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“When are you going to ask her, Daddy?” Delilah squealed.
“I guess right now.” He put her down, sliding his hand into his pocket to bring out a velvet box.
Before Delilah could say anything else, Pres knelt down in front of Cassie, taking her hands in his.
“You're the best thing that's ever happened to me,” he said, his voice soft but full of emotion. “From the first moment I saw you, something inside of me knew you were the one. And every moment we've spent together since, I've become more certain. You're the most beautiful, funny, kind person I've met.”
Delilah was jumping up and down. “Ask her! Show her the ring.”
Pres' shoulders started to shake with laughter. "I'm trying, kid. Give me a break here.”
“It's green,” Delilah told Cassie, clearly getting impatient with Presley’s proposal.
“Honey...” Pres lifted a brow at her.
Delilah frowned, then leaned forward, whispering loudly, “And it has diamonds,” she told Cassie. “Big sparkly ones. And there are carrots. But I don’t know where because I didn’t see them.”
Cassie started to laugh, because this was just too perfect. Delilah looked at her strangely. “Why are you laughing?”
“I don’t know,” she told her. “I’m just emotional.”
Delilah ignored her. “But you only get to wear it if you say yes. That's what Daddy said.”
Cassie's eyes met Presley's. He was laughing too now.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “This was all planned out.”
“And he told me,” Delilah said proudly. “It was our secret.” She looked at Presley. On his knees, his face was at the same height as hers. “Give her the ring, Dad.”
He blew out a mouthful of air. “Cassie Simons, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?” He said it quickly, as though afraid Delilah would interrupt again.
Cassie was still laughing. And Nodding. “Yes,” she told him, tears filling her eyes. “Yes, I will.”
“She said yes!” Delilah did a fist bump. “And now you just won a ring.”
“She didn’t win it,” Maddie whispered. “It’s a gift.”
“Is it? I thought it was a prize.”
“You know what?” Maddie said to Delilah. “There’s something in my bedroom I want to show you. Shall we leave Daddy and Cassie to it?”
“Is it a secret?” Delilah asked, clearly on a roll.
“Yes. A big one.”
“Hoo boy!” Delilah clapped her hands together. “Then let’s go.”
Marley and Hendrix had conveniently escaped, too. No doubt they’d gone down to join their dad in the den, to watch the pregame warm up.
She knew they’d congratulate them in a bit. But right now it was just her and Presley.
And the ring he was holding out.
“I’m sorry,” he said again. “It was going to be more romantic.”
She shook her head. “It was perfect. Exactly what I wanted.” Presley and their daughter asking her together. Because Delilah really felt like hers.
They’d talked about her adopting Delilah one day. When the time was right. With their engagement, they were getting a step closer.
