Page 71 of Until I Found You
I don’t hesitate, I lean forward and press a kiss against her lips. Her hand wraps around the front of my shirt, I hold myself closer to her.
“I missed you.”
“You saw me this morning.” She giggles.
“So, that was nine hours ago. Too damn long.”
“What would you do without me?”
“I don’t know, but I don’t want to find out.”
“Good answer.” She smiles, pushing up on her toes to reach for another kiss. Wrapping my hands around her waist, I hold her close to me.
“You two need to get a room already!” Mason shouts from behind us.
Ignoring him, I pick her up by her waist and she wraps her legs around me, which earns us a laugh.
“I feel like we’re back in high school all over again,” Kinsley mutters from behind us.
We finally break away and I smile seeing the way Halle’s face lights up.
“You hear that?”
“I did.”
“We’re young and in love all over again.”
“Never stopped.”
Her face softens hearing that as I lower her back to the floor.
I look around at the group of my friends, all of them eagerly waiting for the moment that’s about to come. It’s ironic, really. The nerves that were once surging through me a few minutes ago are now gone, and a sense of calmness washes over me.
This is exactly where I was supposed to be, with these people, all along.
When my eyes fall on Kinsley’s, she nods her head toward me, encouraging me to get on with it already. She’s so happy, her excitement is bubbling beneath the surface.
“I want to thank you all for joining us here tonight,” I say, as Halle turns her head looking up at me.
“It’s no secret the past few years haven’t always been easy for me. For any of us. We’ve all been through our own fair share of hard times, but I know I couldn’t get through it without all of you.”
Pulling Halle around so she’s turning to face me, she smiles, squeezing my hand.
“Halle, I promised you I was never going to leave you again. I meant what I said. Coming home to you was the second-best thing I’ve done in my life.”
Leaning forward, I press a kiss against her lips. She reaches her hand out, holding her palm against my face as I pull back to look at her again.
“If it’s alright with you, I’d like to get on with making the best one.” Her brows furrow in question, just before I lower myself to my knee. Her eyes widen as tears fill her eyes.
“Don’t cry.” I smile, pressing a kiss against the back of her hand.
I hear the girls cry out, saying something about how sweet I am.
“Baby, I’ve been in love with you since the moment you first smarted off to me.” I pause, loving the sound of her laugh as I say that. “I want to spend every day of my life showing you just how much. Help me make the best damn decision I’ve ever made in my life and marry me. There’s not a damn person in this world I want to spend my life with but you. Will you be my wife?”
“Oh my God,” she cries, straddling my bended knee as she presses her lips against mine. I wrap my arms around her, holding her to me.
Tears flow down her face, mixing with our kisses.
