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“Coffee?” I say, holding out a cup to her Her eyes rake down my bare chest

She takes it, and I pull her into a kiss before I sit her down onher sit in the chair opposite ue

We wordlessly touch and explore each other while we eat our Peruvian donuts and drink our coffees There’s a level of comfort with each other that shouldn’t be there so fast Even though we’ve known each other practically our whole lives, it shouldn’t be this effortless to just sit with her

My thuet you a real ring soon”

I don’t knohy I say it This isn’t a real e We don’t even love each other I wouldn’t have proposed if it wasn’t for the stupid treasure But it’s i of her dreams because now that we’re o to any

other ht

She frowns and turns to ”

Her words have a deeper e

I nod, but it doesn’t change the fact that I will be getting her a real ring soon enough Before long, the flowers I et a real ring before that happens

Liesel shudders in my arms

“You okay?” I ask

She nods “Just cold We should get dressed and go We have a long day ahead of us” She climbs off my lap before I can answer

“Okay,” I say

We both quickly get dressed—I in jeans and a T-shirt, her in cutoff shorts and a tank Then we head back to the se hand in hand to await our fates

Whatever is inside the sht me Liesel It made her mine, forever Whatever awaits us will be worth it