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I looked at hiot down on my knees and stared into his beautiful eyes "Yes, Jake Michael Jensen, I will er and kissed it as he wrapped his arhtly "I couldn’t tell you earlier because I had it all planned, but you got so upset and broke up with me and I didn’t knohat to do I called your dad and told him what happened and he said to wait about an hour before co to talk to you"

"I’m so sorry I didn’t believe you I’m a horrible person"

"No, you’re not, Julia You’re a beautiful person, and I love you so htly and I never wanted to let hi on the couch, watching us My mom had tears in her eyes

"You two knew and didn’t tellthat he cheated on me and let me cry like that?"

"Sorry, Princess, but I wasn’t about to ruin it for you, even though it was killing ," my dad said

I looked back at Jake "So tell ain?"

Jake ser at the jewelry store where I had your ring designed and made Your dad is the one who recommended her to me She’s one of the best around"

I looked at ed ratulations, sweetheart I’ht now and tell him the news and we have to plan a party Wait, don’t tell anyone in the fa to have a dinner party and then you can announce it Connor, this is so exciting I have so ot up from the couch and wrapped his ar you need to do is take a breath and caled for ten minutes" He smiled

He walked over to ratulations, Princess"

"Thanks, Dad" I s pleases hter ood care of her," Jake responded

"I know you will and, if you get out of line, she’ll kick your ass Just like her hter well" My mom smiled as she winked atthe two of you to dinner," ht and celebrated After leaving the restaurant, ood time Collin and Hailey met up with us and we celebrated into the wee hours of the

And that’s how, Jake Jensen, the man of my dreams, proposed to me It wasn’t how he had planned it, and I screwed it up for hied and that was all that mattered

As theand I was getting ready to graduate fro on , Dad" I s, Princess Do you have a minute to talk?"

"Sure Come sit down," I said

He sat down next toif you wanted to spend the day with your dad I haven’t seenand school"

I could tell he desperately wanted to spend soether, and I felt bad that we hadn’t lately I had plans with Jake, but I thought he would understand if I canceled them My dad needed me and I didn’t want to let him down

"I would love to spend the day with you, Dad" I smiled

"Really? You don’t have any other plans?" he asked excitedly

"No, not today," I answered

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled reat, Princess I’ot up from the bed and walked out of my room I picked up my phone and called Jake

"Hello, beautiful," he answered

"Hey, babe Listen, I need to cancel our plans for today My dad asked me to spend the day with hio and be with your dad I know he ht I have souys for a while and I’ll see you tonight"

"I love you, Jake"

"I love you ood day with your dad," he said as he hung up

After I showered and got dressed, I walked downstairs and saw mythe day with your dad He’s so happy" She smiled

"No need to thank me, Mom I want to spend the day with him"

"Are you ready, Julia?" my dad asked as he walked into the kitchen

"I sure am" I smiled as I looped my arm around his and we left the penthouse

Our first stop was at the Central Park Zoo My mom and dad used to take me and Collin there every year since ere little kids We walked around, looking at the aniuins and ould stand there for what see some time at the zoo, we headed to The Museum of Modern Art It had always been one of o As alked around and looked at the various sculptures and designs, my dad turned to me

"I knoe’ve talked about this before, but I want you to know that I’ve created a division at Black Enterprises for architecture and I want you to head it up I couldn’t think of a better time than now to branch out and expand"