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He sives us a wave of his hand as he walks away I take Lennon’s hand and lead hi my arms around his neck

He gazes at me, and says, “I think what you just did back there has made le and bite ers softly over his arm I lift one heel off the floor and kiss hi to burst “Seriously, Darcy, thank you For this, forI’m so in love with you, sweetheart”

“And I’m in love with you, too,” I whisper

I rest my head on his shoulder as we slow dance, and sway softly to theIt’s the perfect end to a perfect day, and I feel like I’ on air

“Darcy, wait Don’t go in there” I turn around, startled at the urgency in Lennon’s voice I was just about to open the door to our room when he called out He smiles at me, an embarrassed look on his face “Sorry, I just wanted to carry you over the threshold,” he says

I giggle “You’re not serious?” I ask He nods and scoopsar htly around his neck “Drop me, and you’ll be sorry,” I joke

He fiddles with the keycard he has in one hand, struggling to hold both et it into the thin slot at the same tile uncontrollably It would be so much easier if he just put me down, but I admire how committed he is to this, so I let hiht about it before Lennon mentioned it, but now he has, I absolutely love the idea of being carried over the threshold by my handsome prince Who said chivalry was dead?

In the thirty seconds he’s been struggling, several other guests pass us by in the hallway, s as they make their way to their own rooms—and all I can do is smile back, a little uneasy that I know, that they knohat’s about to happen once Lennon gets ain at breakfast to to die of embarrassment

One of the the door for us, but Lennon’s dogged deterive up, and he politely declines their assistance He wants to do it on his own Once out of earshot, he curses, and his face is going red, which h even more

“Lennon,” I say “Do you want to putto feel a little conspicuous, now”

“Nope I want to do this I’ll get it,” he replies, but I’ heavy for him to hold

“Honey, have you got a good hold of me?”

“Yes, of course,” he says, confidently

“Right, then top fiddling with the key for a second Just don’t dropand nods I hold on to his neck with one hand, reach around with the other, taking the keycard froain The little light changes froreen as I hear the lock unlatch and Lennon puts his foot against the door after I push down on the handle, swinging it open

“There ya go, lover It takes a wo at me and his face is a picture Part a

“Why, thank you, sweetheart,” he says, with a touch of sarcasm in his voice “I knew you were so et you inside and ravaged without further ado”

I laugh out loud at hi posh, then stop abruptly when I see he’s about to charge into the room with me still in his arms “Stop!” I shout

With one foot already over the threshold, he looks at ?” he says with a frown

“I know you can’t wait to get ht, and this doorway is only three We ain’t gonna fit”