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"You're co back to work for the Cold Fury?" I ask, still stunned to see her standing here before me

She steps towardup ateyes, she chuckles "Gray Brannon presented me with an offer I couldn't refuse"

"A big raise?" I guess

She shakes her head "Nope Same salary, but merely the opportunity to be with you"

"Sounds like a good deal," I admit with a smirk as my arms wrap around her I pull her in, squeeze the breath out of her, and then just hold her tight My eyes slide over her head to see Dave slass of chane

"When did you decide this?" I ask her,a steady beat of jubilation

"A few days ago Figured I'd surprise you"

"You're rotten," I chastise "You could have been here this entire time"

"And ruin this surprise?" she asks as she pulls back and looks at me with mock offense

Sliding one hand to the back of her neck, I reel her in for a kiss It's instantly deep and slightly arousing, and I want to grab a cab right this htail it back to my house My Christmas dreams will come fully true once I can sink down deep inside of he

r It's been forever since we'vebeen spent chastely holding her all night in her bed, becausewell, no sex with Dave in the house

"I' in with you," she says abruptly the minute my lips pull free from hers

Well, duhof course she's racious smile

"And I'll take up all of your closet space, just so you know," she adds

Sounds fucking fantastic to me

"And I'll probably bitch at you to keep your dirty clothes off the floor Just in case you ondering, that hasn't changed about me"

I laugh, give her another quick kiss, and say, "Well, just as long as you know I haven't changed either I still throw my clothes on the floor"

"We're a match made in heaven," she quips

"Soto move in withwife, we et married"

She blinks atoff her face "Is that a proposal?"

"Not a very good one I'," I say as I realize that was probably about as unromantic as you could be "Perhaps I should have said--"

"I accept," she says quickly, beaer smile at me

"You do?" I ask, stunned

"Well, yeah," she says as her hands coives iveswife?"

And it hits me all of a sudden

She said yes

She's going to marry me

Be mine forever

And ever

My hands shoot to her face, and I pull her in quickly for a hard kiss I' when I release her but I pay no mind I call out over the noise of the crowd, and finally put oes silent, and when I have everyone's attention, I call out with the biggest fucking grin on ot an announcement to make"

To Sue, Gina, Matt, Erika, and Ashleighmy Random House Loveswept team Never could I do this without you

BY SAWYER BENNETT

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