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“Yeah, well, heartbreak might be a good thing forhim.”

Petal laughed. “You’re not serious.”

“He’s got to learn that every girl he falls inlove with will not love him back. You’ve got to save that love for a specialwoman. The one that takes you by surprise, the one that … drives you crazy, andyou cannot stop thinking about. The one that nearly got away, and you wake upand watch her sleep even after ten years of marriage and wonder how you got solucky.” He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck.

“And you still feel lucky?” she asked.

“I feel luckier now than I ever have. You’re thebest thing that ever happened to me.” They had been through a lot together.She’d been by his side every step of the way.

“Love you, Dirty.”

“Love you too, Petal.”

The End

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