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Part Twenty-Seven

When I walk back into the house, I feel more free than I ever have before. After talking with Avery and coming to some sort of understanding about everything, there's absolutely nothing holding me back from Grayson.

When I close the front door behind me, Grayson comes around the corner. He doesn't even have a chance to see me before I rush over to him and plant a kiss on his lips, nearly knocking him over.

Grayson firmly plants his hands on my waist, keeping him from falling. He looks at me in surprise, his eyebrow cocked. "What was that for?"

I look at him adoringly. "Nothing," I smile at him. "I'm just excited."

"For what?"

I glide my thumb across his cheek, holding myself back from kissing him again so I can respond. "Our future together."

Grayson places a gentle kiss on my forehead before pulling me into his chest. "Me too."

I wrap my arms around him as tightly as I possibly can, never wanting to let him go.

"And me too," I hear Ethan chime in, before another pair of arms wraps around me from behind, squishing me between two people twice the size of me.

I laugh as Grayson pushes Ethan away from us. "Thanks for ruining the moment, bro," Grayson huffs, and I can practically hear him rolling his eyes.

"Trust me, there will be more where that came from when we get to Los Angeles," Ethan sings.

"Speaking of which," Grayson speaks up with his arms still wrapped around me. "We finished packing up the van while you were gone," He whispers to me.

I look up at him in disbelief. "Seriously?"

He nods in silence. I feel a smile spread on my face as I step back to look at the twins.

"Well, what the hell are we waiting for?" I shout at them, practically bouncing with excitement. "Let's get out of here!"

"Alright, alright," Grayson chuckles, walking next to me. "E, you're good driving the other car, right?"

Ethan shoots Grayson a wide smile, holding up a ring of keys and gently shaking them. "Yes sir."

"Okay then," Grayson looks down at me. "Let's go," he says warmly.

"I bet I can beat your sorry asses there," Ethan challenges, before dashing out of the door.

I make an attempt to run out the door right after him - because there is no way in hell I'll let Ethan beat me anywhere - but Grayson grabs hold of my waist from behind, and pulls me back to his side.

"I hope you don't mind losing," He laughs as he grabs hold of my hand.

I shake my head as I smile like an idiot. "Not anymore, I don't."

The way he's looking at me quickly makes me forget about any competition with Ethan. And if getting to stand like this with Grayson means losing to Ethan a million more times, I'd still do it in a heart beat.

"I just needed to talk to you before we leave New Jersey," Grayson begins, looking away from me.

I nod my head in understanding, still looking at him adoringly. I place my hand on his cheek and turn his face so he's looking at me. "Then talk to me, Gray," I say gently.

"Right," he laughs nervously, and I can feel him fiddling with the wedding ring on my finger as he prepares to speak.

"Is everything okay?" I ask uneasily.

Grayson takes a deep breath. "Everything's perfect, Sav. And that's what I wanted to tell you. I know I've been far from perfect in the past with how I've treated you, and I could never put into words how thankful I am that you ever decided to give me a second chance. But I can start by telling you that I love you, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."

I give him a peck on the lips. "I fall more in love with you everyday, you know that?" I say sweetly.

Grayson bites his lip as he tries to fight back the smile blossoming on his face. "I mean, it's hard not to."

I laugh as I hit his chest. "You ready to get out of here, or what?"

Grayson nods, intertwining our fingers and leading me out the door and towards the car - towards our lives together.

I've never felt more pain and heartbreak in my life then I have since the moment I saw Grayson again at his engagement party with Avery. I wish then, as I cried in Ethan's arms in the bathroom, that I knew so much love and happiness would come from it all. Here I am, engaged to the love of my life who also happens to be boy I've been in love with since I was sixteen. And none of it would have been possible without every single high and low from these past few years.

I won't let a day go by without thanking my lucky stars for always leading me back to Grayson Dolan. After so much, we're finally together again. And I won't let anything else in this world tear us apart.