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“Is that what your errands were today?”
“Yes.”
“Okay.”
He drove to the parking lot where he used to park to wait for her.
“Do you know where this is?”
She looked at him, her brows furrowed. “Of course, I do. It’s where you parked to meet me.”
“Do you remember where we hid your basket?”
“I do.” She pointed. “In the vines.”
He played with the bracelet she’d made for him. He never took it off. He exited the truck and helped her out. They walked hand in hand across the street to the vines at the bottom of the big tree.
“Reach in there.”
She stared at him for a long time then stepped into the vines carefully and felt around for what she didn’t know.
She pulled her hand up. “A basket!”
“Yep.” He chuckled. “Open it.”
She lifted the material he’d laid over it and there was a leather necklace he’d braided for her. She lifted it out and smiled. “Did you make this?”
“I did. It isn’t as good as the bracelet you made me. But I never take this off and I wanted to make you something too. I intended to leave it for you the night we brought you down, but things happened and I didn’t have time.”
She slipped it over her neck and touched it with her fingers. “It’s beautiful. Thank you.”
He leaned in and kissed her. “There’s more.”
She felt around in the basket and pulled out the diamond ring he’d purchased for her today. She looked at it and turned it around in her hand, the sunlight made it sparkle.
He got down on one knee. “Elena Dorsey, will you marry me?”
Her eyes sought his and he saw the tears there. One spilled down her cheek before she answered and it took her a long time to say anything.
“Yes.”
He took the ring from her hand and slid it on her finger. “We can have it sized tomorrow.”
She looked at her finger with her sparkling diamond ring on it and tears flowed down her cheeks. She jumped into his arms and he squeezed her tightly to him.
“I will always remember this spot right here as my favorite place in the world, Aidyn. The anticipation of coming here to find notes from you or leaving notes for you made my entire day. This is the place you saved me. Right here.”
He pulled his phone out and said, “Let’s take a selfie.”
“A what?”
He chuckled. “A picture.” He pulled her close and snapped pictures. He took a picture of her ring and stepped back and took a picture of Elena with the basket in her hand and a ring on her finger and the most beautiful smile he’d ever seen.
“Let’s go home and tell everyone.”
“Okay.” They got in the truck to leave, and she stared at the tree for a long time. “Can you take a picture from this spot too?”
“Sure.” He took a picture and showed it to her.
