Page 46 of One Weekend in Seattle

“I didn’t know how. Guilt ate at me, but I didn’t know how to come clean without breaking your trust.” He looked down at their hands, still entwined. “In the end, I broke it anyway.”

“You did.”

His hand tightened around hers. “Tell me what I need to do to make this up to you, and I’ll do it. Just name it.”

“Give away all your money,” she blurted out.

“Fine. I can do that.”

“No,” Gabby yelled, causing people to look at them. “I didn’t mean that. Sawyer, you earned that money. Nothing will convince me otherwise that you didn’t give your electronics company your all. The money you earned from selling it was justified.”

“I will give it all up for you.”

“I don’t want you to. I want you to be happy.”

“I’ll only be happy if you’re in my life.”

She closed her eyes. “That’s not true.”

“But it is.” Sawyer released her hand, moved around the table and knelt next to her. “Gabby, I’m nothing without you. I’m usually not impulsive, yet with you, I am.”

Tears filled her eyes. He’d come here to make things right. She’d been home, what? A few hours and here he was, humbling himself for her. No one had ever done that before.

“Get up, Sawyer.”

“I’m not done groveling yet.”

Gabby laughed and waved her hand at his empty seat. “Sit down, and we’ll finish this talk, but quit making a spectacle of the two of us.”

He glanced around, and the entire restaurant watched them. Sawyer grinned. “They’re watching me win back the heart of the woman I love.”

“What?” Her mouth dropped open. “You can’t love me.”

“Why not?”

“Because…” She had to think. “We just met.”

“I knew Saturday you were the woman for me.”

She shook her head. “I don’t believe in love at first sight.”

“I don’t either, but you broke the mold.”

Gabby didn’t know what to say. She really didn’t believe love could happen that fast, even if her heart argued with her on the point.

“I know this is all too soon, and I get it. All I’m asking is you give us a chance.”

She swallowed. “I can do that.”

Relief flashed over his features.

“But don’t lie to me again.”

“I won’t. I promise.”

“All right. Let’s get some food and we can talk some more.”

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