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"Steven dropped one off here earlier. I was having a bit of trouble setting it up at first." Jules smiled at her, "Listen, Josie, we are family now. We can't afford to be bickering and awkward all the time. Steven would be thoroughly annoyed if we kept on going."

Josephine cleared her throat and decided that putting Steven first was the right thing to do, "Okay."

Jules sighed deeply and said, "I am sorry for everything I said at graduation. I didn't know what had actually happened, and neither did Steven. Had he known, he would never have been involved with Mace. I pushed for them to be together, leaving you on the outside. I shouldn't have done that."

Josephine sighed heavily. She had been holding onto her anger with Jules for a long time. She wanted to believe the sincerity behind Jules' apology, but she was still wary. She would give it a shot for Lucas and Steven. "Let's leave everything in the past, and we can try to move forward from here."

Jules knew that Josephine was hesitant, but she clearly took the win. "I will send you updates throughout the night while you enjoy date night. He will be okay here. I promise."

Josephine kissed Lucas goodbye and walked out the door, following Carl to the car. "Thank you for driving us, Carl."

Carl winked and opened her door, "Anytime you need. Let's go find the Boss, shall we?"

Josephine smiled and slid into the car. The city seemed to peel down into a quiet area just outside of town. When Carl finally slowed down, Josephine saw the sign. Grape and Wine. It was somewhere that Josephine had been asking to go for a while. She wanted to enjoy the beauty of being outdoors, surrounded by beautifully lit-up trees, watching the sunset, holding hands, and stealing kisses from the man she loves.

She stepped out of the car and straightened out her dress. She started picking at her hair and using the side mirror to quickly fix her makeup when Steven stepped up beside her and placed his hand on the small of her back.

"You look absolutely breathtaking." Steven kissed her cheek, and she felt the heat creep up into her face. "I am definitely the luckiest man alive."

"Don't you ever forget it?" Josephine winked at him and took his hand in hers. She let him lead her to the entrance. She was so happy to just be in that moment.

Chapter twenty-six

Steven

Stevenhadbeenanervous wreck all day. He had been planning this for the last two weeks without fail. He was careful not to get caught, especially since a large part of the plan counted on his sister taking Lucas. She had been on her best behavior for a while, and Lucas took to her quickly. That gave him a lot of wiggle room when he sent the messenger to deliver the flowers to Josie.

Steven and Josephine had been together officially for a few months, but he had always known they were meant to be together. They always found a way back to each other. Now, their son is almost two years old, and all he wants is to make their family completely whole.

Just thinking about Lucas had Steven smiling. He loved his son more than he thought he was capable of loving anything or any one person. His love for Josie and their son was the most significant reason he kept moving forward with his planned proposal.

Stacey was dashing around, making everything look perfect, and she was waiting for Lana to show up with the ring. Steven and Stacey were both anxious that she would not make it there before Josie arrived. Steven was pacing, Stacey was barking orders, and Lana came strolling in while taking everything in.

"Wow! She is going to be absolutely blown away!" Lana did not strike Steven, ever, as the person to be to put together a surprise. She walked around, and when Stacey spotted her, Lana rolled her eyes.

Stacey walked over with her hand on her hip. "I told you what time to be here, and you are half an hour late! I am trying to keep things moving perfectly, and I have to wonder if you are trying to ruin this proposal."

Lana rolled her eyes again and held out the box for Stacey to take, "Harold was late, which is why I was late. I refused to show up without the ring. Plus, had she beaten me here, you would have stopped me at the door and found a way to get it to her."

"Always so on top of things, are you?" Stacey asked, then held her hand up for us to stay quiet.

"What's going on?" Steven was shifting nervously on his feet.

Lana chuckled at him, "You are nervous!"

Steven straightened his tie. "I am not." He looked Lana in the eye. "Okay, a little bit."

"Your sister and Lucas are here, her friends from work are here, and I need to shoo everyone out of sight so she doesn't see them when she walks in." Stacey pushed Lana ahead of her.

Lana stopped and turned, "You will do great, and I know for a fact that she will say yes. Just don't make us wait too long. I am hungry." Stacey pushed her away and sent one of the guys to relocate everyone.

Twenty minutes later, Stacey came rushing back to Steven. Opening the ring box, she smiled and said, "I wish I had one of these."

Steven smiled, "One day, Stace. It'll happen."

"She is here." She directed him to the door. "Bring her back to the far corner; the sun will go down in about ten minutes. Ask her before that. I want the photographer to get the perfect pictures."

Steven nodded, straightened out his tux, and walked to meet his girl.

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