Page 138 of Gin & Trouble

My family laughed and whispered behind me, but I ignored them.

“I fell in love with you before we met, and each day since, I’ve fallen harder and faster.” I pulled the velvet box from my pocket and took a breath to make sure I hadn’t forgotten anything.

“Ask her!” Zach shouted from the edge of the crowd.

Yeah, that might help.

Smiling up at her, I whispered, “Will you marry me?”

“Yes!” Frankie threw herself in my arms so fast our heads collided.

We parted, laughed, and finally sealed the deal with a kiss as the first of the fireworks exploded in the night sky.

Pressing her brow to mine, she laughed. “But we might need to add crash helmets to our wedding registry.”

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