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She nibbled on her lower lip. This was harder than she had thought it would be. He was going to think she was crazy. She just knew it. Typically, guys were the ones who—she shoved the thought aside. They lived in a modern era. Who said she couldn’t?
The crowd around them shouted. “Ten!”
“Tristan, I love you more than I thought possible.” Her voice shook slightly, and Tristan tightened his hold on her.
“Nine!”
“And I love Mathew, too.” She prayed she’d be able to help him see what he meant to her, but right now words seemed like an insurmountable obstacle.
“Eight!”
“I thought I wanted predictability.”
“Seven!”
“But you’ve made me see I can have so much more.” Boy, she probably sounded like a loon.
“Six!”
“I guess what I’m trying to say is…”
“Five!”
“…I don’t want to live a single day…”
“Four!”
“…without you in it.” She met his steady gaze with one of her own and a burst of courage propelled her forward.
“Three!”
“I want to marry you, Tristan.”
“Two!”
He didn’t even hesitate for a second. “Yes!”
“One!”
She gaped at him. The crowd around them went wild; streamers flew in the air as if in slow motion. He swept her into his arms and pressed a firm, claiming kiss to her lips. Wait a minute. Were they engaged?
Her legs went numb, but that was completely fine as he managed to hold her up. Her whole body vibrated with joy and electricity. Both of her hands landed on his shoulders and she kissed him back, giving everything she had to offer. And he was accepting it with every ounce of his being. They had become one, connected by something far greater than themselves.
“Iknewit.” Mathew’s accusatory voice yanked them from the euphoria they found themselves in.
Tristan pulled back, but he continued to hold her close to his chest. They both looked down at Mathew staring up at them with a wide grin plastered on his face. Dianna bit back a laugh and dipped her face closer to Tristan’s shoulder.
Mathew looked from one to the other as if he were completely unaware of the celebrating going on around him. “Does this mean you’re going to be my mom?”
Chills ripped through her body and she looked up at Tristan for a moment before returning her gaze to Mathew. “If that’s what you want.”
“I knew it,” he repeated. “I just knew I was going to get a mom for Christmas.”
Tristan laughed. “It’s not Christmas anymore, kiddo.”
Mathew shrugged. “It’s a late Christmas present, then.”
Dianna and Tristan pulled apart just enough to allow them to crouch down. Mathew didn’t need an invitation. He launched himself into their arms.
