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"Eyes are closed, Mr Blackstone," she said, standing before e Give it to me, please"

I retrieved it froht, just a flat black box tied with a silver ribbon "Ready?"

"I a to pick you up and carry you"

"Sounds very traditional," she said

"I like to think of uy, baby" I scooped her up, careful to arrange her dress so it wouldn’t drag, and started walking up the gravel drive of Stonewell Court The rocks crunched under my feet and you could hear the sound of the waves on the rocks far below us It looked a and I hoped she liked it The whole place was lit with torches in old urns, and candles glowing inside glass luround Even the upper suite was lit up froht suite

"I can hear the ocean," she said up againstback and forth

"Mmm-hmm" I stopped at what I felt was the perfect place for the unveiling "Okay, we have arrived at our nuptial destination, Mrs Blackstone I’et the full effect," I warned before tilting her down to stand on her own I faced her toward the house and covered her eyes gently withhere?"

"Not sure how ht" I kissed her on the back of the neck and took my hands away "For you, my beauty You can open your eyes now"

"Stonewell Court I thought this is where ere I reravel alked here It’s so beautiful I--I can’t believe all this" She opened her arms "Who did this for us?"

She still doesn’t understand I brought my hands to her shoulders and kissed her neck fro to work a miracle for me"

"Well, I think she has succeeded It takes my breath away" She turned to face ht," she said, leaning into my body

I took her face in low of torches and the ocean breeze "Do you like it?"