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."

serious was about to drop.

then Nate replied, "No." But he said it like he'd thought about it a million times before. Lena snuggled closer into his chest.

abroad. I'm not just working overseas-I'm recognized globally," he said, sounding proud but not braggy. Just... honest. "Your 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

push you," Nate said, resting his chin on her head. "I just think we

whoa. That escalated

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 feel out how serious he was. "Yeah," Nate said, no hesitation. "I've wanted you to be my future wife since I realized I loved you. If I didn't, wouldn't this all just be

how big of a deal marriage is,

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totally lost in the

leaned in, Lena went on her tiptoes, and right as their lips were about to meet-bam! Hayden's hand blocked

in

"Hey!" I protested.

for kids." he said, throwing out those three words