Page 131 of Nanny for the Firefighter

I can’t stop the rain of tears, and Mia looks at me with her brows raised. “Happy tears?”

“Yes, baby.” I nod, rubbing my nose against hers. “Happy tears.”

When I look back up at Mason, he takes the ring out of the box, and I hold out my hand.

“Yes, Mason. Of course.” I laugh through the swelling emotions, pulling them both close to me. “Forever and ever.”

“Yay!” Mia cries out, and Mason and I just laugh all the more.

“Yay, baby girl! So much yay!”

Mason kisses me, scooping under Mia and pulling me to my feet. We leap and celebrate, Mason taking Mia in his arms and spinning her around as she cackles wildly.

When he stops, pulling me into his free arm, I look up at him, smiling so big my cheeks hurt.

“I didn’t think it could get better, Mason. But you’re always proving me wrong in that department.”

“Well,” he grins with that twinkle in his eyes that I know means he’s not done with the surprises, “I’ve got two more things planned.”

“Oh, yeah. What’s that?”

Mason looks between me and Mia. “First, we play and have an amazing time at the beach. Then we get dinner after saying I do.”

My eyes flare wide. “Wait. You want to get married now?!”

“I’ve got it all set up. Dresses for you girls and everything. But that’s just tonight.”

“Oh, Lord. What more could that devious brain of yours have planned?”

He smiles, setting Mia down for a moment so he can pull me into his arms and wrap them around my waist.

“Tomorrow, we hop on another plane but not to go home. We’re taking it to Paris.”

“What?! Mason, you have work. My family is?—”

“Very much getting packed as we speak so that they can meet us there. We have the private you and me ceremony tonight and the big one tomorrow. What do you say?”

My head is spinning, and I think I might actually fall over if Mason lets go of me.

But it’s easy to know what I think because I know exactly what I want.

“Yes.” I smile at him, shaking my head. “Yes, Mason. We’ve waited long enough. Let’s get married. Twice.”

He smiles before kissing me as long as Mia will let him. When she starts to climb his leg, Mason scoops her up again, and we run out from under the umbrella and into the waves.

The perfect day to start my perfect life.

THE END

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