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I playfully smacked his arm as the crowd looked on with laughter.
“Yes.”
“Yes to?”
“Yes, I’ll marry you.”
He slipped the ring on my finger and stood to his feet. He’d barely had his balance before I threw myself into his arms and crashed my lips against his. Even with all the cheers and applause, I almost forgot that anyone was in the room and so did he. It wasn’t until his hands drifted to my ass did Ashton speak up.
“Hey hey, now! Keep it PG in front of the kid!”
We parted lips with grins on our faces.
“My apologies,” Ahmad offered. “We got a little beside ourselves.”
“I smelled the future babies in that one,” Saleem jested.
“All the babies we can handle.” Ahmad released me and turned to Kari. “I can’t forget about my first baby.”
He stooped down to her and reached in his pocket once more. When he pulled out a tiny ring, she gasped.
“Is that for me!” she exclaimed.
“Yes, ma’am.” Taking her little hand, he kissed it. “Makari Amelle Stanton a.k.a lil Rabbit a.k.a the real Moana… I love you, baby girl. You are an amazing little lady and that is all thanks to your mama. Every day, I’m amazed at how smart you are. I love how kindhearted and caring you are. There is so much good in you, and I want to protect that. I want to be your father, your hero, and your best friend.”
“But you are my best friend.”
He chuckled. “Yeah, you are my best friend. I just wanna know if you want to be my best friend for life?”
“Yes!”
He slipped the tiny ring on her finger. She ogled it for a moment with a wide-eyed expression.
“It’s so pretty and shiny!” she declared.
Ahmad poked her nose. “Just like you, princess.”
Kari’s smile widened as she threw her little arms around his neck. “I love you, Daddy.”
I could see the tears swelling in Ahmad’s eyes as he spoke. “I love you, too.”
He stood with her in his arms and pulled me into his side. Kari reached over and kissed my cheek.
“Now we really look like my picture, Mommy!”
“You know what? We do.”
“This is a picture-perfect moment!” Pure declared, pulling out her phone.
She and everyone else snapped several pictures of us. I felt so much pride and happiness coursing through me. Looking up at my baby and my man, I couldn’t help but smile. My heart felt so full.
“All right now, let me see this ring!” Pure said, reaching for my hand.
I proudly gave it to her. The women crowded around to ogle along with her. The ring was absolutely gorgeous. I would probably drop dead if I knew how much Ahmad spent on it.
“Cousin, you did good!” Pure said, playfully slapping his arm.
“Thank you. It took me a minute to find the perfect one.”
