Chapter Seventy-Two

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“You gonna stick by me?”

“Maybe….”

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“Am I really here?” I asked, finally looking up at Dom. “Are you sure this is really happening?”

He just looked back at me.

“I mean,” I went on, trying to explain, “you’re sure I’m not gonna wake up and be back at my mom’s house, trying to get away from whatever guy is hanging around at the moment?”

Dom hugged me close, his hands drifting towards my ass. “It’s real…promise,” he whispered against my face, and I could feel his lips brushing against my hair.

“So this is my life, huh?” I said, smiling. “With Dominic Toretto saying he loves me and that someday we’re gonna get married…”

“Yep,” he said, grinning back at me. “This is your life, for as long as you want it. So…what d’you say, you gonna stick by me?”

“Mmmm,” I said, leaning into him more. “Lemme think about that…”

Suddenly I was shrieking with laughter as Dom picked me up, threw me over his shoulder, and started jogging towards the car.