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I did not see this coming.
“Lukas,” I whisper, looking down at his palm, then back to his earnest face. “Oh my God, I… I…”
“Say it, baby,” he pleads. “Tell me…”
“Yes!” I squeal, flinging my arms around his neck, almost bowling him over. “Yes, I’ll marry you.” I pepper his face with kisses as he laughs and holds me by the hips, almost pulling me into his lap. Then he takes control of the kiss, our tongues meeting as I groan into his mouth.
When we break free, we’re both panting. He removes the ring from the box, and I hold out my hand. He places it on my ring finger, and I stare down at it.
It’s the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen. Tears form in my eyes.
“Lukas, it’s so beautiful.”
“We can get it adjusted,” he says. “If it doesn’t fit.”
“It’s perfect.” I glance back up at him and cup his face in my hands. “I love you so fucking much.”
“I love you too, baby. Fuck, I almost thought you were going to say no there for a second.”
I giggle in his arms as I hold my hand out and examine the huge rock again.
“You did good, Mister. Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you sweat.”
We kiss again. It’s soft, passionate, and full of everything Mr. Bentley.
My heart swells.His wife? How did I get so lucky?
“I’m sure you just dropped into my life to keep me on my toes,” he muses, his lips brushing mine again softly.
“Someone has to, old man.”
He nips my bottom lip with his teeth and I yelp.
“Do that again, and I’ll fuck you right here, right now, on the restaurant floor,” he warns.
I shake my head, his eyes sparkling back at me with what I hope is the same spark I give him.
“I’m so happy, Lukas. Thank you for coming into my life. I never thought it could be like this. You’ve made me see that anything is possible. You turned the light on inside me when I thought I’d never get it back.”
He kisses me again. “You’ve always been the light, my darling,” he tells me. “You’re the most precious thing in my life, and I’m going to spend every moment making sure you never forget it.”
I melt into his arms.
Maybe it wasn’t smooth sailing in the beginning, but I know how far we’ve come in the last twelve months. Imagining myself as Lukas’s wife sends a thrill through me that has me beaming at him with pride.
“I love you,” I whisper.
“I love you too,” he says, “but if you don’t hurry up and finish your meal so I can devour you, then I’ll make good on my word about taking you right here, right now.”
“Such a romantic,” I muse. “That’s why it’s never dull with you. You always keep me guessing.”
He buries his face into my neck. “I’ll always be honest with you, baby. You can be damn well sure of that. I can’t wait to make you Mrs. Bentley.”
I like how that sounds, and I know I’m smiling like a goofy idiot. “That has a certain ring to it.”
“So does you wrapped around me.”
I do just that and squeeze him tight as we hold each other, enjoying this moment; the happiest day of my life, and by the look on his face, I’d say it’s his too.
Nothing else matters. We will weather the storm and get through anything. As long as he’s by my side, I don’t care.
I’m home. My compass points to wherever he is.
“I wouldn’t expect anything less, Mr. Bentley.”
THE END
