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“Are you ready to be a daddy?”
My entire body freezes.
“What?”
We sit staring at each other.
What?
What did she fucking say?
“Izzy,” I get to my feet and round the table, dropping to the floor beside her. “Say that again. Fuck.”
She spins in her chair, and we’re gripping each other’s hands. “I’m pregnant. I did a test this morning when you were at the gym,” she sniffs, her eyes building with tears.
Holy shit.
“Then you better fucking marry me,” I growl, while smiling and fighting my own tears at the same time. Then I pull her down into my arms.
“Ask. You have to ask.”
“Isabelle Walton, will you marry me? Jesus, I’m going to be a dad,” I say and shake my head. “Marry me, Iz. Fucking hell, I love you.”
I’m babbling.
I kiss her before I get her answer and know I’m losing my mind. Then I feel her tiny hands on my pecs, and she nudges my mouth off hers.
“Yes, Decker. I will marry you.”
I didn’t order fireworks, but I swear to god, they go off around us as I lift her to her feet and kiss her like it’s the last one we will ever have.
But it won’t be. I get to keep this woman for the rest of my life.
And as an added bonus, we have created a little life.
Holy hell.
Finally, I lap at her mouth and stand up straight, towering over her as I do. Then I reach into my pocket and pull out a small dark blue box. Isabelle draws in a little breath as I open it.
Her eyes widen and lift to mine.
“It’s beautiful,” she gasps.
As I slide the round solitaire onto her finger, I feel our bond click into place. Don’t let any man ever say this is meaningless. I just claimed my woman, and I feel it within every inch of my being.
“I knew from the moment I met you that you were mine,” I say as I lift her hand and kiss it.
“Liar,” Isabelle teases.
“I swear on my life. I never saw a prettier girl than you, and now I get to look at you every single day,” I say as I nudge her chin up. “I promise to love and protect you and our baby until my last breath.”
“I know you will,” she says, touching her stomach. “You will be the best husband and daddy ever, Decker Adams.”
I close my eyes and imagine my dad proud, watching over me.
I know I can’t protect everyone, but it’s clear as day who and what priorities are now.
My heart is at peace.
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