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Brant gave her another kiss, resting his hand on her ass "Fuck it I’ve worked dae withouthis hand away from her butt before they walked out into the hall

As the doors of the eainst her, running his lips down her neck "You and Ava working together? Baby, you just ju pan into the fire"

Much later that night she would reotten herself into But first they were lucky enough toelseher with his eyes and his body

The grief of losing Robyn so suddenly was still there--the pain still felt raw and probably would for a long time to come--but with Brant in her life, she finally had soood and the badday would get a little easier and, with him by her side, one day she would be able to look back with him happily on the times she had shared with her sister Robyn would have wanted it that way

Epilogue

Emma turned into the driveway of the house that she shared with Brant They had decided to ether almost immediately and, since he lived on the beach, it hadn’t been a tough decision for her She parked beside the sports car that he let her drive on rare occasions She usually got a charge out of hi to act like he trusted her with his baby Men and their toys

The last three months with Brant had been close to paradise The verbal sparring was still there, which ht man had no reservations between the sheetsat all He had even ed to shock her a few tis would never be boring with Brant Stone

E Brant in the living roo to him because inevitably he came out and picked up the conversation He seemed to hear her no matter where he was in the house "Hey, baby I’ home, but your de your ass off when you signed that transfer to her office If Mac doesn’t break up with his girlfriend soon, I’ to have to find another job"

When Brant still hadn’t appeared, she walked toward the bedroo in there? She flung the door open and stood in the doorway gaping Holy shit "What’re youOh , Mr Dece on the bed, in re-creation of his Mr Decehs of holly, was the man she adored When he swiveled his hips, she noticed that sohing

"U or the ring is going to lose its suspension Thanks to you being late getting hoe to keep it up there for so long"

"Oh asped out as she dropped down on the bed beside hiinal proposalever!" Brant looked at her, the grin slipping fro the ribbon fro as it fell Erabbed her hand Her head was spinning as he pulled her from the house and to the beach When he dropped to one knee in front of her, she looked at him in shock

"Em, baby, I love you I justhad a flash of ould tell our kids one day when they wanted to kno Daddy proposed to Mo his throat "Eh the door at the office, my life has never been the sa has to be taken so seriously I can’t iine a future without you in it Will youdown her cheeks as she whispered, "Yes" Then Brant slid the ring onto her finger She had no idea what it even looked like because she couldn’t see through the tears filling her eyes "That was so beautiful I love you, Brant"

He hugged her to hiainst the top of her head, "I love you ood look By now, he was used to her laughing at unusual tihing

She reached up and tugged the Santa hat frouess I should have said, ‘I love you, Mr Decerin that made her skin burn and picked her up effortlessly into his arhs of holly and hter filled the air as Brant rushed back toward the house with her cradled in his arly, his proposal was just like their love story--one of a kind