He went down on one knee, ignoring the twinge the move caused. “Alexis Yeung, it’s been a hell of a six months. We’ve backpacked across Europe. I’ve met your family and managed to survive to tell the tale. My auntie is ready to adopt you if I don’t pull my head out of my ass and make an honest woman of you—that’s a direct quote in case you were wondering.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring case. “But at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is that you are the single most amazing woman I’ve ever met. You humble me on a daily basis with your strength, and you inspire me to be a better man. I love waking up next to you, and I want to spend the rest of our lives conquering whatever challenges life decides to throw at us, whether it’s climbing a cliff to face your worst fear or kicking some sense into me when I need it most. So, Alexis Yeung, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
Her eyes were wide, and her hand in his shook. “Marriage?”
“If you’ll have me.” He couldn’t read the expression on her face, and it made him nervous.
“But Luke, I can’t have kids. We can’t—”
“Do you want kids?”
She blinked. “What?”
“It’s a simple enough question. Do you want kids? Because if you don’t, I’m down with that. If you do, there’s always adoption.” He squeezed her hand. “I don’t care about bloodlines, darlin’. If we adopt, the kid that we choose is going to be our kid, and I’ll knock anyone who says otherwise in the dirt.”
She snorted. “You can’t just go around beating up anyone who says something you don’t like.”
“Watch me.” He opened the ring box and turned it to face her. The ring was a one-and-a-half-carat princess-cut diamond. It was in a simple setting, but it was elegant in its simplicity. “What do you say?”
“As if there was any question.” She grinned, her eyes shining. “Yes, Luke Jackson, I want to be your wife and adopt babies with you and spend the rest of my life by your side.”
“Well hell, darlin’, you had me worried there for a second.” He slipped the ring onto her finger and pushed to his feet. “That was mighty mean of you to drag it out like that.”
“A little nerves never hurt anyone.” She went up onto her tiptoes and kissed him. “I love you so freaking much. I still can’t believe that things are so crazy perfect.”
He held her close. He’d do everything in his power to make his woman happy. My woman. She said yes. He spun her around, loving the way she laughed. “Then it’s a good thing you have the rest of your life to get used to the idea.”
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Katee Robert, learned to tell stories at her grandpa’s knee. Her favorites then were the rather epic adventures of The Three Bears, but at age twelve she discovered romance novels and never looked back. Though she dabbled in writing, life got in the way, as it often does, and she spent a few years traveling, living in both Philadelphia and Germany. In between traveling and raising her two wee ones, she had the crazy idea that she’d like to write a book and try to get published.
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