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Heat crept up my neck and into my cheeks, aware that he wasn’t referring to the cheesecake.
“I love you, Penny, more than you could ever know.”
“I love you too.” I blushed, suddenly overwhelmed.
If this was it, the moment Blake asked me to be his wife, could I say yes?
Was I healed enough?
Worthy enough?
But the question never came.
Instead, Blake took the container from me and placed it on the blanket next to his and then he leaned into me, his lips capturing mine. His hand slid into my hair, anchoring us together as he pressed soft kisses there, licking his tongue into my mouth.
“You’re my forever, Penny. You know that, right?” he murmured between his kisses and my heart began to pound in my chest.
I curled my hands into his jacket to try and calm my racing pulse.
This was Blake,myBlake.
“Penny?” he whispered when I didn’t reply.
“I know.”
“Just you and me, always.” He deepened the kiss, sweeping his tongue into my mouth, pressing me back onto the blanket. Gentle vibrations rippled across my skin, the way they did whenever Blake touched me.
Lost in the feel of his body close to mine, I almost missed his pause. Blinking up at him, I said, “Blake, what is it?”
He gulped and I knew.
This was it.
This was the moment.
I pushed him away, pulling myself into a seated position, panic filling every inch of me.
“So, I…” He hesitated. “Wow, I had this all planned out and now I don’t know how to say it.”
It was like an out of body experience. My hand reached for his, smoothing his fingers between my own.
“I’m right here.” I reassured him.
Why was I reassuring him?
I didn’t want him to say those words, not here.
Not right now.
I needed more time to prepare.
Blake squeezed my hand and gave me a small nod. “Okay, okay.” He inhaled deeply. “Penny Wilson, I have loved you since you were just a scared little girl unsure of her place in the world. I have caught your tears, I have held you when everything felt like it was falling apart, and I have pieced you back together.
“You’re strong, determined, and you don’t know your own strength. I have loved you for the best part of fourteen years and I intend on loving you until the end of time. You are my forever, Penny. My always…”
Oh my God.
He was going to do it.
