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She looks at the house again “I do… But Gio, did you just buy me a house?”

“Us,” I clarify “Me, you, and the baby”

Her eyes turn glassy and tear rolls down her cheek

“Baby,” I wrap an arm around her “Don’t cry”

“I love it” she whispers

“I have oneoff the tears that are escaping her eyes

For this one, I get down on one knee and

pull the velvet box out of my pocket “Annie Grace Byrne, we found each other in a weird way You were soht I deserved That day you walked into ivento ask for onenoant you to be by my side for the rest of my life I want to live in this house with you and wake up everywith you next today until I die Annie, will you marry me?”

She’s crying now, tears stea now her face

I flip open the box to reveal a rose gold band covered with small diamonds and in the center the perfect pink dia to represent our crazy, not normal, relationship

She hiccups a sob

“Yes!” she says “Yes, Gio”

I take her to e to be back in this place after so long, but there's no one else I would rather be with

“I love you” She whispers as I drag the dress over her head, leaving her in nothing but a nude bra and panties showing off more of her baby bu every line and stretchevery inch of her smooth skin

“I love you” I return