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Gavin quirked a brow "My brother was right You’ve domesticated me beyond belief"
"I take that as a yes" After shoving a head of lettuce into the refrigerator, E her hands into her hips "And don’t lie You love being do for the newspaper on the end table "Yes, boss To be honest, Noah folded the whole pile" He flipped open the paper, his teasing blue eyes peeking out froree laundry We want the housekeeper back" Beaht, buddy?"
With one hand wrapped around a ave a single nod
"That’shis eyes to E Leslie and hiring her back on fulltiiggled "This is obviously a conspiracy It’s bad enough you have my son decked out in a Yankees onesie Now you have hi on houl and flipped to the business section He grinned that very sarin that’d snared her the first time she’d met him "Hey You’ve known this for a while," he re and a wink "And you love every evil inch ofher head, Eroceries Every fiber in her being agreed Without a doubt, she’d forever love every evil and un-evil inch of hi her attention froazine In the checkout line, a recipe for creaht her eye Unlike the last two ti’s dinner work out without giving her or Gavin food poisoning "What does Noah have in his hands?"
E to see across the rooet it from him?" Gavin stared over his newspaper "He has it in his mouth"
E He’d chew on ave it to hi his throat, "but I don’t want hi up with amusement "Or your shoe for that ht be… dirty"
Tilting her head, Emily dropped her shoulders and rolled her eyes "One: You’re a clean freak Two: I’d rather hiht there You take it from hi He paused for a second, quite iet it"
"Yes, nutter," Eazine on top of the table "You’re just trying to get another e out of me" She rounded the island, co boyfriend was losing it Shoeless, she stepped onto the down coh square, it wasn’t a block he was chewing on Nope Not even close Eawatt shtfully sinking his newly rooted tooth into Before Emily could blink or take ahi Noah into his lap, Gavin flipped his Yankees cap backward, eased the box from Noah’s hand, replaced it with a tiny book, and stared up into Ereen eyes
"Come sit with us," Gavin said, his voice soft "We have so for you"
E, she slowly sank down onto the coed in front of Gavin Knees touching his, she stared at his lazy grin, her heart racing as he leaned in to kiss her He let the kiss linger until Noah started to fuss his displeasure about being s back, Eh Noah’s wavy hair
"He’s just jealous," Gavin whispered, placing a kiss on Noah’s head Bringing his gaze back to Emily’s, it was Gavin’s turn to s For the second time in his life, he was about to propose to a woman However, for the first tih his body Gavin knew she was the one created for him With a shaky hand, he cupped E
"I love you, Emily You’ll always be my best friend You’ll always beinto hers, Gavin leaned in and brushed a gentle kiss upon her quivering lips "You’re the ht color to ht into my darkened life" With the pad of his thumb, he wiped a warm tear from Emily’s cheek and pulled in a deep breath "Let’s paint the full picture together and light up the sky, sweets I love you bothoff his chiseled features "Re, Eled
Gavin sentle whisper "I believe in forever, and that’s what you and I are We define eternity This ive me butterflies, Emily Cooper I’ve never had that before, and I don’t want to let that go for anything Ever I asked you once to crash withyou to take the full ride Walk withchairs and watching our sugar-high grandchildren play in our yard I’ve seen this world a million times over, but I’ve never seen it with you by my side I want you, no, I need you to beyou’re Mrs Emily Michelle Blake" He paused, and E over "Please Take this last step with me" He cracked open both sides of the box Cushioned in the nature lay a round, brilliant dia its base
Es She froze under the gravity of his words, but her heart, filled with a riot of e in her ears, h her "I love you," she choked out, her eyes stinging with happy tears She wrapped her hand around the back of Gavin’s neck and pulled his s lips into her mouth "And, yes, I’ll take every last step with you, Gavin"
"Yeah?" he questioned with a chuckle between kisses Once again, Noah squealed in displeasure, trying to squirs in frustration "You’re going to beto be your wife," E Noah onto her lap He settled dohen she handed hiratification Emily’s limbs eak as Gavin reached for her hand and slipped the engage it represented
"Thank you," she whispered, staring into Gavin’s eyes "I have no words that could possibly describe what you do to me every day" And she didn’t He’d found her broken, withering away into nothing He’d h it all, he showed her what true love was He was a drea she could do was pray she never awoke from this bliss His bliss Gavin dowsed her lips withkisses as she ran her hand down his bare chest Time was of the essence, but now ti E she could’ve ever hoped for