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Why wouldn’t they have ridden together? "I’ll go get his drink order first"

"No"

"Okay, what’s going on, Jack?"

"Get rid of the apron and go fix your hair and o home?"

Jack held out his hand "Apron, please Then do the rest" As she untied and handed him her apron, he said, "You’ll thankto the bathroo with her make-up and standard issued ponytail She looked exactly like a waitress, because that’s exactly what she was tonight "Forget it, I’ room, only instead of the usual noise, it was eerily quiet Every table was full and every eye was on here "Oh-kay," she muttered Unsure of what to do, she s to find a fa on But all she found were a faeed to her toes, then almost julory,around tables and chairs He held a bouquet of roses in one hand and a small, blue box in the other He stopped only a few feet away fro shot?"

"If that’s what you want to call rin "Anyway, I ca, Melanie"

She heard a histle froest brother, Heath, ready to let another one loose Only his ood on it, then gave Melanie an encouraging smile

Melanie’s eyes widened Leah Ambrose had never sht her attention In a corner booth sat her best friend with a big slass of iced water on the table in front of hi to cry

Carter cleared his throat and she focused on hi speech planned, but now that you’re here standing in front ofa little "So I’ll just coht out and say it: I love you, Melanie Anne Sive out on her, she collapsed in the nearest chair "You do?"

He kneeled in front of her, handing her the roses "That’s not all"

"I don’t need anything ht she would hear fro said in front of everyone and then some So this couldn’t be a dream or a joke "I love you, too, Carter Ever since you pickedforward, he kissed her quickly, then handed her the blue box he’d been holding and she opened it A sli beca when black dots danced in front of her eyes "Good God, that’s huge"

"Now I knohy you love her so hing

Melanie’s cheeks heated and she pressed her palainst them "Sorry," she whispered

"Don’t be I like your sassy mouth," he whispered back, then raised his voice "It seems like my entire life has been touched by you, and I just can’t see the next sixty years without having you byBut I a out front that I’d love to drive off into the sunset with you in it Marry me, Melanie, and makeaway the dancing dots and gazed into his eyes "Yes, and I’ll go anywhere in the world with you"

The entire dining rooed her to a standing position and slipped the ring on her finger She kissed hi every ounce of love she had for hi her face It was the sweetest kiss of her life

"Daain," she whispered

"Love you" He kissed her again "Love you, love you" Then he swept her off of her feet and she grabbed his hat, putting it on her head "This what you had in mind? I watched a dozen You Tube clips before I found aabout," he said

As he strode out of the restaurant, she kissed his cheek and said, "It’s perfect"You’re perfect and best of all: You’re rinned at her and fiddled with the brim of his cap "I have a couple more surprise for you, soon-to-be Mrs Aer side door "Get in"

"I don’t think I can take any more surprises"