Mr. Forever
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“Are you kidding? Working with kids coming out of damaged relationships is what I’m all about.”
Her joy overflowed and she threw her arms around his neck. “I love you, Caleb.”
“Thank God,” he whispered against her hair. “You don’t know how scared I was that I’d never hear you say those words again.”
She pulled back enough to stare into his eyes. “Really? My love matters to you?” Even after all the wonderful things he’d said to her, she still couldn’t believe it was possible.
“Your love matters more than anything else in my life. Forever didn’t suddenly go bad. Your love made me question the foundation I built everything on.”
“Then it is my fault.” She wasn’t going to welcome him now only to have accusations hurtled at her later.
“I’m willing to express my appreciation.” The heat in his eyes left no doubt exactly how he wanted to express it.
“Your turn!” Austin shouted up the hill.
Olivia glanced down at him. “What happens if he wins the sled race?”
Caleb shook his head as he set the plastic disc at the start of the run. “You’re not ready to hear it.”
She kissed the top of his head as he situated himself on the one-person plastic circle. If he didn’t want to tell her, that was fine too. “All you have to do is bail out before you hit the bottom. Then you won’t have to marry me without backing out on your deal with Austin.”
“Bail? Olivia, I want to marry you more than anything. I love you.” He took her wrist and pulled her into his lap. She curled against him as he sent the plastic disc flying down the hill. They spun backwards and then forward again. She clung tightly to Caleb. It didn’t matter where they were headed. He loved her. She loved him. They were together. He wanted to marry her.
The sled coasted slower and jolted to a stop. Olivia looked up and realized they’d bumped Austin’s sled, pushing him another couple feet in front of them.
“Yeah.” He shoved his fist in the air. “I won.”
“What did you win?” Olivia sat up straighter, wondering how to break it to him that they were going to get married even though Caleb hadn’t won his side of the bet.
“You have to marry Caleb, and Liam and I get a baby sister.”
“A baby?” Stunned, she turned to Caleb. He was grinning widely.
Austin laughed, high-fived Caleb, and dashed back up the hill with his sled.
“A baby?” she repeated. “When we already have two boys and we’re taking in foster kids?”
“Sometimes, love and emotion need to trump logic and doubt.” Caleb curved his hand around her cheek.
“That’s advice I will take to heart.” Her heart ached with love and happiness.
“Love me forever,” he whispered.
“You’re my Mr. Forever.”
About the Author
Sara Daniel writes what she loves to read — irresistible romance and captivating family drama. Her fiction inspires hope and a belief that everything can and will turn out happily ever after. On the personal side, Sara is a frazzled chauffeur, chef, personal assistant, and slave to her children. She’s crazy about country music and the drama of NASCAR. She has her very own happily ever after with her hero husband. Look for her upcoming novel A Man Worth Fighting For (A Wiccan Haus Book) from Musa Publishing in 2012. You can learn more on her website:
www.SaraDaniel.com