Daddy's Toy-Box (A Daddy's Best Friend Romance)
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“Nora?” Jacob said with a grin, tapping me on the shoulder. He looked so handsome in his tux, and just seeing him smile at me still made me blush after this long.
“Sorry, I was just thinking. But yeah, I’m ready,” I said with a smile.
I’d always be ready when it came to him.
We stepped out of the limousine, and I smiled widely as the crowd began to scream even louder at the sight of Jacob. I was so proud of him. His career was going amazingly, and no doubt it would only get bigger in years to come, given the terrific offers being thrown at him left, right and center by film studios all over the country.
“Jacob, are you happy with your performance in the movie?”
“Jacob, will you marry me?”
“Jacob, have you heard the rumors about you being nominated for a Golden Globe for Fourth Down?”
Those were just a smattering of the questions being shouted at us as we slowly made our way down the red carpet. Jacob didn’t answer all of them; only the ones asked by proper journalists, otherwise there simply wouldn’t be enough time to get through all of them.
When we reached the midpoint of the long crimson runner, Jacob stopped and put his palm up. People were still shrieking and squealing, but they began to calm down when they realized that things had come to a halt—Jacob was standing still and refusing to answer any questions until things were quiet.
“What’s going on?” I asked, but he didn’t reply.
My parents were standing behind us with wicked smiles on their faces. I narrowed my eyes at them; they were obviously in on something with my boyfriend, and I wanted to know what on earth it was.
Finally things were quiet on the red carpet, and Jacob smiled. “Thanks, everyone,” he called out. “I just need a couple of minutes. You’ve all been asking me a lot of questions, but I have my own question to ask right now. A very important question.”
With that, he sank to one knee, and my pulse began to race like mad.
Oh. My. God.
Cameras began to flash all around us again, and the stunning diamond ring in Jacob’s outstretched hand caught the light, making brilliant diamond fire shine all around us.
“Nora, I love you more than anything. I know I was probably the wrong guy for you when we first met, but I’ve tried to be the right one for as long as you’ve let me. I want to keep doing that forever. Marry me?” he asked.
My eyes were wide with surprise, and my hands were shaking. I hadn’t seen this coming in a million years, and I wondered if it had occurred to Jacob what a risk this was, having all these people watching him ask a question that I could say no to. Then again, he had to know that I’d say yes. I’d always say yes to him.
And I was saying yes now.
“Of course I’ll marry you!” I said, tears of joy springing to my eyes. “Yes, yes, yes!”
Jacob’s mouth was on mine immediately after I responded, kissing me furiously, and I melted into his embrace. All around us, people cheered and whooped as the cameras flashed.
As I kissed my brand new fiancé, I recalled something Angie told me a long time ago. She told me that sometimes we had to be with the wrong person for a while in order to realize what we really wanted and needed out of a relationship, and she was right. I’d kissed my fair share of frogs in order to find my prince, and funnily enough, I hadn’t even realized he was my prince at first. I’d thought Jacob was all wrong for me when we first encountered each other, but as it turned out, the only thing that was wrong was me. Thank god I’d given him a second chance all those months ago, or we might not be here today.
We’d met under the strangest circumstances, and back then he was like a puzzle piece I didn’t quite know how to fit into my life. But now, standing here on the red carpet with this gorgeous man on my arm—and this gorgeous ring on my finger—I knew I was complete.
Jacob was undoubtedly my Mr. Right.
THE END
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