Epilogue

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Ava

"So, how was your trip?" Noel, Dr. Childs, asks us in her office at our first appointment since we've returned. "I honestly didn't know if I would see the two of you back here ever again."

I smile, holding onto Colin's hand. "We had a great time." I blush a little, thinking about the things Mason did to me in that dark hallway in Mexico.

"You were able to pretend you didn't know each other?"

"Yes," Colin says, his eyes turning to me as he says the next part, "some of us a little more than others."

I blush harder. "I found my husband there."

He kisses me.

I focus my attention on Noel. "I know we still have a lot to work through, but we're finally for the first time in a long time on the right path to getting back to the way we once were."

"That's the beauty of growing up. You never get back, you simply adjust to the way you are now. Don't chase the past, instead, plan for your future. Love the person you're becoming. And love the person your partner is becoming as well," she says.

Colin places his hand over my knee. "I like that. I guess it's the beauty of growing old with one another."

A tear escapes my eyes. "I'm ready." And I kiss my husband.

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