.
As they said their vows on the edge of Lake Cupid, now full of glistening blue water, their family and friends in attendance, there wasn’t a single soul in town who doubted that this was, indeed, a union to last a lifetime.
And the legend that Millie Greenwood and John Fant started all those years ago lived on.
About the Author
LORI WILDE is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty-five books. A former RITA® finalist, Lori has received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers’ Choice, and numerous other honors. She lives in Weatherford, Texas, with her husband and a wide assortment of pets. Lori teaches Romance Writing Secrets via the Internet through colleges and universities worldwide at www.ed2g.com.
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