Summer Love in the City (Summer Instalove)

if I smother you with

too much affection, because the things I’m feeling for you are just going to get worse.”

“Or better,” she giggled.

As she melted into our kiss, I felt her relax completely. Bringing my lips to her ear, I

breathed, “I love you, sweetheart. I’m going to make you so happy.”

“I love you, too. And since you have a guy for everything else, I’m going to be your best girl.

Okay?”

“Perfect.”

EPILOGUE

* Kim *

*** Six Months Later ***

I should have known that something was up when Kate sent me a text suggesting that I

wear my black and hot pink flowered dress to our usual Thursday night drinks.

It had always been a very casual affair, with the girls coming straight from work, often in

simple jeans and a hoodie. But I guessed since it was the dead of winter, she had figured

we could all use a little tropical flair.

It was odd to see a slick black limo parked in front of Julian’s Pub, but I didn’t think twice

about it. I’d been excited all week, thinking about Friday night. It was the six month

anniversary since Devin and I had started dating, and I felt like he had something more than

dinner planned for us.

Moving into his incredible home after just three months was a gigantic step for us. Then it

was another big step for us last month when we both had to deal with our work’s busy

seasons aligning. For two weeks straight, we barely saw each other, which taught us how

to communicate better through text and voicemail.

So I had a feeling he might do something big for our half-year anniversary. Perhaps a mini-

vacation somewhere warm.

As I walked toward our big round table, I noticed that the girls were all wearing bright

tropical dresses as well. My friends instantly waved and squealed much louder than usual. I

was less than ten minutes late, so they couldn’t have been hitting the shots already.

“What’s going on?” I asked.