Chapter 310

By the time the plane touched down, the sky was already turning a deep shade of orange and pink.

"Wow, Hayden, this is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen, " I said, practically glued to the window.

"It is," he agreed, sounding casual, as always.

He was like that—a man of few words—but I'd gotten used to it.

It wasn't until we got into the car and I scrolled through my phone that I saw his latest post. He'd snapped a pic of that very sunset and captioned it: [Because you're here with me.]

My heart did this weird little flip.

It didn't seem to connect at first, but then I got it: I'd said, "This is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen." And he was saying, "It is, 'because you're here with me.'"

Well, alright then!

If anyone said Hayden didn't know how to show affection, I'd be the first to call them out.

He was way too good at it.

"Hayden, are you back this time to finally tie the knot?" teased the guy driving us. One of Hayden's friends, he'd been waiting for us at t