Page 146 of When You Had Me Adapting

“Yeah, it’s Mom’s.” His eyes are glossy. More tears begin to fall and I try to wipe them away. “The day I brought you to this house, I stopped by my dad’s. I told him then that I wanted to marry you and he didn’t hesitate when I asked him for it. He told me my mom had always wanted it to be you and he knew we would have her blessing.” He chokes back a cry. Swallowing hard he continues. “Lacey Danielle Sims, I promise to love you for the rest of my days. Will you marry me?”

“Yes, oh my god, yes.” He takes out the ring and slides it on my left ring finger. Tears cover both of our faces. Our mouthsmeet in a passionate kiss, and he wraps his arms around me, pulling me in tight.

“I love you,” he says.

“I love you so fucking much, Jace Jackson.”

He places another chaste kiss on my lips and stands, moving toward the open window. He reaches inside and pulls up the bottle of champagne. He pops the top, spraying a stream of champagne into the air. We spend the next hour sipping champagne straight from the bottle, stargazing, and getting lost in sweet kisses.

He checks his watch and places a kiss on my forehead. “Come with me, I have one more surprise.”

We carefully make our way back into the house, and he pulls me down the hall. When we get to the top of the stairs, I hear hushed voices coming from below.

“You didn’t.”

“I did.” He smirks. We hurry down the stairs and when we round the corner we are met with all of our closest friends and family.

“Congratulations,” they shout. Poppy, Gray, Wren, and Chloe tackle me in a huge hug.

I can’t make out what any one of them are saying over their shrieks. They finally let me go leaving Poppy standing there. Tears fill her eyes.

“I’m so happy for y’all,” she says, wrapping me in another hug. Over her shoulder, I watch as the guys all congratulate my fiancé.

Poppy releases me. “Logan, take a picture of us,” she says, throwing him her phone. We both put out our hands in front of us, showing off the diamonds that now adorn both of our left hands. “We’re going to have so much fun planning our weddings together,” she gushes. “There’s no one else I’d rather do it with.” She squeezes my hand.

Domino runs by us, wagging her tail, and jumping up on me for attention. I bend down to scratch the top of her head. The crowd parts, revealing my parents and Jace’s dad.

We make our way over to them, and my mom surprises me by pulling me in for a hug. “Congratulations, sweetheart,” she says, pulling away quickly and smoothing out her dress.

“I know you don’t need our blessing, but it was an easy yes,” my dad says, putting out his hand to shake Jace’s.

“Colt wishes he could be here, but with the season starting he couldn’t make it,” Jace explains. “I told him we’d call him tomorrow.”

“He already knows?” I ask.

“I had to get his blessing too.” Jace smiles and my heart swells.

How did I get this lucky?

“Well, let us see the ring,” my mom chimes. I put out my hand, and for a second, I think I see tears well in her eyes before she blinks them away entirely.

“Annie would be so happy you have it,” she says, nodding her head. “It’s beautiful.”

“She sure would,” Jace’s dad adds, wrapping both of us up in a big group hug. “I’m so happy he finally popped the question. I’ve been on him for months,” he jokes.

Poppy passes out champagne and we all take a flute full of bubbly liquid.

“To the past, present, and future,” I say, raising my glass. Jace taps his against mine and then pulls me in for a kiss.

JACE

“I really don’t knowwhat I was thinking, inviting everyone over before we had a chance to really celebrate,” I say, shutting off the downstairs lights.

“I’m glad they were here,” Lacey says, looking at her ring as we make our way upstairs to our room. Domino trails behind us. “Have I told you tonight how happy I am?”

“I’m happy, too, pixie.”

She moves over to our dresser and begins taking off her clothes. I watch as she undresses. She’s absolutely stunning. She gets down to her lace bra and panties and turns around. “Should I keep them on or are you going to come help me take them off?” Her lips move into a sexy grin.

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