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‘I thought I might need it one day, if I ever needed a wedding planner.’ He curled his arm around her and pulled her in tight. ‘Turns out I might.’
Millie clapped her hands over her mouth. ‘Oh lord, is it true?’
Sophie hugged the older woman. ‘Daniel’s asked me to marry him.’
Millie whooped with joy. ‘And you said yes?’
‘I told him I’d like to, but I want to make sure someone else gives their blessing too.’ And she looked around, to find Daniel already threading his way through the crowd until he found his target. She watched him slap her brother on the back, she watched her brother frown as Daniel leaned close and then she saw his look of surprise as he sought her out, his frown transformed into a broad smile the second he saw her face and realised it was what she wanted.
She squeezed the older woman’s hand. ‘I think you better not hang those cake pans up in a hurry, Millie.’
Millie whooped again and hurried off to share the good news, not that Sophie was alone for long. Daniel was back and he picked her up and spun her around in his arms until she was dizzy. ‘Thank you,’ he said. ‘How did you know that would feel so good? I feel like it’s over. It’s finally over.’
She laughed as he lowered her feet to the floor, dizzy with happiness as she cupped his face with her hands and held his gaze. ‘No, Daniel. The way I prefer to think of it, it’s only just beginning.’
His smile widened, his eyes radiating love. ‘I like the way you think, Sophie Turner.’
And she feigned disappointment. ‘Oh, and there was me thinking you liked the way I did something else.’
He growled his appreciation. ‘Oh yes. I like that too. I like that a lot.’ He looked around, suddenly agitated, that look back in his eyes. ‘Is it too early to leave the party, do you think? It is my sister and your brother getting married, after all.’
She smiled up at him on a shrug and tugged on his hand. ‘Sometimes you just have to be prepared to let go. Are you prepared to let go, Daniel?’
‘Every night of my life.’
And she smiled and pulled him into the night. ‘Then I’ll keep coming back. For ever.’
‘For ever,’ he echoed as he swept her up into his kiss.
