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Story: Garden Daddy
“Eden.”He stared up at her over the bouquet.“When I lost you, I lost everything that meant anything to me.I’m so sorry it took losing you to make me a better man, a better partner.I am so grateful you’ve given me a second chance at being in your life, and now, I’m going to ask you for a second chance at being your husband.Will you marry me… again?”
The tray dropped with a clatter, and she vaulted over it, throwing herself into his arms before he even managed to get the box open.
“Yes!”She started peppering his face with kisses.“Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!”
Laughing, he wrapped her up in his arms, so he could pull her lips to his for a real kiss.As he kissed her deeply, jubilantly, she could hear their friends cheering, pounding on the glass door as they celebrated with them.
Everything was perfect.
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The End