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She shook her head but didn’tyou said about your family’s expectations and your sister I kno hard it uts me every day that I don’t have a mother Some holes never seal up So how do I know that you really want us?”

Amir’s eyes ide “How can you think I wouldn’t?”

“You said—”

“Forget what I said,” A to blaze with his fury and sincerity “I just saw a madman try and ot into the rooun leveled on you, and after you told me about the baby, I almost collapsed when I realized how much I could have lost”

“So you want us?”

“If you want ot leaked and for following you”

“You saved my life, and I’ things in public I’d never do,choices I never should have made” She paused as he seemed to still and look away Aet confused I don’t regret his escalated so fast and caused all that gossip about us I regret that I hid things and made a mess of it all”

“But we all have a second chance I’ve always been a fan of those,” he said, pulling his hand away and standing up Amanda wanted to object After all, the caress of his hand over their son felt better than anything she’d ever felt

Of course, then he was getting down on one knee before her

Her heart was pounding in her chest, and even their little buddy see in circles

Is this really happening?

He pulled out a large velvet box and started to speak “Amanda, I know our relationship has been unconventional”

“You can say that again”

He winked at her but didn’t get up “If you interject, then I can’t do this right, and it won’t be as romantic”

“So it’d beback at him, relieved to be able to have any life left at all, let alone one where theto her