Page 80 of The Grumpy Billionaire Baby Daddy

“This is Keith, and that’s Elizabeth. They insisted on coming with me to meet the person who handled their debt.”

I stretch my hands out to shake them; first, her dad, who’s more than eager, and then her mom, who gives a flaccid handshake. I frown.

She must not like me.

I don’t blame her. Some would say I ruined her daughter’s life.

“I’m very sorry about what happened with Fiona and me, and I’ve taken full responsibility for it. It’s my child, and I’ll never abandon it.”

“We truly appreciate that. And thank you for handling the debt. It came as a shock this morning when a Dame United staff knocked on the door while we were packing up our boxes to relocate.”

He laughs.

Relocate? They were planning to move away from LA? My breath hitches.

“Relocate?” I turn to Fiona, who walks back to me and wraps her arms around my waist.

“Yeah. We sold the apartment. We were meant to leave tomorrow.”

My heart stops. “And now?”

“I think that’s for my parents to decide.”

No. No. No.

I can’t let her leave again. I already lost her once. I’m not prepared to lose her a second time. I have to find a way to make sure she stays in my life forever. We’ll raise the baby together. No more silly agreements. I look at my fingers. That’s it!

Turning to her, I grin.

“Jason, why did you handle the debt?’”

“Instead of telling you, what if I show you?”

Her brows furrow. “What do you mean?”

I go on one knee and take the ring out of my left finger. It’s a knuckle ring I’ve worn for over five years. I’ll get a proper ring.

Her hands fly to her mouth.

“Jason? What are you doing?”

“What I should have done way before now.”

I inhale. “Fiona, when I first met you, I didn’t know I wouldn’t be able to live without you. From that very first night at Ruthless, your beauty captured my entire essence. You were stunning, and you still are. If I had to do it over, I wouldn’t have this any other way, with you carrying my child.”

Gasps come from a few people in the room, but Fiona’s and Richard’s come the loudest.

Is Fiona laughing or sobbing? I can't tell. I can barely see through the tears in my own eyes. There's desperation burning in my heart for this woman.

"You somehow get me. You listen to me. You care about me, and you pay attention in a way no one else has ever done. You've made me learn to open up, to be vulnerable around the people I love."

"Definitely agree," Richard whispers, and everyone giggles.

"I know people have all kinds of thoughts and theories around love and how long things like this should take, but I don't care. All I know is that every single day I wake up, my heartbeats spell your name. I've fallen deeply in love with you, and I never want out. I can't live without you, and I don't want to."

I pause and exhale.

"I guess all I'm trying to say is, Fiona McCall, will you marry me?"

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