Page 236 of Catch Me
“Yeah, well, I was ready to commit myself to you after you stayed in my house for three weeks, and when you showed up for the World Series, it only took me a week to jump on board all over again. What’d you expect?”
“You did warn me that you got attached quickly.”
“When there’s a connection,” he added. “I’ve never felt anything close to what I do with you, so I never stood a chance. Are you going to give me an answer?”
“You didn’t really ask.”
He made a frustrated sound before he kissed me. “Roman Asher Valdez, you’re a pain in my fucking ass and you always have been, but I don’t want it any other way. My life isn’t complete without you, and Tessa wants you as her stepdad. She told me so herself.”
I smirked. “Did she?”
“Goddamnit, will you marry me?”
“Yes. Will you marry me back?”
As he put the ring on my finger, he chuckled. “Always. Every day. Forever.”
“Forever,” I repeated. “That’s a promise.”
Epilogue
Travis
“Congratulations,” I said, squeezing Sen’s shoulder.
He looked so fucking happy. He told me a few years ago that I’d be his best man, but I hadn’t expected him to actually choose me when the time came. We’d become so close since we reconnected, and I’d already asked him to be up there with me at my wedding next month, and since Kai was Roman’s best man, they’d get to walk together, which would be far less awkward than me walking with West today. It didn’t help that he’d disappeared after we reached the dais, then showed up in a t-rex costume with his twin sister, Willow, during the vows.
“Are you guys staying here?” I asked.
“We’re gonna go back to Maine for a little bit since Kai’s dad isn’t doing well. They don’t expect him to make it through next year.”
“Damn. I’m sorry.”
“It’s hard, but when Eli’s gone, Savannah will come back here with us so we can be close. That’ll help Kai a lot.”
“It will. When you’re back, we’ll be able to see each other a lot more.”
His demeanor lightened. “I know. Have you told Roman?”
“Not yet. I’m about to.”
“Well, go do it. Stop stalling.”
“Fine. Don’t you have a first dance to get to?”
He looked over at Kai, who was already staring. When they met on the dance floor, I looked for Roman. He was leaning against a wall with his trusty tablet in hand, probably drawing Kai and Sen dancing.
I joined him, and he glanced at me briefly. “Hey.”
“Hey back, baby.” Leaning closer, I saw him making a rough sketch of the grooms. “That’ll be beautiful.”
“I know.”
I breathed a laugh and waited for him to get more of it down. Once Linc called West up to the stage in a grand proposal scheme, I turned to Roman.
“Do you miss it here?”
He looked up at the stage, then at the tablet. “Yeah. My family is here, and my friends. They’re leaving but still.”
