She squeezes me close. “You don’t have to say anything, Marcus. But however this plays out, I’m not going anywhere.”
“Seriously, I don’t deserve you.”
“Yes, you do.” Harper swats at my chest.
“You know, I thought about what I would’ve said to you too. If we had actually planned a wedding.”
Harper laughs and the warmth seeps through my T-shirt. “I mean, you planned it.”
“You know what I mean.”
“What would you have said?” Harper asks.
“That you’re my person. I was in love with you the second I met you. A complete goner. I still remember that day at the pep rally. You looked so beautiful, but everything on the inside made you that much more incredible. I was the luckiest man in the world that I got to be with you. And how I would do everything in my power to make sure you knew how loved you were every day we spent together. Forever and a day.”
“Forever and a day.”
Chapter Thirty-Three
MARCUS
“Harper! You’re here!”
Tiny voices startle me awake. Harper is still lying on top of me, eyes wide as she looks at the girls standing in front of us.
Shit. We must have fallen asleep talking on the couch.
“What are you doing here?” Sam asks.
Harper looks at me before sitting up and letting the girls tackle hug her. “I missed you.”
“We missed you a lot,” Sadie tells her.
“I know, sweetheart.” Harper drops a kiss to the top of each of their heads. “I missed you too.”
“Did Gigi scare you off?” Sam asks.
“Hey.” I sit up and pull Sam onto my lap. “Gigi was mad, but remember what I said?”
She screws her face up, thinking. “That she’ll be happy again soon?”
“That’s right.” I nod. “Now, who wants breakfast?”
“Pancakes?” Sadie asks. “Please?”
I shake my head. “No. Yogurt and fruit this morning.”
“Nuts.” Sadie follows Sam into the kitchen and pulls out their breakfasts that are premade for them.
“They were hoping they’d get the good stuff since you’re here.”
Harper laughs. “What a mean dad you are.”
“I’ve got bigger problems than that.”
“Like?” Harper asks.
“I need to figure out how to talk to my mom.”
