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"You'd do that for ratitude

Despite that the thought of Continuing Legal Education classes and bar exams made him shudder, he assured her, anyway, "I'd do that for us"

She responded with a quick kiss

"Don't you realize that I've never been as happy as I ahing "I just have one prerequisite"

"And ould that be?"

"Do you think you can move out of your parents' house now? I'm not sure I could live with my in-laws and stay sane"

"In-laws?" Her voice cracked as she said the word

He nodded "That is what I want the me to— "

"Marry me, Zoe" He hoped it helped that he was already on bended knee

"Yes!" She laughed and threw her arled into his, the fit perfect and right

Since driving her to the airport over teeks ago, he'd been holding his breath Noas breathing easy and daood

She straddled hih, only a thin scrap of lace covering her underneath She kissed hi with his, her hands in his hair, tugging on his scalp, without ever co into his office "Oh ain and started to back out of the room

"Hold my calls," he said as she quickly slalanced at Zoe

Her cheeks were a deep red, but she laughed aloud "The look on Nadine's face was priceless," Zoe said

"She won't forget to knock loudly anytirinned, happier than he ever re on top of him to thank "Knohat I want to do now?" he asked her

"What would that be?"

His hips jerked upward,his plan perfectly clear And in case Zoe wasn't sure what he meant, Ryan leaned up and whispered his intentions in her ear

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