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Sitting up, I leaned over, and he placed his hand on my cheek. Brushing his lips against mine, he spoke, “I’m so in love with you that I didn’t think it was possible to love you anymore. But every day I spend with you, I find new ways to love you even more.” He smiled.

“Sebastian.” I traced his lips with my finger. “I love you so much.”

“I know you do, baby. I know you do.” He rolled me on my back, and we made passionate love.

Chapter Forty-Two

Sebastian

“Well, what do you think, Sebastian?” Lenny asked.

“I think it’s perfect,” I spoke as I looked around.

“Excellent. So, you’re interested in buying the property?”

“I am, but I’ll let you know for sure in a few days.”

Taking the small blue velvet box from my pocket, I opened it up and stared at the 3.5-carat, princess-cut, diamond-encased ring I had purchased. It felt right. The ring, the townhouse, everything. I had known that I was in love with her from our one night in London. We had our ups and downs in the beginning, thanks to my stupidity. But now, we were the perfect couple. My love for her was so strong that marriage was the only thing I could see. I wanted to take our relationship to the next level, the ultimate commitment. When I thought of my future, I only saw her, us, together forever. She would like it here. We could make it our own, and the memories that we’d create in this very home would be ones we’d hold on to forever.

I took in a deep breath as I closed the lid to the box and slipped it back into my pocket. She’d say yes. I knew she would. She loved me just as much, and every day, she made me feelit. She wasn’t expecting this because we’d never talked about marriage. We were just happy to be with each other, and there wasn’t one day I took her for granted. Every moment spent with her was just as magical as the moment before. She changed me. Something I never thought could happen.

The homeless shelter, Willie’s Place, a shelter for the homeless, was now up and running. We held an elegant fundraiser at The Plaza Hotel, where the elite of New York City were invited. I pulled a few strings and made sure all the paperwork and licenses were expedited so we could get the shelter up and running as quickly as possible. We hired a director to oversee the day-to-day management of operations and hired a small staff to help. We enlisted the help of numerous volunteers, including Chloe’s mom and dad and Sienna and Sam. Since the weekdays were busy for us between our jobs and everything else we had going on, the weekends were the days we spent most of our time there.

“Baby, come on. We’re going to be late for dinner.” I poked my head in the bathroom and stared at the beauty that stood before me.

“I’m coming. I’m just touching up my hair, considering someone messed it up just a few minutes ago.” She smiled.

“Sorry. But you had me all horny, and I couldn’t help myself.”

“I forgive you.” She grabbed my chin and kissed me. “So where are we going anyway? You never said.”

“It’s a new restaurant that just opened.”

“Cool. Where is it?”

“Not too far from here. You’ll see when we get there.”

Sliding into the limo next to her, my nerves were starting to get the best of me. I had no reason to be nervous, but it couldn’t be helped. All the “what ifs” were running through my mind. What if she hated the townhouse? What if she hated the ring? What if she said no? What if she said she liked things the waythey were? Don’t get me wrong, I loved things the way they were, but I wanted and needed more.

“What are we doing here?” she asked as Eli pulled up to the curb on West 85th Street.

“I forgot to tell you I had to stop by here and check out something for a client.”

“Don’t you have people that do that for you?”

“Yes. But this client is very special, and I promised that I would do it myself.”

“Oh, cool. Can I come inside with you?” she asked with a grin.

“Of course you can.”

Climbing out of the limo, I took her hand and helped her out. Walking through the wrought-iron gate, we climbed up the steps to the front door.

“The outside of this building is so beautiful,” she spoke.

“Wait until you see the inside.”

Unlocking the door, I opened it and led her inside.

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