Perfect Someday by Lauren Runow

I knew someday I’d have the life of my dreams.
I just wasn’t prepared to lose him in return.
Growing up in small-town Mason Creek, it’s hard for a girl to dream big. Since my mom was barely making ends meet, I knew moving away for college wasn’t in the cards. What I didn’t know was how singing a Miranda Lambert song while unpacking a box would change my life forever… and take me away from the only boy I ever loved.
Matthew Simms was the boy I was destined to be with. Handsome, caring, and the town’s star athlete, he was my everything…including my heartbreak. We both left Mason Creek to chase our dreams, leaving our love behind.
I never planned on coming back, but when a cruel turn of events strikes five years later, I’m shocked to come face to face with Matthew. Gone is the boy I left and in his place is a man—rugged, handsome, and strong. There’s no denying our attraction lingers in the air, yet the reasons that kept us apart all this time are still as strong as ever.
He is the man of my dreams, but I chose the life I desired in exchange.
In the back of my mind I always thought maybe someday we’d be together.
Well, someday is today.
Only now, just as everything I ever wanted is coming true, I wonder if I chose the wrong dream to chase.