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“I prayed you wouldn’t.” He held the box up between them, and she took in the beauty of the diamond with the morning light reflecting off the stone.
“It’s beautiful.”
He removed it from the box and slipped it onto her finger. “My Skylar,” he whispered as he pressed a kiss to her finger, just above the ring.
She took his hand in hers. “I can’t wait to put a ring right here.” She pressed a kiss to his empty ring finger.
“She said yes!” he suddenly hollered into the sky, startling her.
Sudden cheers and applause came from around the corner as her parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, Adelia, and Franky’s parents all came into view.
“I can’t believe you did all this.”
“I’m pretty great with surprises.”
As they hugged their family and friends, the happiness seemed to flow from person to person, and Skylar’s heart felt like it might burst with joy. She never thought leaving for the summer would set all of this in motion, but it was in the letting go that she finally received the love she’d always dreamed of.