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My cell pinged again.
Another huff of delight left me at seeing my best friend’s message. “Kellen said the exact same thing.”
Jasper gave me my hand back so I could reply to my friends.
Micah had kept in touch with me regardless of my leaving Elite. We’d even been invited for a huge Thanksgiving after-party at his massive home. Kellen planned to attend as well, and I couldn’t wait to show off my lover in the new blouse and billowy pants I’d bought for him. His usual loafers would remain in our closet in exchange for a pair of heeled boots I’d begged him to fuck me in the week before the trial had started.
Jasper pulled into our parking spot, and I was ready to get comfortable and sit down with my boyfriend to relax after one hell of an emotional day.
Too tired for sex, we settled onto our couch with glasses of wine in hand. I sat in the corner, a knee bent toward Jasper and lightly resting atop his thigh. While Yo-Yo Ma played Bach quietly in the background, we discussed our upcoming vacation to the Cayman Islands. Ten days of quietness. No stress. No jobs. Nothing to think about but our future.
Jasper had informed me he’d made plans to escape Boston and winter once the trial ended, and I hadn’t argued. While the trip had dented our savings, my raise and Silas’s generosity in bonuses meant our dream home fund would quickly amass to a decent down payment once we decided to start looking for our forever home.
“So we have a stop to make before we head to the airport on Black Friday,” Jasper said, swirling his wine and staring at it.
“Oh?” I sipped my drink, unable to tear my eyes off my boyfriend in his favorite butterfly robe. The dark pink of the soft material matched the color rising in his cheeks.
“The courthouse.”
My smile faded, brow furrowing slightly.
Jasper set his wine on the coffee table and slid to the floor beside me, fishing in his robe’s pocket. “You gave me your heart, Mason, but I want you to take my last name as well.”
My gaze ensnared on the ring he held up between two fingers, the reality of what he did crashing into me like a ten foot swell, stealing my breath. My throat attempted to close off. “Jasper,” I choked out his name.
“Say yes, baby,” he whispered, his sweet amber eyes full of devotion and love. “Make me the happiest man on the damn planet.”
Tears welled in my eyes as I offered him my left hand. “Yes.”
He slid the ring where it belonged and pressed up to kiss my lips. “All it had taken was one night for me to know I wanted you forever.”
My heart melted. “And now you’ll have me.”
THE END
