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“You’re here,” I said, kissing her again

“Where else would I be?” she said sleepily “I’m sorry I wasted so much time on what other people think I care what you think And what I think, because I’m pretty sure I love you I’ve loved you all my life I don’t want to be with anyone else, Luke You’re it foranywhere,” her confident smile was beautiful

“You don’t have to sell me, sweetheart You haveI kissed her lips softly, tentatively

“Don’t waste anotherimpatiently at my t-shirt

“One thing first,” I said, “come on in here,” I led her into the bedroom

“You’ve been the only one I wanted for a long ti home like this, to you When I say forever, I mean it,” I said

I reached into the nightstand drawer I took out the ring box and handed it to her She gaped, her h, “So put this on and say yes”

“I’ht that my All American could ask me the question Or are you afraid?”

“As long as I have you, I’ Sarah Jo, will you be my wife? To have and to hold and to pick the locks at my house and to kiss undertrees and to wear my coat anytime you want to?” I asked

“Yes,” she said, her voice soft and rough with tears as she hugged htly “You’re all I’ve ever wanted, Luke Who knew the first time could be the charm? Because you were the first boy I ever kissed”

“You were the first girl I ever loved And you’ll be the last”

She hardly saw the ring I put on her finger, because ere kissing

Sarah Jo said so ho here with me I’ll have to send your dad a thank-you fruit basket for pushing you out the door so I could have you sooner”

She sed me close

“Are you still going to run the lumberyard for him?” I asked