Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Hayden and I ended up snagging the room right next to Nate's, which worked out perfectly because, let's be real, I was dying to see if Lena was gonna spend the night with him. I didn't really care about staying at the hotel-just straight-up nosy.

The second we got to our room, we made a beeline for the balcony. I wasn't even all the way outside before I caught Nate's voice floating over.

"Lena, have you ever thought about working abroad? With your skills, you'd kill it overseas," he said, voice all soft and serious.

I crouched down, peeking over the edge. Sure enough, there they were-Nate had his arm around Lena, both leaning against the railing, staring at the city lights.

"I haven't really thought about it... until tonight," Lena's voice was quieter than I'd ever heard it-like a totally different person from the cool doctor I knew. "Would you consider it?" Nate asked, still soft.

She didn't answer right away, so he kept going. "If you wanted, I could help set things up for you."

knew something serious was about to drop. "Have you

replied, "No." But he said it like he'd thought about it a million times before. Lena

work's known all over, so what does it matter where you are?" Lena paused, then added, "But Nate, my family, my friends, my whole life is in Kehlmark." Ugh, I got a little choked up. Lena was never the type to change her whole life for a guy, even

his chin on her head.

That

guy has his own way of showing affection. Hayden loves poking me in the waist. Jace used to pinch my cheeks. And Nate? He had his own quiet way of being sweet. But his words hit me. Once they got married, one of them would have to make a big sacrifice. "Have you really thought about marrying me?" Lena teased, trying to

not always get how big of a

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eyes were all soft, totally lost in

right as their lips were

wrapped me up in his arms, dragging me away from

"Hey!" I protested.

out those three words like he was making a