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Noah followed, keeping an eye on their surroundings. The air was crisp and the streetlights created a nostalgic feeling that took him back to his youth. He hadn’t felt this free in a long time.
“I had a lot of fun tonight,” he told her.
“Me too,” she agreed.
Sophie had told him it would be ten minutes maximum. They had already been walking that long but he didn’t mind the walk, so he stayed quiet. They began moving away from the business side of the downtown and into a residential area.
“It’s just up there." She pointed to the tall apartment building.
Noah nodded, asking her a few questions about the neighborhood. Their pace slowed; Noah didn’t want the night to end. She didn’t rush him either so he figured the feeling was mutual.
Sophie bumped into his hip playfully. “You know, Sophie Birch has a real ring to it.”
Noah smirked. “You think so?”
“Mhmmm.” She nodded coyly.
“What about your children, then? I’m sure you already have names picked out. You think theirs will sound good as well?”
Sophie laughed, slapping his arm. “All this talk about our future children and you haven’t even proposed yet,” she teased.
Noah’s eyes caught on a dandelion on a patch of grass under the stop sign and he snatched it up, his head spinning slightly from the alcohol.
Sophie’s back was turned to him, walking a few paces ahead. Noah dropped to one knee, tying the small weed into a ring.
She turned, “What are you—”
“Sophie Cain, I stand before you with my precious family heirloom ring and ask for your hand. If you say yes, you and our family will want for nothing. Will you please do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
She looked fearful at first but then a dramatic smile crossed her face. She placed her hand over her heart, clutching her invisible pearls.
“Oh, Noah! I’ve been waiting my entire life for this moment. I can’t believe you made me wait this long.” She giggled. “Yes!”
Noah got to his feet as Sophie held her hand out, waiting for him to slide on the makeshift flower ring. He held her hand as he slid it on to her finger slowly.
Caught up in the moment, he swept her into a large bear hug. He spun her once as they laughed joyously before setting her down.
She looked up at him again through those dark lashes.
They were so close now, their foreheads nearly touching as they breathed heavily from the laughter. The air between them was charged and Noah couldn’t help but lean into the magnetizing pull.
Giving into his uncontrollable desire, he kissed her.
CHAPTER6
SOPHIE
Like a wave of electricity, the kiss exploded every nerve in her body.
They pulled away, breathing each other in. Noah’s smile faded but Sophie didn’t pull away.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I just got caught up in the moment. I didn’t mean to—”
Sophie cut him off with a kiss. This time with a wave of fiery passion that could flood cities. She hadn’t realized how badly she had wanted him until now. No, not want. Need. She needed Noah to kiss her, to fill the aching desire that had been building inside her.
His hand slid to her waist, pulling her closer and deepening the kiss. He tasted like whiskey and soda. She had never liked whiskey but now she craved it.
More. She needed more.
