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She wraps her arms around my neck. “Sounds like absolute heaven.”
We kiss and trade small touches with each other as we ride in the back of the car, unable to keep our hands off each other. This woman drives me absolutely crazy. I can’t wait to get her to myself.
“I have a surprise waiting for us.” I whisper into her ear as we drive up to our home for the next two weeks. “I want you to sit here until I’ve moved the bags in and make sure everything is ready.”
“Okay, honey.” Scarlett usually asks a million questions, but this time she just smiles and goes with the flow. I think I’ve shocked her with everything today. I hope she can handle one more really big surprise.
I move our luggage into the bedroom and then walk out onto the balcony. A table is set with several arrangements of Scarlett’s favorite flowers and champagne with two flutes sit in the middle. The champagne is still chilling in a bucket of ice. I return to the kitchen and pull the fruit and cheese platter out of the refrigerator and take it outside to the table. Everything looks perfect.
Now, to go get my girl. I hurry back through the bungalow and out the front door. Scarlett is still sitting in the back seat of the car.
I lean down in the doorway, “Scarlett, you ready.”
“For anything.” Her smile could power this whole island.
She holds onto my arms as I walk her to the balcony. She gasps when she sees the flowers, champagne, and food.
“This is wonderful.” She walks forward to look out at the ocean and I drop to one knee behind her. This is the moment I’ve been waiting a lifetime for.
Chapter
Sixteen
SCARLETT
I turn away from the ocean to look at Knox and find him on one knee behind me. “Oh, Knox.” Immediately, the tears start to flow. I thought this might be happening soon, but I couldn’t imagine I would feel this happy. Waves of happiness, like the ones in the ocean behind us, rush through me at the sight of the man I’ve loved for most of my life kneeling before me.
“Scarlett, I know that getting to this moment hasn’t been easy for us. I know the path ahead won’t always be smooth, but I wouldn’t want to walk it with anyone else. You are the reason I am who I am today and the reason I will always strive to be a better man. I love you more than I ever thought possible. I want a life with you bursting with babies and fun and love. So, I want to ask you. Will you be my wife and hold my hand forever?”
I motion for him to stand up, while nodding my head. “Knox, I love you so much. You are already the best man, and our children are going to be so lucky to have you as their father. I can’t wait to share every moment of forever with you. Yes, yes, yes! I will be your wife and hold your hand forever.”
He puts the ring on my finger and kisses it so gently it makes me start to cry again. “I love you, baby.”
“I love you, Knox.”
We stand, holding each other’s hands, for a long time. Just watching the waves and enjoying the moment.
“Do you want to call your family and tell them?” I ask him. I know how important they are to him and they’re becoming important to me. His mother and I are slowly mending our relationship. Our love for Knox more important than anything that happened in the past.
“We don’t have to, but if you want to, they were all going to be at Mom and Dad’s, just in case.”
Laughing, I grab his phone out of his pocket. “I don’t want to get in trouble my first day as the new daughter-in-law to be.”
He video calls his mom’s phone, and she answers as soon as the call goes through. “Did she say yes?”
“I sure did.” I flash my beautiful engagement ring for the camera. It’s unique, an emerald center stone with diamonds along the band. Different than the average ring and just what I would pick for myself. “Isn’t it gorgeous?”
Cheers erupt on the other side of the video. I can see them all and they look genuinely happy for us. It’s hard to believe after all this time that everything has turned out this way, but love has a funny way of working out in the end.
We hang up from the family and fall into each other’s arms. He slants his mouth over mine and begins kissing me as if he will never stop.
I pull away from his lips and whisper, “I want to make love to my fiancé.”
He sweeps me up in his arms and carries me through the bungalow to the bedroom. It’s beautiful the room is windows on two sides, they’re open and the breeze off the ocean is flowing through. Knox places me on the bed and lays next to me.
“This is amazing.” I run my hands through his hair and smile.
“The room, the bed, or being engaged?” he asks.
