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She fisted his tuxedo jacket, s deeply He still sh “I love you so much”

“I love you, too” He kissed the top of her head, his hands splayed on her lower back His chest and arh “There’s soh”

Pulling back, she chewed on her lower lip nervously, tugging on the crown necklace Brian had given her all those years ago Soe, and she refused to remove it It was a reminder of Brian, and what he’d meant to her It was a shout out to hiave her…

She never would have found Leo again

Thank you, Brian

“What’s ?’ she asked nervously

“You need htfully “Diamonds”

She stiffened “Seriously? I’ jewelry store already” Sheherself critically “And to be honest, I feel like the tiara is a bit much I mean, it’s not like I’m a princess Just a small property holder”

“You ravelly from behind her “But I want you to be my queen Turn around, Alicia”

“I—” As she turned, the words she’d been about to say died in her throat Because there, kneeling behind her on one knee, was Leo He held a ring in his hand that had more diamonds on it than she had dollars in her bank account It hite gold, or platinum, and it had a princess cut diae, several carat diamond “Oh my God”

He gave her a huge, beautiful, brilliant s you back in my life hasyou’re here, by h, how to have fun, and how to stop taking everything so daine living it without you at h at inappropriate times”

She covered herher eyes “I—”

“And before you spehole lot of logic at me, about how you just became a lady, and hoe should wait to announce this, or hold off on taking as huge a step as this, you should know I don’t give a da up, “You were there with me when I lost my father, and you helped me pick up the pieces of ave me, and him, and you accepted me as I am, faults and all I love you I want to spend the rest of my life with you, as my queen And more than ever, I want to call you mine My lover My partner My queen My wife”

She pressed her fingers against her lips, speechless

“Ihter, and I refuse to lose even another second” He locked eyes with her, took a deep breath, and asked, “Alicia Forkes, will you domy wife?”

Nodding, she gulped in a huge breath, but it turned into , as she fell to her knees and framed his face with unsteady hands “Yes Yes, yes, yes, yes”