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The crisp air around us fills my nostrils and lungs when I take a deep breath. “Trevor,” I murmur from shock as he smiles at me.
“Gracie,” he responds before taking both my hands and linking our fingers. He doesn’t say a thing, but the look in his eyes makes my heart warm in that tranquil moment.
Tears already shimmer in my eyes before he lowers himself to one knee and dips his hand into his pocket for a tiny diamond ring.
I gasp and frame my mouth with both hands. The small touch of his hand as he reaches for my leftone and holds the ring close to my finger fills me with a tingle that reaches the deepest parts of my soul.
“Six years ago, I fell for you,” Trevor whispers as our eyes melt into one, heightening the sizzle of our shared connection. “I kid myself into thinking that it didn’t mean anything, but it meant everything. Gracie. You mean everything to me. You’re the woman for me, and I want to spend the rest of my life being your best friend and loving you because, with you, I can overcome any fear and get through anything."
He holds still for a moment after that, and my insides surge with a magnified, intoxicating feeling that I like to call the nectar of love.
My throat is tight from the rise of emotions rushing through me, and I can only nod my response before the words finally fall out of my lips.
“Yes, yes, yes,” I chant as he slips the ring onto my finger. “I love you, Trevor.”
He stands and picks me off the ground with ease. The bubble of our laughter is a melody of pure joy as he twirls me around in the air, then sets me on my feet again for a sweet kiss.
This is magic. Right here between us.And I know deep down that it’ll last us an eternity.
Just like in a fairy tale.
The End