Page 79 of Six Wishes

“When’s the big day?” Dad asks, and I am not sure what to say. I didn’t think of it. Are we getting married now because of the ring?

Van must feel the same as I do because when he wraps me in his arms from behind and puts his lips to my ear, he is echoing my thoughts exactly.

“Do we need a paper?”

“Not yet…” I grin.

“But you’ll be mine no matter what, correct?”

“Correct.”

No paper required.

The End

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