Him.
“I’m not Zo,” I continue softly, looking from the terrace floor back up to her shell-shocked face. “Or August or my dad. I’m not nice and selfless and considerate. I know how to charm people but can’t figure out how to like them. I get it.”
I regret all the times I told her I had no moral compass, nothing to anchor my conscience, because who in their right mind marries a guy who admits that?
“I know I said my compass spins.” Emotion makes it hard to get the words out. “But not with you.”
I push the hair I’ve freed back from her face.
“Banner, I’m set on you,” I continue. “And if you’ll have me, I promise you won’t regret it. I’ll love you every day for the rest of my life.”
That’s all I got. I just gave her more of myself than any other person on the planet has. I hold my breath and wait to see what she does with it.
She licks her lips and tucks a chunk of hair behind her ear before looking back to me. She cried for Zo earlier, but there’s no comparison to what I see standing in her eyes right now. The love, the devotion and unconditional acceptance I feel for her, looking in her eyes, I see it returned under a sheen of tears.
“That’s some offer,” she says, her voice deepened with the emotion redolent in her eyes. “And I have your answer.”
She reaches up and cups my face between trembling hands and, in the dying light of the golden hour, has never been more beautiful to me.
“I don’t deserve you, Jared Foster,” she says, softly, surely. “But I’m going to have you anyway.”
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Acknowledgments
I never know where to start with acknowledgments. That’s a good problem to have. It means there are so many people who have supported me that this part of the book proves almost as challenging as writing it. (Not really. No. LOL!) But it’s hard! Hard because I’ll inevitably, inadvertently leave someone out. I know I’ll inadequately express my gratitude even to those I include, but here goes.
Thank you to Jane, who taught me most of what I know about amyloidosis. You relived a painful time in your life with me so I could write authentically about Zo’s journey. Your fighting spirit and bottomless faith is like nothing I’ve ever seen. I love you so much, and you have my prayers as you continue your fight, you WarriorAngel.
Thanks to the #BeeHive at Social Butterfly who always hold me down, especially Sarah Ferguson (don’t hold the incident in the van against me! LOL) and my #NutbushBooty Jenn Watson. You ladies are always ready to do whatever it takes, think outside the box and be my human shield when necessary. You make BOSS look so good!
I have to thank my #SavageSquad of ReaderScreamers. #PinkBallerz, #KennedysKrew, #Shotcallers and #Blockstars, you made this journey fun and I’m so humbled that you want to help spread my words like a virus! Special thanks to my captains Brittany, Vanessa, Joanna and Shannon. You ladies became my daily dose of fresh air! I love you and the amazing readers you galvanized and lead so beautifully on my behalf. And honorary shout out to Imani of Enamored Reads who is #MyMegaphone, all-season. Your passion for my books and for persuading people to read them is truly unmatched.