But he was her past and this man across from her was not only her past, but her future.
He put a wrapped box on the table. Small and square, pale blue and wrapped with a white ribbon.
“I guess you’re right about those feminine wiles getting your present before midnight.”
With shaking hands, she opened the box and found a beautiful engagement ring inside. And then she found a beautiful man on bended knee next to her. The crowded little restaurant hushed as people began to take notice of them in their little corner.
“Rori, I’ve loved you a long time and I’m promising to love you forever. Will you marry me?”
Blinking back tears, she nodded and held her hand out for him to slide the ring on her finger.
“It’s my job to make you happy for the rest of our lives.” He grinned and she couldn’t help it, she launched herself at him, tumbling them both as he sat on his ass right in the restaurant, even as those around them clapped.
“Let’s get out of here.”
He kissed her as they stood and then she waited while he paid the bill. The low light of the restaurant caught beautifully against the diamond on her finger.
They practically ran back to the cabin, laughing and planning.
She stopped once he’d locked the door behind them. “Oh my God, Jude Callahan, you are too good to be true.”
A fully decorated little tree now graced the middle of the room and it even had their presents beneath it.
“I can’t take credit for this. The inn handled it along with that little shop you were in earlier today. I arranged it a few weeks back and seeing the look on your face is worth it.”
“Wait here.” She pressed a kiss to his mouth and then scrambled to where she’d cached the item she’d picked up that afternoon in town.
Jude watched her scamper around the corner and looked the room over. They’d done a great job and he reminded himself to tip them again when they checked out.
She’d said yes. Without a trace of hesitation. Damn he was a satisfied man. Blessed as all get out to have a woman like her love him the way she did.
And she was back, her grin in place still, holding a box his way.
“You see, I had the same idea. It must be fate.”
He opened it and found a ring inside. White and yellow gold hewn together. The feeling of rightness only solidified to his toes. She’d wanted it as much as he had?
“I saw the ring today and thank goodness they had your size. I’d been wanting to ask you for a while. I’d planned to ask you tomorrow anyway, but then I saw the ring and took it as a sign.”
He hugged her tight, breathing her in.
“Shit, all I did was sneak off to get you that cashmere sweater you were drooling over. You got me a ring?”
Her eyes widened as did her smile. “You did? Where? We should open presents now. Since we’re getting married and it’s nearly midnight anyway.”
“It’s nine-thirty. Hardly what I’d call nearly midnight.” He held up his hands to still her argument. “But who am I to deny your wishes? You know I’m helpless against it when you want something.”
“This is going to be an amazing year, you know that?” She settled in at his feet, as he sat near the little tree and handed her the first box.
“Yeah, I do. All because of you. And by the way, yes, I’ll marry you.”
She tore the paper off with vicious glee and cried out when she drew the beautiful red sweater from the box. He’d seen her face when they had been in the shop and the sweater caught her eye. And he’d known she had to have it.
“You spoil me. Oh and you looked so good and taunted me with presents so I forgot to chide you for the comment about how you hadn’t done anything while I got the ring. Hello?” She waved a hand around the room and then showed him her ring again.
“Santa has nothing on you. You planned all this. Every bit and it’s amazing. Such a wonderful present, this getaway. You and me, all the kink we can handle and not a single interruption. The ring?
He put a wrapped box on the table. Small and square, pale blue and wrapped with a white ribbon.
“I guess you’re right about those feminine wiles getting your present before midnight.”
With shaking hands, she opened the box and found a beautiful engagement ring inside. And then she found a beautiful man on bended knee next to her. The crowded little restaurant hushed as people began to take notice of them in their little corner.
“Rori, I’ve loved you a long time and I’m promising to love you forever. Will you marry me?”
Blinking back tears, she nodded and held her hand out for him to slide the ring on her finger.
“It’s my job to make you happy for the rest of our lives.” He grinned and she couldn’t help it, she launched herself at him, tumbling them both as he sat on his ass right in the restaurant, even as those around them clapped.
“Let’s get out of here.”
He kissed her as they stood and then she waited while he paid the bill. The low light of the restaurant caught beautifully against the diamond on her finger.
They practically ran back to the cabin, laughing and planning.
She stopped once he’d locked the door behind them. “Oh my God, Jude Callahan, you are too good to be true.”
A fully decorated little tree now graced the middle of the room and it even had their presents beneath it.
“I can’t take credit for this. The inn handled it along with that little shop you were in earlier today. I arranged it a few weeks back and seeing the look on your face is worth it.”
“Wait here.” She pressed a kiss to his mouth and then scrambled to where she’d cached the item she’d picked up that afternoon in town.
Jude watched her scamper around the corner and looked the room over. They’d done a great job and he reminded himself to tip them again when they checked out.
She’d said yes. Without a trace of hesitation. Damn he was a satisfied man. Blessed as all get out to have a woman like her love him the way she did.
And she was back, her grin in place still, holding a box his way.
“You see, I had the same idea. It must be fate.”
He opened it and found a ring inside. White and yellow gold hewn together. The feeling of rightness only solidified to his toes. She’d wanted it as much as he had?
“I saw the ring today and thank goodness they had your size. I’d been wanting to ask you for a while. I’d planned to ask you tomorrow anyway, but then I saw the ring and took it as a sign.”
He hugged her tight, breathing her in.
“Shit, all I did was sneak off to get you that cashmere sweater you were drooling over. You got me a ring?”
Her eyes widened as did her smile. “You did? Where? We should open presents now. Since we’re getting married and it’s nearly midnight anyway.”
“It’s nine-thirty. Hardly what I’d call nearly midnight.” He held up his hands to still her argument. “But who am I to deny your wishes? You know I’m helpless against it when you want something.”
“This is going to be an amazing year, you know that?” She settled in at his feet, as he sat near the little tree and handed her the first box.
“Yeah, I do. All because of you. And by the way, yes, I’ll marry you.”
She tore the paper off with vicious glee and cried out when she drew the beautiful red sweater from the box. He’d seen her face when they had been in the shop and the sweater caught her eye. And he’d known she had to have it.
“You spoil me. Oh and you looked so good and taunted me with presents so I forgot to chide you for the comment about how you hadn’t done anything while I got the ring. Hello?” She waved a hand around the room and then showed him her ring again.
“Santa has nothing on you. You planned all this. Every bit and it’s amazing. Such a wonderful present, this getaway. You and me, all the kink we can handle and not a single interruption. The ring?
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