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I nodded and told him, “When you and I went to the nursery, you paused beneath that cherry tree’s etieous and wistful, and as I stood there totally in awe, I realized I was falling madly in love with you And so to us It’s not just about that h, it’s also about our future It’sfro it come to life”

He looked completely stunned as he whispered, “That’s so beautiful”

I raised his chin with a light touch and kissed hi time wrapped up in each other Eventually, he sat up and asked, “Want to get dressed and go have breakfast with your roommates?”

“Are you co with me?” When he nodded, I smiled at him and said, “That’s fantastic”

“I kno much they mean to you, so this is i now than it did e first got together Actually, I feel like I already know theiven how much you talk about them”

I kissed hiet that it’s a big deal to you, and I want you to know I appreciate it”

Just a few minutes later, both of us were dressed in jeans and T-shirts, and I was sporting my neeater It almost reached my knees, but it was soft and co it

I texted Lark to let him knoere on our way, and ent downstairs Theo retrieved a shiny, red box from the coat closet “It’s a box of chocolates for your rooift certificates for local restaurants that deliver I thought all of you ether”

“That’s a wonderful idea, thank you But it’s all of us, not all of you,” I pointed out “You’re a part of this little family now too, Theo”

He took a few moments to process that idea, and then he nodded I could tell he didn’t really believe ot to the pink Victorian

It was a gorgeous ht blue skies Theo locked up behind us, and then he wiped his sweaty pal my hand He was undeniably nervous, because this really was a big deal to him He’d spent so much time alone, and noas about to allow several people into his life all at once I was touched and hu

We decided to cut through Delores Park, and e reached what looked like the exact center of that big, grassy rectangle, he stopped in his tracks I paused too, still holding his hand while he sed hard