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She’s got her legs crossed, her hands worrying in her lap.

She meets my eye as I reach over, take her hand, and give her a squeeze of support. “Are you okay?”

“Yes,” she whispers, that breathy voice that drives me nuts. “I’m excited. Are you sure you won’t tell me where we’re going?”

“Not yet.” I smile. “We’re almost there.”

The lights change, and we drive on.

* * *

I pull up at the side of the road. We’re on the outskirts of the city at a quiet intersection.

I walk around the car and quickly open Lucy’s door.

She smiles as she climbs out. “Aren’t you the gentleman?”

“Always am.”

I smile shakily, and my woman steps forward, placing her hand on my chest. She slips beneath my suit jacket, so I can feel her warm bare skin against mine through my shirt.

“Your heart is beating like crazy.”

I reach up, pressing against the back of her hand, sharing more of her warmth.

“I wanted to tell you here, Lucy. I love you.”

There’s no delay. She smiles, the most beautiful wide smile as the beginnings of tears glisten in her eyes.

“I love you too,” she says. “Thank you.”

I laugh and lean forward, kissing her. “Thank you?”

“I don’t know,” she laughs adorably. “I just mean…I’m so freaking happy you feel the same.”

“Of course I do.” I hold her. “It’s just taken a while to get the permission from the city.”

“The permission for what?”

Dammit. I’m slipping up.

I lean back, smirking. She reaches up and touches my face.

“You’re losing that devilish smile. Now you look happy.”

“Don’t worry. I can still be a devil when I need to be.”

She laughs softly. “I know you can.”

“The reason it had to be here,” I go on, feeling my heart drumming against the ring box. “It’s because….”

Her mouth falls open. “This is the spot. The place it happened, where you lost them.”

“Where I lost Anna,” I say. “But yeah, where her mom died too. But it had to be here because….”

I clear my throat.

“You have to know, Lucy. It’s only going to be you and our children now. I’m not saying I won’t always miss my daughter. She will always have a special place in my heart. But you need to know…I willneverput her memory before our children. I’ll never give their attention to somebody else.”


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