He smiled down at her. “I was thinking about how surprised I was to see you tonight. Surprised and happy. What made you come?”
She reached up and her fingers touched his cheek. “You. I knew I loved you and you kept telling me that you loved me, breaking down my barriers.” She paused a moment and then said, “And I also realized Sofia was right. I was hiding my love on the pretense of protecting my career when I was really afraid to admit loving you. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle it if you were to leave me the way my parents did.”
Ethan held her gaze. “I’ll never leave you, sweetheart. And by the way, while you were talking to Frasier tonight, I got a call on my cell phone. It was my mother. She was watching the whole thing on television and heard me when I said you had my heart. So she wants to know when’s the wedding.”
Rachel laughed. “The wedding?”
“Yes. I told her I hadn’t gotten around to asking you yet.” He pulled her closer into his arms. “So, baby, will you marry me?”
She smiled up at him. “For better or for worse?”
He nodded. “And richer or poorer.”
“In sickness and in health?”
He chuckled. “Until death do us part.”
She leaned up and threw her arms around his neck. “In that case, I accept!”
He wrapped her in his arms and kissed her, sealing what he knew would be a Hollywood marriage that would last forever.
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STAR OF HIS HEART
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