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“Washington. You ready to get back?”
“Yes,” He kissed her, and they began walking up the stairs to the entrance.
Okay, he had something on his mind.
Perhaps he didn’t want to leave Philly. She’d definitely seen a different side to him these past few weeks. More relaxed. Happy.
Today, not so much.
Amelia shrugged it off as Jack paid for their entrance and they began to walk around the vast museum.
“This is amazing,” Jack said, taking in a five-hundred-year-old Japanese print. There was so much detail in them that they wandered around the exhibit, studying the ancient pieces.
Then they wandered to another hall, and Amelia did a double take. Across the other side of the vast room was her cousin.
“Blake!” she started to call out, then faltered as she saw him spin and crash into a woman, both landing on the floor. What on earth was he doing here? She turned to Jack. “It’s Blake.”
“He looks like he has his hands full,” Jack said. “Let’s go. Isn’t your piece nearby?”
Amelia glanced back, but Jack tugged her away. She went with him, feeling a little confused.
The exhibition area was a few halls away, so it didn’t take them long to walk there.
Then, before them stood the Amelia Dufort sculpture.
The round globe was made of glass and filled with various other materials, creating an ethereal type of experience. Basically, what you saw changed with every step you took. Inside appeared to be an ocean that moved like it was alive, like a living being.
Jack wrapped his arm around her lower back, and she smiled up at him. “God, it’s gorgeous. I knew it would look even more incredible in real life. I’m so proud of you.”
“Thanks. It was a special moment when they asked me to make something for them. A real honor.” Amelia remembered the hours she’d spent creating something all ages could enjoy that would inspire curiosity and be fun. It had taken months of work, but it was worth it.
Jack turned, cupping the side of her face. “I want you to know I’ll always support you in whatever you do. There’s nothing weird about this at all. You are a beautiful and talented woman. Creative, kind, loving.”
“Oh, Jack,” she blushed.
“And sexy,” he whispered, winking as he leaned in and kissed her.
She giggled as he suddenly dropped to his knees.
“Oh! Oh.”
“I surprised you this time, huh?” Jack grinned.
“Yes, very much.” She peered around nervously.
“Eyes on me, sweetheart,” Jack ordered, and she obeyed. Of course, she did.
Holy heck. Jack is proposing.In a museum. Beside my art. To me.
So this is why he had been acting weird. Fair enough. It was a big deal.
An enormous deal.
He took her hand, and she felt herself shaking.
“I love you, Amelia Dufort. I refuse to live a single day without you in my life. You are mine. You have always been mine,” Jack said, his blue eyes twinkling with emotion. “I want to marry you. Will you please do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
He opened his hand, and an enormous diamond appeared between his fingers.
