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Her lips pout and her shoulders sag. As I see the hurt and disappointment, I don’t think she realizes what I’m saying. Leaning in, I peck her lips.
“Marry me today,” I say against her lips. “We’ll go through the engagement party and wedding for the sake of my family, but I want you to marry me today. Here, now, me and you. I want you to be my forever, Cee. Or at least…”
“For a year?” she says softly. “I can go in a year?”
My heart squeezes. I never want to let her go, but if I haven’t convinced her how much I love her in a year, I will finally set her free. It will kill me, but I’ll do it.
I nod. Not able to say the words. I don’t even want to breathe life into them because I plan to do everything in my power to show her we belong together. We’ll be celebrating a year of marriage and making our way into many more if I have anything to do with it.
Somehow, I will find a way to break through to her heart again.
She brings her hands up to cover her face. I tense as I think she’s going to burst into tears. Instead, she releases a long groan.
“You make me crazy. I know I should get up and walk out of this room, but I’m considering this insanity,” she says.
I wrap my arms around her and pull her into my chest, kissing the top of her head. Breathing her in, I try to find the right words. This is right, now how do I make her see that?
“You, as my wife, makes all the sense in the world to me. I’ll place the world at your feet, baby. Marry me, Chloe. My heart needs your heart,” I reply.
“I’m terrified,” she breathes.
“So am I. I’m terrified of losing you. I love you, Chloe. Will you marry me?”
“Yes,” she says it so low I barely hear her.
I tilt her head back to look into her eyes. I ask again with my gaze, and she nods as tears spill. I take her full trembling lips and pour all my love into the kiss.
Finally. I’ll make everything work from here.
