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I leaned forward, giving her a quick kiss on the tip of her nose “I think you’re wrong I’”

Taking her hand, I walked her further into the house On the island in the kitchen sat a large bouquet of roses, along with a bucket of ice chilling a bottle of chaer stopped in her tracks when she saw it

“I had Brenda ask the old owners if I could have this here for you Happy birthday, Ginger” I held the s out toward her, but she didn’t take it Her eyes reht of them The color had drained from her face and she’d taken a step back from the island

“You okay?”

She nodded, looking up at me “Yeah, it’s just a surprise is all”

“You don’t look like it’s a good surprise”

“No, it is What woave me a s, walked over to the fireplace, and took a seat on the hearth

I opened the cha up the now filled glasses, I walked over to where she sat

“You like it? I ad with jewelry According to her, thethe better, but you aren’t the flashy type”

“It’s perfect, thank you And itthe box out to me

I sat the glasses on theher back to me, she waited for me to fasten the delicate platinu came from the diamond encrusted infinity symbol that sat in the center I let my thumbs stroke the soft skin on the back of her neck after I’d done the clasp I stepped closer, letting my hands move over her shoulders, and down her ar our arms around her

Having her in ht I savored these , stopped fighting against the idea of an us and simply lived in the moment

I pressed er”

She started to squir the glasses off the mantle

“Congrats again” She clinked our glasses together before downing the contents of hers in one go