“I brought them to help us celebrate.”
She couldn’t help teasing him. “Very presumptuous of you to assume I’d say yes.”
He scowled. “You haven’t said yes.”
“I haven’t been asked. Much like when you said, ‘Let’s dance’ at Quinn’s party. ‘Let’s get married’ is not a question.”
Concentration completely on her, he knelt. He tugged a box from his jacket pocket. When he opened it, two rings of gold winked in the sunlight. The smaller ring had a mosaic of colorful stones, and the larger one was also a mosaic with black and gray stones. “I couldn’t resist these. They reminded me of working together on the wall in your bathroom.”
She beamed at him.
“Will you marry me?”
“Was that so hard?” She leaned down and hugged him. “I will.”
Kasey let out a heavy exhale as he stood.
“You weren’t nervous, were you?” She brushed a hand across his cheek.
“For an instant, I had déjà vu from my last proposal. Except this time, I knew we were being filmed.” He pointed to Simpson holding a camera.
She waved before returning her gaze to Kasey’s. “I, for one, can’t tell you how glad I am Harper refused.”
“Me too.” He lovingly pressed his lips to hers.
Their party quietly came forward with hugs and congratulations. Shelly and Rafe welcomed her to the family. Kasey’s brothers asked if she was certain she wanted to marry the globe-trotting adrenaline junkie brother of theirs. Barry, Luna, Ian and his wife were overjoyed for her. Beau, Simpson, and the other crew members voiced how much they liked the schedule of his new show better, and they knew that was all thanks to her.
Harper came close and hugged Amanda. “Kasey was always meant for you. Not me.”
Amanda was so confident in her relationship with Kasey, that she didn’t feel the slightest bit of jealousy over the two working together again.
Dre, Quinn, Zack, and Sadie, who’d already graciously added her to their close circle of friends, each told her how grateful they were Kasey found someone who made him so happy.
“Oh, one more thing.” Kasey reached into his back pocket and pulled out a photo. “It wouldn’t be right if they weren’t with us.”
He handed it to her. She instantly recognized the picture from her old album. It was of her parents the day they went to a justice of the peace and “got spliced,” as they put it in their British accents.
An influx of tears clogged her throat. She sniffed and gratefully smiled at Kasey. He slipped the smaller ring on her finger. “We’ll get real rings before the wedding.”
“These are real rings. They’re perfect,” she insisted as she slid the other band on his finger.
He leaned down until his forehead met hers and whispered, “We’re going to have the best life chasing sunrise together.”