Page 146 of The One for Me
“Never, sweetheart. Not possible. Besides, you didn’t ask the right question.”
I pull back, not sure what the hell he means. “What question?”
“How did I do it?”
My eyes narrow slightly as confusion fills me. “Do what?”
“Get to keep you, not move you and Austin to Florida, and still have baseball.”
Air fills my lungs as I feel like I can breathe for the first time. “How?”
“I requested a trade to Philadelphia.”
Chapter Forty-Three
Sean
Iwait for her to say something, but she just looks at me, head tilting side to side.
“You’re coming back . . . to Pennsylvania?”
I shrug as though it’s no big deal because, the truth is, it isn’t. It wasn’t even a question. As soon as Jacob said it, it became the only option.
Move here.
Be with her.
Be happy.
Who cares that this town makes my skin crawl and memories of my father are everywhere? I need her.
Devney is what matters, and so long as I have her, I can live here . . . where she is.
It may have cost me a lot of stress and arguments with my agent, but we got it done. I’ll take a lot less money, but none of it matters as long as this is a solution to the problem we had.
“I am. I have to pack my shit in Tampa, sell my condo, and then . . . I don’t know . . . I’ll need a place to live. Any ideas?”
Her smile lights up the room. “You’re going to move here?”
“That’s the plan.”
“For how long?”
“Forever.”
She launches herself into my arms, which knocks us both back to the ground. Her lips are on mine a second later, and I crush her to my chest.
“You’re serious?” she asks between kisses.
“Completely.” I roll us so I’m on top and look down at her. “There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you, Dev. When I said I had you, I didn’t mean as long as it was convenient.”
She touches my cheek with a grin. “I was trying to talk myself into going with you. Somehow, some way, I knew I had to be with you. It just . . . it seemed so impossible.”
“It still won’t be easy. I’ll have to travel, but when I’m home, I’ll be right here.”
“I can deal with difficult. I just can’t deal with not having you at all.”
I bring my lips to hers again, needing to kiss her. For two weeks, I went without her, and now that I’m here, it’s like opening my eyes for the first time. The light is bright and pure, and there’s a sense of hope in the air.
