Page 13 of Amaze

“Words are not going to do it justice, Wes.”

He reached for my hand, and I released all the air from my lungs in an exasperated sigh before I finally put my hand in his. He pulled me to my feet and held me close as he gave me a soft kiss on the lips.

“We are going to do this real slow, OK? Whenever you’re ready, turn around. I’ll be right here,” Amaze assured me.

“OK.”

I decided not to prolong things. There was no use in me wasting time. Maze had gone through all of the trouble of setting up this ride to surprise me. We even had chocolate coveredstrawberries and champagne. The least I could do was look out at the view.

Carefully, I turned around. Maze kept his hands on my shoulders the whole time. When I saw the view, my jaw dropped. Everything was so beautiful and tiny from this angle. You could see right down into the woods. I giggled when I saw some deer running through the woods.

“Oh my God, Maze. This is breathtaking,” I said, turning to face him.

My breathing stopped, and I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came out. I hadn’t even noticed that his hands were no longer on my shoulders until I found him down on one knee.

“Wesley, we’ve been given a second chance to love each other. We’ve been blessed to resurrect something that we thought was dead and gone. From this day until my last, I will love and cherish you with everything in me. I love you with every single beat of my heart. I’ll never stop working to show you how much I love you. Will you marry me again?”

“Yes!” I laughed through the tears prickling my eyes.

My heart soared as I held my hand out to let Amaze put the ring on my finger. Although we had been married for years, having that ring on my hand seemed to solidify our bond. I had been feeling like something was missing. Now I knew what it was. My empty ring finger symbolized the lack of a husband. Now we were locked in.

Case’s “Happily Ever After” played from Maze’s phone as he pulled me into his arms and peppered my face with kisses. We slow danced as if we weren’t three thousand feet in the air, according to the pilot.

Maze was right. If we died today, at least we were together. Thankfully, by the time the song ended, we were back on the ground. I could have kissed the ground when Maze opened thedoor to let me out. If it weren’t for my son sitting on the hood of his car right in front of me, I probably would have.

“Anthony, what are you doing out here?”

“What did she say, Dad?” Ant asked Maze, completely ignoring my question.

“Oh, so you were in on this?” I asked him.

“She said yes, my guy.” Maze grinned. “Did you ever doubt me?”

“It was looking a little shaky when you said you were taking her up in a balloon. I just knew she wasn’t going for it.”

“I almost didn’t,” I added.

“But you knew your man would never let anything happen to you. I already made that mistake once.”

“Maze, don’t say that.” I shook my head.

“It’s true, but the last time was the last time. I promise.”

“Just like you promised that you were going to break my ankles on the court?” Anthony asked.

“Oh, that’s still happening.”

“I’m about to shut that down, old man.”

“Old man? Baby, did this boy just call your man old?” Maze asked me.

“That’s what I heard.” I smiled.

“Now when I beat his young behind on this basketball court, don’t try to comfort him. Wanna call me old.”

“Don’t let him get to you, baby. You still got it,” I teased.

“Oh, I’m about to show both of y’all how much I still got it,” Amaze threatened.

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