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“Say yes, Mom,” Carly said.
Anita smiled and drew in a shaky breath. “Yes, Wyatt, I’ll marry you.”
He grinned, and she threw her arms about his neck. Cheers erupted around them, but Anita could only think of the man in her arms, the man who held her heart, the man who’d given her a second life.
Wyatt pulled her close and murmured in her ear, “I love you.”
“I love you, too,” she said, holding on to him for a long moment.
When they drew apart, Carly was there to hug her.
“I’m proud of you, Mom,” she said, and Anita laughed. “Now try on the ring. I want to see what it looks like.”
Anita wiped away more tears, then she let Wyatt slip on the ring. Turning her hand, she watched the diamond and rubies catch the light.
“Beautiful,” he said, his arm coming around her as he kissed her temple.
She looked over at her new family-to-be. Paula was beaming, Sam had his hand over Susan’s, and Susan had tears in her eyes.
“I can’t wait to call my friends and tell them,” Carly said. Then her eyes widened. “Can I be a bridesmaid?”
“Of course,” Anita said with a laugh. Marriage. A wedding. Her mind was spinning.
She turned toward Wyatt and wrapped her arms about his waist. He leaned down and kissed her, lingering until Paula nudged them.
“Hey, I want to hug my new sister-in-law too.”
Wyatt released Anita, and she hugged Paula. “How long have you known?”
Paula drew away. “Oh, I’ve known for months, possibly since that first night I met you. It only took my brother a little longer to realize that you were his future.”
“Not that much longer,” Wyatt said, his gaze finding Anita’s.
She lifted her face to his, and he kissed her again.
“All right, all right,” Paula said, lifting her hands. “I’ll get out of the way.”
“Are you two going to keep smooching, or are you playing Scrabble?” Sam asked.
Wyatt released Anita with a grin. “It’s up to my fiancée.”
She smirked. “I’ll just watch. I think my brain is too scrambled to spell out any words.”
Sitting at the table, Anita linked her fingers with Wyatt’s and leaned her head on his shoulder. She watched the game unfold. Carly’s triumph. Sam’s competitive spirit. Susan smiling at everything he said. Paula coming up with the wackiest words possible. Lila helping her mother sort through word combinations.
And Wyatt...the way he kept her hand, his fingers strong and sure and warm. Locking in their future together. And Anita knew there was nowhere else she wanted to be.
