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“What did you have in mind?”
“Maybe something sweet, like you?” I ask, and she grins up at me.
“Sounds good.”
I smile, taking her hand in mine and leading her out of the bedroom and down the stairs.
There’s a reason why I had the boxes all put upstairs. I didn’t want a bunch of boxes cluttering up downstairs for this exact moment.
As soon as we step off the stairs, Pia sucks in a breath.
“Where did all of this come from?” She whispers as she looks around at all the roses filling up the living room and spilling over into the kitchen and downstairs hallway.
“It’s for you,” I tell her as I lead her into the center of the room.
Her hand is shaking slightly in mine as I turn to face her, and squeeze her hands in reassurance.
“Pia, I love you,” I start, and she smiles.
“I love you too.”
“I know we haven’t been together for very long, but I don’t need time. I’ve known since I first saw you that you were the one for me. You’ve changed my whole world just by walking into my office. You made me see that there’s more to life than just work. Hell, just being with you has inspired my work. I’ve come up with more projects since you started working for me than in the year prior.”
She smiles wider, tears shimmering in her purple eyes, and my heart pounds in my chest.
“I love you, Pia. I need you. Will you marry me?” I ask as I drop down to one knee in front of her.
She sucks in a sharp breath and nods, the tears spilling onto her cheeks.
“Yes, Levi. Yes,” she says, her hands trying to wipe away the tears.
I grab her left hand and slide the pear-shaped ring onto her finger. It fits perfectly, and I smile as I see it there.
She’s mine.
“It’s gorgeous,” she whispers almost reverently.
“I had to try to find something to match how beautiful you are,” I whisper against her lips as I pull her against my chest.
She rests her hand against my shirt, her eyes bright as she moves her finger back and forth and watches as the light catches the diamond.
“It feels like a fairy tale,” she tells me. “Like I don’t deserve any of this and I’m going to wake up at any moment and realize that it was just a dream.”
“It’s not. You deserve the world, Pia, and I’m going to give it to you.”
She tilts her face up, and I can’t hold back any longer. My lips find hers, and those same sparks that always happen between us start to go off inside me.
“I love you,” I whisper against her lips before I dive back into her mouth.
Her lips are soft as they move against mine, and I swallow up all her moans as I pull her closer.
The toilet flushes upstairs, and Pia pulls back, smiling.
“Maybe we should take this upstairs.”
“Mrs. York, you’re a genius,” I say as I bend down and scoop her up in my arms.
She just laughs as I carry her up to our bedroom, and I smile.
