Page 68 of Love Fire

He smiles tenderly. “Put some clothes on. There’s something I need to show you.”

With that, he walks out the room. I’m a little disappointed we didn’t do anything but I’m intrigued with what he wants to show me. I start rummaging for some clothes.

After throwing something on, I find him outside. He takes my hand without any other explanation. I follow him without hesitation.

He leads me to an open field, nestled in the mountain. Something tells me this isn’t what he wanted to show me. This is too simple for a man like Brent.

I look back at him. “What’s going on?”

“You’re gonna love it. I promise,” is all he says.

Then, he shifts into his mighty and powerful dragon form. With his enormous snout, he motions for me to get on his back. With a playful sigh, I carefully climb up.

Brent takes off as soon as I wrap my arms around his neck. I’m lifted into the air. I startle at first, but then the flight becomes smooth. His flapping wings are rhythmic and I stop bouncing about.

Slowly, I open my eyes. We’re flying over the mountains. Thousands of miles up in the air.

The night sky’s dusted with the brightest stars. If I reach high enough, I can bring a star down for myself. We’re touching the heavens. It’s like I’m in a dream.

No amount of Iridescence can live up to this free and whimsical feeling. I absolutely love it. I can live with it forever.

Brent looks over at me. He makes a sneezing sound. I’ll take it as a way of telling me he’s happy. It reminds me of when dogs “sneeze” when they’re playing or just excited.

The cold air sends goosebumps all over my skin. I lay my head against the back of his wide neck. His scales comfort as I stare up at the sky. Then I hear his purring start up.

To my dismay, it ends with Brent landing on top of the highest mountain peak. He uses his snout again to motion for me to get down. Using the tip of his wing as a handle, I set foot on the ground.

Brent shifts back into his dragon form. He walks towards me. He has a loving look in his eyes. It pulls at my heartstrings and I reach out to hug him.

He stops halfway.

I stop too.

He gets down on his knee.

“Erin Vincent, you are the most dynamic force of nature I have ever known. I can’t imagine going on any longer without you by my side.”

He shrugs, then chuckles. “Now, due to the chaos, I don’t have a ring right now. Once I do, I promise you it will be a moment you’ll never regret or forget. To you, I give my everything. My body, my heart, my soul. My life was yours the second I laid eyes on you. There’s nothing in this universe that will stop me from loving you. I will go through hell and back, gladly, if it means I can stay by your side. Your dazzling laugh. Your charming smile. Your enchanting eyes. Your stubbornness. Your sassiness. Your sadness. I want all of it in its entirety. My life won’t be complete without it. It all brings me to say, with my heart on my sleeve, begging on my knees, will you do me the utmost honor of marrying me?”

I throw myself at him. He catches me in his arms. I cry out.

“Yes! Yes! A million times yes!”

He twirls me around a few times before settling me down. He wipes away my tears before holding my head gently. We lock eyes for a moment. Nothing else needed to be said.

Then, underneath the stars, we kiss passionately.

55

BRENT

Here I am, on the top of a mountain, surrounded by the most beautiful view in the state. And yet, I can’t bring myself to look away from the woman in front of me. I hold Erin close as we kiss, our tongues intertwining.

This is the woman I’m going to marry, and I couldn’t be happier. We have both been through a lot in the past couple days. But we have come out the other end stronger than ever and closer than we’ve ever been to anyone. There are likely even more tough days on the horizon. But none of that matters right now. Right now, I just want to take her here and now.

I can tell she wants me too. As we kiss, she rubs against my growing erection. My fingers slowly trace down the curves of her back. My other hand grabs a handful of her butt. With that, she lets out a purr-like noise, and she’s ready to go.

“Brent, I want you to fuck–” I don’t wait for her to finish. Quickly, I grab a hold of her shirt by the collar, ready to rip it off. “Wait!”

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