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“So, I told you the car was part of it. Now that we’ve got time to talk, I have a few questions.”

“Okay,” she said.

“Well, I don’t do cheesy shit, and I’m not much of a romantic, but I’ll do my best,” I said.

She grinned. “I’m listening.”

“You know I love you. More than anyone, more than anything, right?”

She nodded. “I do.”

“Jess, my life wasn’t a disaster, and I’m not going to tell you it was. I wasn’t lost. I didn’t need saved. Neither did you. I don’t know if you were, but I wasn’t looking when I found you. Life just kind of happened. Along with it came love. I wasn’t prepared, but I guess I was ready, because it all worked out. Now? Now that I’ve had you in my life? I can’t imagine anything but keeping you. Forever.”

I reached into my pocket and removed the ring.

I held it up for her to see. Completely custom made with 4 carats of side stones and the 10 carat center stone, the ring was beyond breathtaking. I shifted my eyes from the ring to Jess.

Her mouth was covered with her hand and her eyes were glued to the ring.

I cleared my throat. “Will you be my partner? My partner in life, my partner in love, and my partner in crime.”

In my former life, I would have never considered keeping the diamond. The $3,500,000 in proceeds from the ring would allow me to continue my life of robbing from the assholes on the earth and providing to those in need.

But if she would agree to be my partner, I knew deep down inside we could make the money back without worry.

Jess was an amazing woman, and an amazing criminal mastermind. I couldn’t imagine a life without her, and I couldn’t fathom continuing my life of crime if the only person on earth I was able to trust wasn’t in it with me.

She wiped a tear from her cheek and nodded. “I will.”

I slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her passionately.

As our mouths parted, I felt I should say something, but as much as I wanted to, I was so deeply in love with her, I was speechless.

We sat silently and stared into each other’s eyes.

We didn’t have to speak, our love for each other said it all.

A wise woman once said love is when your heart has feelings for a person that your mind is incapable of putting into words.

And she was right.

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