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Lars, you stupid fucking idiot…
I lowered my gun… and then I dropped it on the roof.
“What are you doing?!” she demanded, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I need to show you something,” I said softly. “Just – don’t shoot me, okay?”
She watched distrustfully as I loosened my necktie, unbuttoned my collar –
And pulled out the necklace with the diamond ring.
She visibly flinched. “What’s that?!”
“The only thing that got me through three and a half years in hell.”
Her eyes flicked from the ring to my face, not understanding.
“They took this from me when I went into prison. San Vittore in Milan. The worst fucking place I’ve ever been. Every day I fantasized about when I got out… how I was going to get the ring back, come track you down, and ask you to marry me. That’s the only way I made it through.”
“You… you had it before you went in?” she asked, suddenly realizing what that meant.
I nodded. “I bought it here in London. I was going to propose to you that day in St. James Park, right before I left… but we had a fight. Do you remember?”
Her face filled with horror as the memory came rushing back.
I was afraid she would think I was blaming her, so I immediately continued.
“It was my fault I didn’t propose. I should have asked you to marry me that day – and I shouldn’t have let anything stop me. If I had, then you would have known I would have never voluntarily walked away from you. Ever.”
She was sobbing now. The gun trembled in her hand.
“I love you, Rachel. I’ve always loved you.” I paused and gave her a lopsided smile. “Okay, maybe not always. You were a little bitchy to me after that first briefing in Afghanistan.”
She laughed and sobbed at the same time, the noises blending into each other.
“But ever since that first night we spent together… you’ve been the only woman I ever wanted. So… if you’re going to kill me… that means you don’t want me anymore. And if that’s the case, you might as well go ahead and pull the trigger. Put me out of my misery. But I’m still going to love you. I’ve always loved you… and I always will.”
She stood there, arms shaking, tears rolling down her face.
She whispered, “God damn you…”
And dropped her gun.
That was all the sign I needed.
I stepped forward to take her into my arms –
And she rushed to meet me halfway, her lips tasting of salt as her mouth met mine.
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Iput my arms around her and crushed her against me as we kissed.
The feel of her body against mine –
I got hard within seconds.
I knew she felt my cock, because she grinded against it and groaned into my mouth.
