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“Why not? You just said you’re worried about work and your schedule and whatnot, and I don’t want you to worry,” he says, taking both of my hands in his. “I don’t want you to worry. I want you to be as happy as I am about this.”
“I am happy,” I say, as my lips curve into a smile. “I just thought you wouldn’t be…”
A frown appears on his face, and he looks almost hurt at my words.
“You really have no idea how much I love you,” he says. “How could I not be happy about this news? I mean, I was about to… oh, fuck it!”
He lets go of my hands, and my heart almost stops, when he goes down on his knees, reaching into his pants’ pocket.
“I’ve been carrying this around for weeks,” he says, casting me a coy smile, as he reveals a little jewelry box. He opens it, and a diamond in a bezel sitting on a platinum ring comes to light. “I’ve just been waiting for the right moment, and I can’t think of a better moment than now, after you shared this wonderful news with me.”
“Chase…what…”
“No, wait, let me do this!” he says, clearing his throat, before he goes on. “Madison Hailey, you stormed into my life like a tempest. From the moment we met, I knew that you were the challenge I was looking for, the woman who would never fail to amaze me, the only woman who can push me to achieve everything I want to attain—and more! This past year with you has been the best year of my life, and I can’t believe how lucky I am to walk through life with you at my side, as my wife. Madison Hailey, will you marry me?”
His hands are trembling as he holds the ring up to me, but my eyes are locked on his, my tear-filled vision blurred, as I go down on my knees, nodding at him. I didn’t think it was possible to feel this way, to be this unbelievably happy and content at the prospect of the future.
Chase brought a light into my life that I didn’t know I was missing. And he has shown again and again that he’s ready to catch me when I fall. I was so scared about this unexpected turn of events just a few minutes ago, and now I can’t see anything but joy ahead of us, as a family.
“Of course, Mr. Keaton,” I say, taking his face in between my hands, before I add: “Of course, I will marry you—partner.”
