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Penny blinks. “I am going to give you the opportunity to try again, Tarek?”

I kneel in front of her and hold her hand. “I don’t want to do nights or mornings without you. I want to share my joys and some of my pain with you. The pain I will always protect you from,”

Penny places her trembling hand on her lips. “I want to go on wild adventures and spend quite days on the couch with you. I want to raise our children together, with you by my side every step of the way. And when my final breath comes I want it to be your name. So, Penny Holt, would you make me the happiest man alive and be my wife. Marry me?”

“I sure will, Mr. Fairisles. I will marry you,” she replies as she holds my face and kneels in front of me.

I kiss her and pull her closer to my body. Instantly she stops, and she pushes me away.

“Ew, you’re sweaty.”

I laugh at the face she makes. “So what?”

Penny’s face crunches up like she smelling something bad…Wait, I think it may be me.

“So, bathe and come back to me. Oh.,” Penny grabs my hand and places her fingers on her lips telling me to shh.

“Why should Ishhhin my own house?” Then I feel it, the light flutters under my palm. Tears gather in my eyes.

“Is that a kick?” I ask.

She nods since she is crying. “It’s so beautiful.” She places her hand on top of mine and we both feel a second kick.

“Shit, help me up, baby. Hurry.” Penny screams as she struggles to get up.

“What’s wrong?” My arms are shadowing her just in case she falls.

“I gotta pee,” she screams as she heads to the changing room.

I have twins on the way, a fiancée and a great portfolio. Life was great, I would not change it for the entire world.

I pick up my phone and open the group chat.

Me

She said yes.

Cole

4:10 in the fucking morning.

Rhet

Congrats man

Jasper

Yes to what? The dress. I watched it the other day. Great show.

Dax

No moron. Penny said yes. He’s engaged.

Jasper

Yo congratulations. What would have happened if she said no?

Rhet

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