“I know you did nothing wrong and it was me who ended up hurting you. I didn’t know what to do with the feelings I have for you before, but now I can say I love you. I’m not hiding my true feelings for you to anyone. If I need to step away from my company to be with you. I will. Nothing matters to me more than asking for your forgiveness and if you allow me, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
I didn’t know what to say. A part of me was so happy, the other part of me was still scared that I get hurt again.
“Please forgive me, Ashley,” Ian reached out to hug me and this time, I couldn’t push him away. I was holding him tight and not letting him go.
We just held each other for a long time without saying anything. And this time, I was crying because I was so happy to be held by Ian.
Epilogue
Ashley
It’s been a year since Ian and I found each other in Chicago.
“Oh no… Can you please wipe her face?” I beg. Ian is feeding Sophia, our 6-month-old baby girl.
“Mama!” Sophia smiles with food all over her face.
“Yes, dear” Ian smiles as he wipes Sophia’s face.
Ian adores Sophia and she is such a daddy’s girl. Nowadays, what Ian stares in his tablet are the pictures of Sophia and I. Nobody could have guessed he would be smiling so much at home and at work one year ago.
“I love you, honey,” Ian comes over to kiss me, and then wipes his hand with the baby food on my face.
“Stop it!” I laughed chasing him with the baby food wiped off from my face in my hand.
I am now getting ready for two big events.
After taking some time off to take care of Sophia, I am going back to IM Corp as a creative director again in a few weeks.
I just got a text from June and she tells me she can’t wait for me to come back! She is now engaged to the shy guy whom she had the first date with one year ago.
Steve will continue to be on my team, and according to June, he can’t wait to work on a big project with me again. He says if I ever go to London again, June and Steve will come along no matter what.
According to Simone, she is planning to assign another big opportunity for IM Corp to me as soon as I come back. She jokes that this time, Ian will not reject any good ideas that I submit just to torture me.
What is the second event?
Ian and I are officially getting married next week!
Claudia is flying in from Chicago this week to be the maid of honor.
Justin and Jenny will be attending the wedding, too. Justin repeatedly reminds me that he should have been the maid of honor. He says if he can’t be the maid of honor, he has to the godfather for Sophia.
Ryan will be the best man. He started to date someone he met in the tech conference recently. I have a feeling that she may be the one. His eyes light up every time he talks about her.
Who knew I would have a family with my grumpy billionaire boss. After all the heartaches I went though, I never thought I could be this happy, but I am living a happily ever after life now.