Where I belong

I Should Be Packing for Chicago… but I Woke Up in His Bed Instead

I came to Maplewood with a plan. Three weeks. Oktoberfest. Then I leave.

I'm here to do a job. Not question myself every time I walk into a room.

Then I overhear what the town is saying.

Ryan doesn't see it. He is calm and steady.

Planning meetings turn into late nights. Late nights turn into laughter. Then sweet kisses. And one hot kiss on the hood of his truck changes everything.

When I nearly faint in front of half the town, Ryan's the one who catches me. Every single time.

That's when I fall. Right as Chicago calls with my six-figure dream job.

Maplewood offers me something else. A career. A place. A man who feels like home.

Chicago is the dream I've chased my whole life.

Maplewood is the one I didn't know I could have.

And I can't keep both.