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My eyes landed on Grace’s as they sparkled and I knew she was thinking the sa I was What just happened in this kitchen between her parents is what I wanted our future to be like To be able to show her how ed for

It was so I dreamed of

My plan was to ask Grace toof her and Alex’s nursery But the moment was noanted her parents to witness the love that Grace and I shared together I reached into my pocket and pulled the blue velvet pouch out I’d been carrying with ot to Mason

Grace’s hter rushed throughup to Grace, I put my hand on her ar I’d ever seen Maybe it was the moment, or maybe it was just her smile I didn’t know and I didn’t care All I kneas that she was s at Jeff less than two o

"Grace," I whispered as I dropped to one knee Sla her hands over her asp

"Grace Hope Johnson, I love you so veryme love you every dayfor the rest of our days?"

Tears fell freely from Grace’s eyes as she dropped to the floor in front of ether as she nodded and then finally whispered, "Yes Yes, yes, yes!"

Throwing her body into ether This was probably one of theour lips apart, Grace looked into my eyes and said, "You totally just won so ht?"

The roohter as I pulled the eed to my mother, from the pouch I’d had the , which was originallyandfor Grace Two rose-colored diamonds sat on either side of the main diamond followed by smaller diamonds that ran down each side of the platinum band

Grace sucked in a breath as I slipped the ring on her finger "This engagerandmother, and my mother" Grace’s eyes fell to the diamond as she wiped a tear away

"Oh, Noah This makes it all the more special"