The team cheered and whistled, as Seth pulled me into his side, cupping my chin and placing a soft kiss on my lips.
"So, here's to taking chances," I said, when I broke away. "Here's to chasing dreams, to finding joy in the little things, and to never, ever being afraid to shake your bear booty in the face of adversity."
"To Sprout!" Mason shouted, and the team echoed the same words.
Great. The name has now stuck.
But as I looked around at the smiling faces, the twinkling lights strung up around the shop, and the shelves upon shelves of stories waiting to be discovered, I knew that this was only the beginning.
I didn’t know what the next chapter would bring. But one thing was for sure - it was going to be one heck of a page-turner.
The End