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“Let me finish, please,” he begged. “I was done trying for love, but you… you gave me something that I haven’t had in years. You gave me something worth opening up for, worth being vulnerable for. I didn’t know a connection like ours could exist, but every time we touch, it feels like a symphony plays in my head only for us. I know we haven’t known each other long, and that we didn’t start in the most conventional way. In fact, we’re a walking cliché, but I couldn’t care less because I love you. You’re the most incredible woman I’ve ever met, and I can’t imagine living one more minute of my life without knowing that you’re mine forever. You make me a better man, and I want nothing more than to make you happy for the rest of our lives.” He held the box up to me. “Will you marry me?” he asked.
I was stunned. The speech was beautiful and had left me speechless. I knew my answer, but I couldn’t speak.
“I…” I managed to choke out. I cleared my throat and tried to ignore the deafening sound of my heartbeat in my ears. “I… yes. Yes, I’ll marry you, James.”
He stood up and kissed me, then pulled away to show me the ring up close. I reached for it, and he gave me thePretty Womantreatment, slamming the box closed with a laugh.
“Oh,” he said slyly. “Did… did you want this?” He held up the closed box, then slipped it into his pocket.
“Uh… yes?” I said, confused by this odd turn of events.
“Well…” he said. “Then I suppose you’d better catch me.”
And with that, he turned and took off down the mountain. I followed quickly behind, my prize zipping through the snow ahead of me.
Oh, yeah. And the ring was down there, too.
The End
