Page 85 of Soldier's Chrismas Hope
“Hi,” he said, gazing down at her.
“Hi,” she replied, suddenly feeling breathless.
“May I have this dance?” he asked, bowing.
“Yes, please,” she told him.
She had no time to feel embarrassed by the onlookers. When he took her in his arms, the rest of the world just melted away. There was only River, his strong arms around her, and his dark eyes gazing into hers with so much love.
“Is this real?” she heard herself murmur.
“I can’t believe it either,” he admitted huskily. “But I’m going to spend the rest of my life making sure I never take a moment of it for granted.”
“Even when it’s hard,” she said solemnly. “Even when it’s not going the way we planned.”
“Especially then,” he told her with a smile. “That’s how we’ll know it’s real.”
As he swept her across the barn, among the dancing figures of their friends and family, she knew he was right. It was all a gift, every unplanned, messy moment.
And she wouldn’t change a single thing.
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