Chapter 178

Tristan

The restaurant was beautiful inside, all warm lighting and soft music, and the host led us to a private table in the back corner that felt secluded from the rest of the dining room.

"This is nice," I said as we sat down.

"I thought we deserved a proper date," she said. "After everything we've been through, I wanted to do something special."

My heart swelled with love for her, for the fact that she'd planned this, that she wanted to celebrate us being okay.

"I love it," I said, reaching across the table to take her hand. "And I love you."

"I love you too," she...