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Heath’s focus shifted to"Erica, future sister-in-law You have no idea what you’re getting into with this one, but hed and pushed hi rooedShe studied it for several seconds as the light danced off the diaain that he’d asked, that I’d agreed Without even having had the chance to fantasize about what that ht be like, I’d known immediately it hat I wanted

Alli ran a thumb over the band, one eyebrow raised "This is different"

I shrugged, not quite sure what to say I wasn’t about to tell her that the bracelets he’d givenheld a similar symbolism "Different, but it’s us I love it Plus, how ae rock on aze lifting fro to my eyes for the first time in several ue as she’d studieda hed "A little I’hed "I don’t know I think I’s permanent"

"Blake is crazy about you You know that"

"It was an easy decision to make Obviously I’m head over heels for him too Not like he would have taken no for an answer anyway" I laughed to et the answer he wanted

While hts ran away from me, Alli smiled broadly and bounced a little "I’ out all weekend Heath told ain"

"I had no idea," I said, adift, his promise

"This can’t have been the first tie"

My eyebrows shot up "Why, have you?"

A flush reddened her cheeks "I’ about you Usually people talk aboutTest the waters and what not"

"He mentioned it once, kind of in jest I think, but I told him he was crazy And I meant it I still think this is all kind of crazy I’m scared to death, but I want to be with him If this is what he wants and it needs to be now, so be it"

The whole prospect was overwhel and unexpected I loved Blake without condition, but solidifying our relationship withas a possibility for yearssure and reliable Happily ever after and all good things Conversely, very little in ht now except my love for Blake Despite his reassurances, the future of the business would worrywith everyone’s jobs

Clozpin was soit successful was oal I needed it to work, for so many reasons If it didn’t, I’d be even more dependent on Blake’s wealth and security While I appreciated that he would be that forco

"So have you thought of a date? A venue?"

I laughed at Alli’s enthusias out all those details When on earth would I have ti? I’d been so overwhelht to ask Blake what his thoughts were on theto wrap e