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“I...I had no idea. I wish you’d told me…”
“It all happened so fast,” I tell him. “But it’s real, I swear. I know it seems crazy but I know you felt the same when you fell for Mom. That’s how I know I can trust this feeling. You and Mom are the best couple I’ve ever known. Now, I want to enjoy the fact that I can have what the pair of you have.”
Dad is nodding now. He knows he can’t deny me this. He can sense the connection between me and Christian. He knows what this is like for me because he’s lived it himself. I guess our family has been lucky enough to experience so much true love.
“Okay. Okay,” he says. He looks at Christian. “I expect you to take good care of her but I’ll always be her Dad. I’ll always be here to protect her too, so don’t ever think of hurting her.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it,” Christian growls. He holds his hand out for my dad to shake again, and this time he takes it. My dad looks at me.
“I do want to talk about this more...but tomorrow. Come to the house and we can talk.”
“Of course,” I say.
“Goodnight, darling.”
As my dad leaves, I turn to Christian in shock. He closes the door and pulls me close to his chest. I feel all the tension leaving my body. I knew this was meant to go well. I just knew that we’d be okay. Christian and me, we’re meant to be.
Nothing will stand in our way.
Christian
Waking up beside Kaylee, I feel as though all my dreams have finally come true. I watch her sleep for a while, her gentle breathing soothing and quiet. I pull her close to me and relish in the fact that she’s mine forever.
But before I can make her truly mine, I need to put a ring on her finger.
It might be crazy to be thinking of marrying her after two days, and yet I know that it’s the right thing to do. Not just because my baby is growing inside her now. Not just because I love her with all my heart. It’s because the universe brought us together. It’s because I waited a lifetime and I don’t want to wait a moment longer. It’s because waiting would be putting off the inevitable. Kaylee is the most perfect creature I’ve ever come across and I know I want her to be mine forever.
I’ve been keeping a ring in my bedside drawer for over twenty years. It was my mother’s, though I’ve had it rest to make it even more beautiful. I know it’ll look perfect on Kaylee’s dainty fingers.
She stirs in her sleep just as I’m taking it from the drawer. I can feel my heart hammering against my chest. I thought when I eventually proposed, it would be a big deal. But something feels so right about doing it right now. My heart is so full it could burst if I wait another moment. As her eyes flicker open, I show her the ring.
She gasps as she sits up. She blinks several times.
“Is this real?”
“It’s real,” I say, in a firm tone. “I love you, Kaylee. You’ve changed everything for me. And now that we’ve found one another, I can’t stand to go another minute without you being truly mine. I know that we’re going to be together forever...so I want forever to start now.”
She stares at the ring, the diamonds glistening in the early morning light. Her eyes meet mine and I know it’s time to ask the question.
“Kaylee, I want to wake up every day with you and feel the same excitement you felt when you saw this ring. The same excitement I felt knowing I woke up lying next to the woman of my dreams. If we’re together forever, I know this feeling will never fade. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?”
“Of course I will,” she whispers. “Of course yes.” I smile to myself as I slide the ring onto her finger. I had no doubt about what her answer would be, but I had no idea it would make me feel so good. As we kiss, I know that my entire life has fallen into place. I never expected that this fantasy would become my reality, but now that it has, I know that I’m never going to let it go.
I’m going to be with Kaylee forever.
Epilogue
Nine months later...
Kaylee
“Look how perfect she is,” I whisper as Christian and I look down at our baby girl. We’re home from the hospital with our perfect little bundle of joy, and now she’s sleeping in her new bassinet. Christian wraps his arms around me gently. I’m still a little sore from the birth, but his gentleness means that I barely notice.
