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She laughed and tore down the steps.
I paused at the top of the staircase. The living room was completely dark except for candles that flickered in a straight path. Confused, I stumbled down the stairs.
“Mom,” I crooned hesitantly, “what’s going on?”
A little boy walked into my line of sight. He had pale skin and brown hair pasted back away from his face. He wore an adorable tuxedo and carried something in his hands.
I gasped when I recognized Reid. He’d grown so tall. “Reid!” I ran to him and swung him into my arms. He was heavier than I remembered.
“Abel!” he patted my cheeks.
I pressed kisses into his palm, tears flushing my eyes. “What are you doing here?”
“We missed you,” a new voice said.
I glanced to the side and saw Deacon stepping out of the shadows. He was dressed like Reid in a black tuxedo. The candlelight flickered against his tan skin and dialed the intensity of his green eyes up to eleven.
I started crying harder. My heart was so full it was about to burst.
“Abel, no cry.” Reid hit my face with the box in his hands.
I sniffed and took it from him. “What’s this?”
“It’s ring!” Reid cried.
My jaw dropped. I turned wide eyes on Deacon. “You’re kidding.”
“Angel,” he smiled and took the ring box from me, “I love you.”
When he lowered himself to one knee, I started quivering. “Deacon…”
“I know I don’t deserve your love, but I can’t live without you. I want to spend my life treasuring you and loving you as the gift that you are.”
Reid squirmed and pointed. “Dada!”
“Yes, Dada.” I kissed his cheek.
“Would you do me the honor of being my wife?”
I glanced up and saw Mom and Dad staring proudly at me. Setting Reid down, I ran to Deacon and hugged him, knocking him over.
“Yes! Yes! Yes!” I kissed his cheek and lips, his nervous sweat mingling with my tears.
He laughed, a sound so joyful and broken that I started crying harder. Reid danced around, wiggling in his little suit and chuckling uproariously.
I quit my kissing assault on Deacon and allowed him to stand up. He slipped the ring on my finger and then kissed my knuckles. Looking into my eyes, he promised, “I will love you—and only you—forever, my Angel.”
I turned to my parents. “Did you know about this?”
“Deacon came to visit me often at the hospital when I was doing my check ups,” Dad explained with a pleased smile. “We got to know each other slowly. Your mother and I sensed something since the first moment you introduced him, so I wasn’t surprised when he asked for my blessing a few weeks ago.”
“You asked my dad?”
“I’m old-fashioned.” He shrugged.
I threw my arms around his neck and admired my ring. “I love you.”
He kissed the side of my neck. “I love you, Angel. So much.” He leaned back. “Would you take a ride with me?”
