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An engageer than any I’ve ever seen before in my life

But that’s not what has

It’s the tedding rings beside it A wo—platinum, thick, and masculine

A cos for us

Tears start slipping down my cheeks, and I don’t even bother to try to blink the

My gaze lifts Dax is staring at me, and I finally see it

The truth of all those words he just said

He loves me

Like really, truly loves me

I launch ht into his chest I propel us backward onto the carpet He lands flat on his back withinto htly

When I lift my head to stare down at hi flash of pure joy that fillsI’ve ever had the privilege of knowing in my life

“I love you,” I say simply It’s all I have to offer at this moment He skipped a mandatory practice and set up a romantic ether I had cos

Nothing is what I expected, and I feel almost small in my appreciation of the wonders of this universe and what it can bestow upon me

“So you ready to do thisup the box which has somehow shut when I knocked him backward

My head jackhammers into a furious nod, and I push up to straddle him Dax smiles from his position flat on his back, then holds the box up to reopen it He pulls out the wedding band first “I believe tradition is that this goes on first as it should be held closest to your heart”

I didn’t know that, but it’s so sweet He sets the box on his chest, then takes er