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  I had my own apartment, kept it neat, and decorated it tastefully, if I did say so myself … I also made decent money and could not only live comfortably, but also had a nice little nest egg started. In addition to working with Lila at Horton Investigations, I was an investigative reporter for the Greenwood Gazette, and a blogger.

  I was attractive, with long, caramel hair and nice tanned skin, thanks to my Hispanic heritage.

  On the outside, I seemed like a catch; it was the inside that tilted the scales in the other direction.

  My mind was usually going a mile a minute and I often had a hard time getting words out fast enough in order to keep up. I was OCD, with a dose of ADD, with some anxiety thrown in.

  Then there was the doubt monster, always hiding below the surface, waiting to burst through to let me know how unworthy I was.

  I knew I wasn’t perfect, and although he’s about as close as a person can get, Bran wasn’t either.

  I also knew I was in love with him.

  What I didn’t know was if he loved me back, if my idiosyncrasies were beginning to drive him crazy, or what his plans were for the future. And, I was afraid to bring it up. In fact, just the thought of asking and worrying that doing so would make him feel pressured was almost enough to make me want to call off the whole thing.

  This was an internal battle I had with myself whenever we weren’t together.

  When Bran was with me, touching me, looking at me with that sweet gaze of his, things were great. I felt cherished … wanted. But, when we weren’t, the doubt would creep in.

  Now, he’d be gone for over a week, which was the longest we’d go without seeing each other since we started officially dating, and I knew the doubt monster was waiting with bated breath to tell me all the reasons why I didn’t deserve Bran.

  I needed to figure out a way to beat her back.

  It’s time to call my girls and plan a ladies’ night.

  About the Author

  Bethany Lopez is a USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty books and has been published since 2011. She's a lover of all things romance, which she incorporates into the books she writes, no matter the genre.

  When she isn't reading or writing, she loves spending time with family and traveling whenever possible.

  Bethany can usually be found with a cup of coffee or glass of wine at hand, and will never turn down a cupcake!

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