Bereft (Seven Year Itch #2)(64)

He hugged me and then pulled away. “Holy shit. That’s amazing news. You’ve worked your ass off for it. Wow.”

“It’s all mine. I can’t believe it.”

“How did everything else go?” Of course he’d ask immediately.

“I won’t have any reason to see or talk to Chad anymore, and I’m completely okay with it. I have a life here, and he’s in California. I told you nothing would tear us apart again, Grayson, and I meant it.”

We stood in the front yard hugging. I wanted to cry, not because I was sad, but more because I had closure. I could live the rest of my life without regrets. We’d be okay, and so would Chad.


The End