Page 75 of Whisper of Love (Whisper Lake 1)

Ali smiled as tears swelled in her eyes. She didn’t remember hitting him, but that sounded like something she would’ve done. She just remembered being so scared.

“I want to be the man that’s worthy of your unconditional love. I sold my motorcycle yesterday.”

“You did?” She knew how much he loved that thing. “I didn’t ask you to…I wouldn’t ask you to…”

“I know you didn’t, but I wanted to. That bike was a symbol of freedom for me. I knew that at any moment I could just get on it and be gone. But I’m not going anywhere. I’m home. Finally. I know that I wasn’t there for you when you needed me the most. And I’m sorry. But I’m here now. And I want to be here forever.”

She sucked in a shaky breath when Kade lowered down to one knee. A knee. There was only one reason a man would want to surprise someone and then get on their knee. Her mind was going a mile a minute as a single tear slid down her cheek.

“Allison Leanna Walsh, you are the only woman that I’ve ever loved and the only woman I ever will. I want to spend the rest of my life arguing with you as an old married couple.” Kade pulled out a stunning solitaire diamond ring. “So, what do you say? Will you make an honest man out of me and let me put a ring on it?”

“Yes.” Tears were falling down her cheeks as he slid the ring on her finger, stood, and captured her mouth in a soul-branding kiss.

Cheers erupted behind her and she turned to see that KJ, Ricky, Dumbass, and Ethan had all joined Jess on the grass whistling and clapping.

“The twins!” She gasped as she turned back to Kade.

“They knew. The whole time,” He told her as he pressed another kiss to her mouth. “They knew.”

“They knew?” she asked against his lips.

“Yes.” He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to him. “We were not as stealth as we thought.”

Her head fell back as she laughed and the group on the grass joined them and congratulated them. And even though he wasn’t there physically, she felt Patrick with them. He was watching them and he’d been right. She didn’t know what life had in store for them, but with Kade by her side and her at his, she knew that they could face anything. Together.

We got this, she silently promised her brother. We got this.

The End

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