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Misha laughed, her joy spilling over. “Oh, it’s definitely a yes.”
Jay got to his feet, pulling Misha to hers as well. He slid the ring onto her finger, then captured her face in his hands andkissed her. There were cheers all around them, and when Misha turned to look, Jay wrapped his arms around her.
“Did you all know about this?” Misha asked the family members who were gathered around them.
Their moms stood together, arms around each other as they beamed with joy, and it touched Jay’s heart to know that they approved and shared in their happiness.
When Aria and Gareth hugged them, Misha said, “I’m sorry if this intruded on your day.”
“It absolutely didn’t,” Aria told her. “Jay asked Gareth about it, then he talked to me. Jay made it clear that he would be fine if we didn’t want this to take place, but we did. It’s such a wonderful day already, and now this has made it even more wonderful.”
After they’d hugged their family, Jay drew Misha into his arms again. “I hope you didn’t feel pressured to say yes because I asked you in front of everyone.”
She smoothed her hand over his tie as she smiled. “No pressure at all. After your question earlier, I figured we were going to have a talk about marriage. I didn’t think you were getting ready to propose. I just hoped it wouldn’t be too long from conversation to engagement.”
“Would you have rather had a conversation first? We can also have a long engagement if you’d prefer that.”
“No, I don’t prefer that at all,” she said with a shake of her head. “I’m ready for this next chapter of our lives together. When we moved here, finding love was very low on my list of expectations. I just wanted a safe place where I could practice as a doctor. And then, there you were.”
Jay chuckled. “I guess love caught both of us unexpectedly. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to trust a woman enough to love her after what had happened previously in my life, but you made it so easy to love you. I can’t wait to build a family with you, starting with Peyton and Ciara.”
“I want that too,” Misha assured him, her eyes shining with a love that reflected what he felt for her.
Jay had despaired of finding a love like his parents had, and he’d felt like he didn’t deserve it. But God had given it to him anyway, and he knew he’d cherish Misha, Peyton, Ciara, and any other children they might have for the rest of his life.
~*~ THE END ~*~
