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“Madison borrowed it from the theater department.”
“Can we walk over it?”
“We can do whatever you want, baby.”
She started ahead, practically running, her arm stretched behind her because I refused to let go of her hand. “Come on,” she said, giving me a light tug.
Laughing under my breath, I jogged forward and caught her around the waist, lifting her off her feet and running us to the bridge. Before stepping on it, I set her down and gestured for her to go first.
“You sure it can hold us?”
“Jamie and Ryan were running across it. I’m sure.”
“They all saw?” she asked.
“They helped me set it up.”
“They’re good friends.”
“What about me?” I asked.
Her face softened. “You’re my best friend.”
I mean, that was awesome. For so long, I worked real hard to be her best friend. But that wasn’t what tonight was about. I was done being friends with this woman.
“I can do better than that,” I murmured, playing with the ends of her hair.
She glanced back at the bridge. The twinkling lights played off her skin and sparkled in her eyes.
“Go on,” I urged, nudging her gently.
She held out her hand for mine. “Together?”
“Always.”
We walked across the bridge, and it was cute as hell the way she braced herself for it to plunge into the pool but tried to hide the fact she was worrying about it.
Halfway across, we stopped, standing in the center of the giant pool. The waving blue water lit us from below while flowers and bubbles bobbed on the surface.
The entire space glowed, the flickering lights in the water reflecting off the ceiling in a wave pattern, making it seem like we were inside a giant fishbowl.
She gasped again, tugging my hand. “You did that too?”
I glanced to the far end of the pool where a giant teepee was set up, the white fabric creating the walls glowing warmly from the lanterns inside. Round, bulbed string lights draped over the wooden poles holding it together and lined the entrance where the curtains were pulled back on the sides. From here, I could make out the white fur blanket on the inside and a few of the pillows scattered around. A few vases filled with white roses were wrapped with fairy lights and created a little walkway to the makeshift door.
“Mm, thought we might hang out for a while,” I said.
When she turned back, tears glittered in her eyes and her stare bounced between mine. “Benjamin Hayes Kruger, this is the sweetest, most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. This is my favorite.”
“Well, the dick I slipped you this morning was pretty good too, but I guess girls do like them fairy lights.”
Her head fell back with a bright laugh, and her hand curled around the back of my neck. “Maybe you should try and wrap him in fairy lights and see what happens.”
“Christmas is gonna be so fun this year,” I mused.
“You know I don’t expect stuff like this, right? Just having you is everything I always wanted.”
“That’s exactly why I’m gonna do stuff like this. Not because you expect it. Because you deserve it,” I said, dropping a kiss on the tip of her nose.
