Her stomach fluttered, and her heart started to pound. Licking her lips, she watched him leave.
She could do this.
Totally could do this.
****
“You proposed?” Arnold asked.
Easton nodded as he put down his phone after ordering a dozen red roses. He’d sort of sprung his proposal onto Hadley, and knew she was a little … surprised.
“Wow, this is … unexpected. Is this what you wanted?”
“Yeah, it is.”
“Do you love her?” Arnold asked.
“It’s twenty questions?” Easton asked, smiling.
“You know I’m shocked. You didn’t want to have anything to do with women, and now all of a sudden, you’ve proposed to a woman you’ve known a little over a month.”
“I know. The thing is, I’ve not proposed to her, and I don’t think she even realizes what I’ve asked of her.” He looked through the mail that was on his desk.
“Is the proposal real?”
“Yes, it is. I want her, Arnold. I wish we’d had a chance to build up to this, but I screwed up by introducing her as my fiancée to Cathy.” He’d done it on purpose though. Cathy was the kind of woman to try to call him out to give him the chance to reveal that he was lying. He wasn’t lying. He wanted Hadley. “This is so much more than the advert. She answered the call, but I know we are going to be perfect for each other. The ring fit.”
“The ring fit? What does that mean?”
“Okay, I’ve never told you this, but I believe if you buy a wedding band for a woman, and you guess the wrong size, and it doesn’t fit, it’s never going to work.”
“Wow, you really believe that?”
“Partly, and because I know what I feel. I know what I want, and I want Hadley.”
Arnold sighed. “You’ve always known what you want, even before anyone else has the time to understand it. What is the plan now?”
“Now, I convince her that she’s in love with me, and then, I marry her, settle down, and have lots of sex and maybe a couple of kids as well.”
“Sex, babies, and a future. Wow, for a Monday morning, you really do have everything all settled in place. I look forward to the end of the week.”