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One thing that I do enjoy now is coming out into the city during the day and being able to see what people are doing. Before I would be looking at the ground, but now I'm looking at the buildings. I never knew how tall they were. I get to see how amazing central park really is too. I missed a lot in the year that I hid away, and there's one person to thank for giving me the chance to see it, and it's the man next to me.
“Okay, this is the last place,” Leo tells me as I look up at the building.
Today has been amazing; Leo took me to the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. I’ve been on the bus to see everything and I’ve loved every second.
“I really enjoyed today,” I tell him. I’ve told him so many times already, but this could almost be the best day of my life, after having Fleur.
“Well, it will only get better.” Leo takes my hand and pulls me closer as we step into the elevator and the door closes. Nuzzling my neck, he wraps his arms around my waist tighter so I can’t move away from him. “You know I can always book a hotel for us, I’m sure Jackson will be fine for the night.”
“As nice and perfect as that sounds, I’m sure that whatever you have planned, you’ll still do tonight at home.”
Leo starts laughing. “I suppose. Fleur tends to sleep for a few hours before waking up, but those hours you have to promise are mine.”
“I promise.”
The doors open and Leo turns me around, my back against his chest as my eyes widen.
"Leo," his name escapes in a whisper, and I can't take my eyes off the path of rose petals leading to the balcony.
He has to push me to move as I freeze on the spot. We walk, and my heart beats faster as I look at the candles flickering. I gaze down at the rose petals on the ground, and I wipe the tears escaping my eyes.
As we reach the end of the balcony, I turn to find Leo on his knee holding a box in front of him, and I gasp as I bring my hands up to cover my face.
"Hope, I promised you that I would never let anyone hurt you, I kept that promise. I now want to make new promises. I promise to make you smile every day, I promise to love you more than life itself. I promise that no matter what, you'll always be my life. You are the light in my dark world, and I promise to always be your light until the day I die. Hope, will you marry me?"
“Leo, yes.” Standing up, he wraps his arms around me as I cry into his chest.
“I love you.”
Where there is light, there is hope.Leo is my light.
The End
