Chapter 32

Julia POV

Hearing those words from Riley feels like a balm to my soul. I’ve never had anyone say anything like that to me before and knowing that he means it just makes this all feel too good to be true. “Julia. Say you’re mine. Say you’re my girl.” Riley is deadly serious and I know that this is the moment that I have to make a decision. I can walk away from here and him right now, take Nina and carry on with our lives or I can bite the bullet and give this a chance. Granted I could end up heartbroken and so could Nina but this could also end up being the best thing to ever happens to us.

“Julia?” Riley’s voice brings me back to the moment as he gently holds both of my hands. I know he’s waiting for me to say those words and I want to... “Talk to me, sweetheart. What’s going on in that pretty head of yours?” his words are sweet and make me smile. “Are you really sure you want me to say those words, Riley? I mean I’m a mess, my life is a mess and I come with a chi