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I’m in awe of the landscape before us. It’s hard to believe it’s this majestic on a daily basis. I silently say a small prayer of thanks for Callahan and the beauty of this moment with him. I gasp when he holds out a box in front of me, and I freeze, wide-eyed.

Ohmygod.

He opens the box to a stunning pear-shaped diamond ring that shoots off a million blazing sparkles in the light of the sunrise.

“True love isn’t the same as love at first sight. It’s not your first love. It’s the one you can stand with in a storm. It’s having them see everything you lack and hearing you’re worthy. It’s fighting for them when they don’t know how. It’s the one who lights the darkest parts of your soul on fire so life can bloom again. It’s hearing those three words and truly understanding their meaning.”

I spin in his arms and clasp his broad shoulders. Tears swell with all the love I have for this man.

“Still with me?” he asks.

Standing on my tiptoes, I press my lips to his, then offer him my left hand.

This is the real thing.This is what I’ve been seeking all my life, and I found it with Callahan, at the top of a mountain.

“Always.”

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