“Oh, honey. Don’t mention it. You’re everything to me now.”
“We moved so fast but it feels so right. Like, it feels right more than anything I’ve ever felt before…”
“It does, and it is… I know it is.”
“I’ve never felt this way before. Never felt so strongly about anything in life. So certain.”
“Neither have I,” he says, and he takes a swig of water before pressing his lips against my forehead and making me shiver with delight.
I love when he kisses my forehead, my lips, my cheeks… And I’ll always love it.
That feeling will never get old to me.
Rob
We’re almost at the top of the trail and my heart is racing. But my mind – my mind is completely clear.
And that’s because there’s not a single ounce of doubt in it. There’s not a hint of uncertainty. I’m going to ask Kelsey Stockwell to be my curvy forever. I’m going to ask her to be my bride.
I’ve got the ring in my back pocket, and I can feel the small box pressing against my body with each step. When we make it past the last bit of trail, we come to a wide clearing with a bench in the center. Many names are carved into the bench. Years of memories.
And now I’m about to make my own memory up here on the hill, with the love of my life. And it’s a memory that neither of us will ever forget. It’s going to be the happiest memory of my life.
But then again, waking up next to her every day is going to be the happiest memory of my life. Spending every second I can with her is going to be the happiest memory.
For a stone-cold alpha, I’m almost on the verge of choking up. I smile at her as we stand by the bench, and then I pull out the box and pop it open. She stares down at it like she can’t believe her eyes.
I didn’t prepare a speech. I knew there was no need to. I’d just forget what I had memorized anyway. And besides, a heartfelt approach is better for this kind of thing.
So, I spill my guts to her; letting it all come out. “Kelsey, from the moment I saw you I knew I had to have you. And every second since then the feeling has grown. We moved fast. Very fast. And you know what? It feels incredible that way. I’m not a spontaneous person. I’m not a risk taker. Which is why I’m doing this. Because I know there’s no risk. Because I know you’re the woman of my dreams; the woman I’ve hoped to meet for all these years.”
She’s gazing at me with wide eyes. Eyes that have grown moist again. Within a few seconds, she’s choking back tears. I continue, “I want to take care of you forever. And this is my way of showing you that I mean it. I knew that you were nervous this morning – nervous about your future after losing the job. Well, now you know I was serious when I said you don’t need to worry. I promise you; you don’t need to worry about a thing, baby. You’ve got me. And now I’ve got you. And that means I’m not worried about anything anymore either. Because I was worried for such a long time about the missing piece of my heart. It was like a long-lost piece of a puzzle that I could never find.”
“Oh my god,” she mutters.
“And now I’ve found it. And it’s you. You’re the missing piece. You’re the key to my heart. And boy… Have you ever melted my heart,” I laugh, shaking my head. “You know, I had a cold heart for so long. I’d closed myself off to anyone who tried to get inside. I wouldn’t let anyone in. Because I hadn’t met the right person yet. And now I have, and I want to give them the best life they ever dreamed of. Kelsey, I want to take care of you forever. I want to wake up to your gorgeous face every morning for the rest of my life. I want to watch you fall asleep in my arms each and every night. It’s the little things like that…. The things that make me the happiest guy in the whole wide world. Will you marry me?”
She practically springs into my arms, wrapping her legs around me as she screams, “Yes! Of course I’ll marry you! I love you, Rob.”
“I love you,” I say, choking back the emotions.
She holds herself tightly onto me, and I spin my heels on the dirt. The vast blue Pacific is gorgeous beneath us, up on the cliffside, and it’s the happiest moment of my life.
And I know that each passing day spent with Kelsey will be the happiest moment of my life. Every second with her will be the happiest second I’ve ever experienced. I hold her up in my arms, feeling like I’m on top of the world, and we kiss each other passionately.
Then I put her down on the ground, and she stares at the box. She wipes the tears from her eyes, but the smile is going nowhere. She’s beaming at me, and her eyes dart from the ring to my face, and then back to the ring. She holds her finger out and then I slip it on.
The fit is perfect, and the ring glows as the sun shines down on it, illuminating the diamond and making it glow.
“It’s the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen,” she says through tears.
“For the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world,” I say, and we kiss again.
Every time I kiss her it’s like the first time. Magical.
And it always will be.
The End
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