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I nod.
There’s a beat of silence before Caleb speaks again. “You make me so happy.”
“That was my masterplan all along. You’re so lucky I set out to seduce you with my sexy, coy glances.”
He chuckles. “Mmm. Those glances were definitely sexy. Keep ’em coming.”
“I’ll stare at you every day,” I promise solemnly. “For the rest of our lives, you’ll find me gawking at you over breakfast and peering at you when you’re watching the TV. You’ll get to feel my eyeballs taking you in when you cook, and I’ll ogle you during sex. Not to mention all the times you get to wake up at night and find my peepers fixed only on your sleeping form. I’ll even throw in some awkward flirting every now and then.”
“Sounds lovely. Especially the night staring thing. Can’t wait to get me some of that.”
I straighten up and widen my eyes as far as they can possibly go, staring at him.
His lips twitch.
“Beautiful. I can’t wait to have you look at me just like that on our wedding day.”
Impossibly, my eyes widen even more as the moment seems to freeze.
“Wait. What?”
He smiles down at me.
“August, will you marry me?”
I eye him some more, seeing as he likes it so much.
“You’re serious?”
He starts to laugh. “Very.”
A smile blooms on my face. “I’d marry you right now. Hey! Ship captains can marry people, right? Do you think train conductors have the same powers?”
“Your mom would kill us if we got married in a subway car.”
I laugh, giddy with happiness. “Bummer.”
“Will that be a dealbreaker?” he asks with a grin.
I make a thoughtful face. “Almost, but you can tip the scales in your favor with sex when we get home.”
“Romance isn’t dead after all.”
I’m still laughing as I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him in for a kiss.
“I love you,” I whisper just as our lips are about to touch. “And I will marry the fuck out of you.”
“Ditto,” he says just before he covers my mouth with his.
