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And I . . . well, I found love because it was always out there, waiting for me, even when I questioned its existence. In fact, I found it right next door—where it had always been.

stop

I spent years complaining about being the single one of the group, the odd man out. But even though I was the last one, how lucky am I that I got a front-row seat to watch each of my best friends fall in love?

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“I’m going to take her on the roof of the house and do it there.” All four of them look at me like I’ve lost my goddamn mind, but I swear, if I would’ve told their wives my plan instead of them, I’d be rewarded with resounding approval from all four of those women. And they wonder why I like attending girls’ night.

HAHAHAA BRO

Epilogue
Rio
Two Months Later

NOOOO WDYMM ITS ENDING PLS 😔😔

“Playing for Chicago feels like I’m playing for my hometown because it is my home now. You’re my home. Being loved by you for the rest of my life is the only dream of mine that’s never wavered. There’s no doubt in my mind that I’m already exactly where I want to be.”

tearing up rn 🥲

“Rio, playing for Boston is your childhood dream.” I shake my head. “You’re my childhood dream.”

SHUT UPOPPP

“I couldn’t exactly make you a mixtape like you always did for me, so this modern version will have to do.”

this is so sweet and wholesome i wanna cry

“I love you, Hallie Hart. Spoken or unspoken, I’ve always loved you.”

i want what they have 😔

My birthday. March eighth. Thirty-eight. He’s been wearing my birthdate on his jersey for six years and I had no idea.

UGHHH FREAKING LOVE RIO

Rio lifts his stick in the air, pointing it in my direction, then tucks it under his arm to form his hands into a heart. And I don’t miss the way he lets one thumb overlap past the other to create a little extra piece, not letting it connect where it should.

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