The One I Love by Chelle Sloan

I can’t remember a time when I haven’t loved my childhood best friend, Amelia.
Her big brown eyes and beautiful smile have had a hold on me since we were teenagers.
Hell, I even love her kids as if they were my own.
Now, she’s divorced, and after twenty years, it’s time to make my move.
The tension between us finally erupts and I kiss her.
Imagine my surprise when she doesn’t push me away but says she wants to give us a try.
Except she has one condition: We keep it a secret.
I’ll do anything for her, even this.
But I can’t help but want to shout to the world that the woman of my dreams is finally mine.
I inadvertently do it when her ex-husband rolls back into town.
A man I’ve hated since high school.
He riles me up and I blurt out Amelia and I are engaged.
We’re not.
Now, we have to pretend to plan a wedding while our meddling town watches.
I’ve waited over twenty years for my chance.
Will this cost me the one I love?