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faded. Kip was frowning. He looked worried.
“What’s wrong?” she
asked.
Kip looked at her. “I’m
being silly. I’m just nervous...”
“Nervous about what?”
Looking down, Kip almost
mumbled his words. “You love me, right?”
April leaned forward,
trying to get him to look up. “Hey,” she said, taking his hands and holding
them between her own. “Of course I love you.”
Kip breathed deeply twice
and then looked up. His eyes were filled with an emotion April couldn’t
decipher.
“Kip...what is it?”
He moved from the coffee
table, gripping April’s hands. He dropped to his knee in front of her. April’s
mouth dropped open.
“What are you doing?”
“Just...Let me do this.”
Kip closed his eyes for a
moment and when he finally opened them, they were filled with deep love, and
determination.
“April Cooper, I have
loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you. You’ve been my best friend; my
confidant; my entertainer; and the only person who has ever made me cry and
laugh in the same breath. You’re one of a kind and I know that I will love you
for the rest of my life.”
He opened a small, red
box that he retrieved from his pocket. Inside, nestled in black satin was an
old-fashioned diamond ring, the centre stone surrounded by a halo of smaller
stones, all shining different colors in the dim light cast over them from the
fireplace. April’s eyes filled with tears and she looked back at Kip.
“If you say yes, I
promise to stand by you, through thick and thin, through good times, and bad
times. I promise to spend the rest of my life making you laugh, protecting you,
honoring you, and loving you with my entire heart. April, will you marry me?”
April nodded quickly. “Of
course, I’ll marry you.”
Kip took out the ring.
April watched the way the diamonds sent rainbows over the white blanket coiled
around her waist. He slid it onto her finger, exhaling. It fit perfectly.
April grinned. She
touched the ring gently, feeling as if she needed to make sure it was really
there.
“It was my
grandmother’s,” Kip said.
“It’s beautiful,” April
murmured.
Kip leaned forward and
kissed her gently on the lips. Someone knocked on the lodge door and the couple
pulled apart.
Hailey stuck her head
around the door. “Can we come in? We’re dying out here!”
Kip held out his hand,
helping April stand. She smiled at him, feeling the love make her heart swell.
She looked at Hailey still waiting patiently, not fully inside yet.
“Yes! Come in!”
Hailey burst through the
door, followed closely by Adam and April’s mom and dad. They hugged the couple
firmly one by one.
“I can’t believe you’re
engaged! Finally!” Hailey cooed.
April’s mom was sobbing.
“My little girl...” she cried as she wrapped her arms around April.
“Mom,” April laughed.
“Calm down.”
April looked at her dad
and Adam. “How did everyone know?” She glanced at Kip.
“Kip asked for my
permission this morning,” her dad said. “I couldn’t keep it a secret for very
long.” He wrapped April in a hard hug. “Congratulations, sweetheart.”
Kip touched April’s back
and kissed her forehead. Hailey had a firm hold on April’s left hand, studying
the ring with ferocious intensity.
At that moment, Caleb
rushed in the door. “Hey! The mustang gave...What’s going on?”
“I asked April to marry
me,” Kip said, grinning.
Caleb came forward,
shaking Kip’s hand. “About time, don’t ya think?”
“That’s what I said!”
Hailey exclaimed.
“What about the mustang?”
April stepped forward, trying to capture Caleb’s attention.
“Oh!” Caleb smiled. “She
had her baby. Little black stud-colt by the looks of it.”
April looked at Kip. “Can
we...?”
Kip shook his head. “You
know as well as I do...give her until the morning to get him dried off, then we
can go see him.”
April was disappointed
but she knew Kip was right. For now, she allowed herself to revel in
faded. Kip was frowning. He looked worried.
“What’s wrong?” she
asked.
Kip looked at her. “I’m
being silly. I’m just nervous...”
“Nervous about what?”
Looking down, Kip almost
mumbled his words. “You love me, right?”
April leaned forward,
trying to get him to look up. “Hey,” she said, taking his hands and holding
them between her own. “Of course I love you.”
Kip breathed deeply twice
and then looked up. His eyes were filled with an emotion April couldn’t
decipher.
“Kip...what is it?”
He moved from the coffee
table, gripping April’s hands. He dropped to his knee in front of her. April’s
mouth dropped open.
“What are you doing?”
“Just...Let me do this.”
Kip closed his eyes for a
moment and when he finally opened them, they were filled with deep love, and
determination.
“April Cooper, I have
loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you. You’ve been my best friend; my
confidant; my entertainer; and the only person who has ever made me cry and
laugh in the same breath. You’re one of a kind and I know that I will love you
for the rest of my life.”
He opened a small, red
box that he retrieved from his pocket. Inside, nestled in black satin was an
old-fashioned diamond ring, the centre stone surrounded by a halo of smaller
stones, all shining different colors in the dim light cast over them from the
fireplace. April’s eyes filled with tears and she looked back at Kip.
“If you say yes, I
promise to stand by you, through thick and thin, through good times, and bad
times. I promise to spend the rest of my life making you laugh, protecting you,
honoring you, and loving you with my entire heart. April, will you marry me?”
April nodded quickly. “Of
course, I’ll marry you.”
Kip took out the ring.
April watched the way the diamonds sent rainbows over the white blanket coiled
around her waist. He slid it onto her finger, exhaling. It fit perfectly.
April grinned. She
touched the ring gently, feeling as if she needed to make sure it was really
there.
“It was my
grandmother’s,” Kip said.
“It’s beautiful,” April
murmured.
Kip leaned forward and
kissed her gently on the lips. Someone knocked on the lodge door and the couple
pulled apart.
Hailey stuck her head
around the door. “Can we come in? We’re dying out here!”
Kip held out his hand,
helping April stand. She smiled at him, feeling the love make her heart swell.
She looked at Hailey still waiting patiently, not fully inside yet.
“Yes! Come in!”
Hailey burst through the
door, followed closely by Adam and April’s mom and dad. They hugged the couple
firmly one by one.
“I can’t believe you’re
engaged! Finally!” Hailey cooed.
April’s mom was sobbing.
“My little girl...” she cried as she wrapped her arms around April.
“Mom,” April laughed.
“Calm down.”
April looked at her dad
and Adam. “How did everyone know?” She glanced at Kip.
“Kip asked for my
permission this morning,” her dad said. “I couldn’t keep it a secret for very
long.” He wrapped April in a hard hug. “Congratulations, sweetheart.”
Kip touched April’s back
and kissed her forehead. Hailey had a firm hold on April’s left hand, studying
the ring with ferocious intensity.
At that moment, Caleb
rushed in the door. “Hey! The mustang gave...What’s going on?”
“I asked April to marry
me,” Kip said, grinning.
Caleb came forward,
shaking Kip’s hand. “About time, don’t ya think?”
“That’s what I said!”
Hailey exclaimed.
“What about the mustang?”
April stepped forward, trying to capture Caleb’s attention.
“Oh!” Caleb smiled. “She
had her baby. Little black stud-colt by the looks of it.”
April looked at Kip. “Can
we...?”
Kip shook his head. “You
know as well as I do...give her until the morning to get him dried off, then we
can go see him.”
April was disappointed
but she knew Kip was right. For now, she allowed herself to revel in
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