“What is it?” I ask.
“You’ll see!” he calls, running into the other room.
He returns with one hand behind his back. “No peeking,” he warns when I try to look around.
“Rich, you know I hate surprises,” I pout.
He winks. “This one will be worth it. I promise.” He steps onto the bed, then falls to his knees by my waist.
“This,” he says, running his free hand over my tummy, “and you—” he picks up and kisses my hand, “—and us, are all amazing. And I want us to last forever.”
“Rich, you know I love you. Of course we will.”
“Yes, but I want to make it official. I don’t want to make the same mistake my father did.” Slowly, he brings his other hand around.
When I see what he’s holding, my heart stops beating. My chest tightens, and I forget to breathe. Cradled in his palm is a small, black, velvet box. His eyes do not leave mine as he opens it and offers it to me.
Inside is a ring with the biggest diamond I’ve ever seen.
“Will you marry me?” he asks simply.
Words fail me. It must be the damn hormones from the pregnancy, because all I can do is nod my head in a jerky way and blubber like an idiot.
Rich picks up my hand, which is trembling. He takes the ring out of the box and slides it onto my fourth finger.
It’s a perfect fit.
He has a coy smile on his face. “You still haven’t said yes,” he reminds me in a whisper.
“Yes,” I breathe.
Then he kisses me, and thus begins the best day of my life.
The End.
About Scarlett Edwards
I wrote my first book, Yours to Savor, as a college sophomore in Februray 2013. Change of Heart, Part 1 came a few months later.
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