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\u201cGavin<\/p>\n
\u201cIn<\/p>\n
your\u00a0speech\u00a0earlier,\u00a0you\u00a0mentioned\u00a0that\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0childhood,\u00a0you\u00a0wanted\u00a0a\u00a0joint\u00a0wedding\u00a0with\u00a0your\u00a0best\u00a0friend,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0cutting\u00a0off\u00a0whatever\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0say.\u00a0She\u00a0blinked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0surprised\u00a0but\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0she\u00a0nodded\u00a0slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0did\u00a0say\u00a0that,\u00a0yes,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0confirmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0got\u00a0me\u00a0thinking\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0never\u00a0give\u00a0you that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted,\u00a0hating\u00a0how\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0fell\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0light\u00a0dimmed\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0could\u00a0never\u00a0give\u00a0you\u00a0the\u00a0wedding\u00a0you\u00a0wanted\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0child\u2026\u2018<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0broken\u00a0whisper.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0away\u00a0her\u00a0pain,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0feel\u00a0it\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0mate\u00a0bond.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0feel\u00a0it\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0were\u00a0my\u00a0own.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0away\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment;\u00a0holding\u00a0my\u00a0gaze\u00a0had\u00a0become\u00a0too\u00a0painful.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0could\u00a0never\u00a0give\u00a0you\u00a0that\u00a0wedding\u00a0because\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0marry\u00a0you,\u00a0Judy,\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0that\u00a0day\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0all\u00a0about\u00a0us,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0dipping\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0to\u00a0capture\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0again.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0that\u00a0moment\u00a0with\u00a0anyone\u00a0else.\u00a0When\u00a0I\u00a0marry\u00a0you,\u00a0it\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0at\u00a0*\u00a0tail\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0someone\u00a0else\u2019s\u00a0vows.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0our\u00a0day.\u00a0Just\u00a0you.\u00a0Just\u00a0me.\u00a0Because\u00a0you\u00a0deserve\u00a0every\u00a0bit\u00a0of\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0breathing\u00a0got\u00a0caught\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0throat\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0sucked\u00a0in\u00a0sharp\u00a0breath;\u00a0realization\u00a0dawning\u00a0on\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0holding\u00a0mine\u00a0steady.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0dipped\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0lower,\u00a0capturing\u00a0her\u00a0lips\u00a0with\u00a0mine,\u00a0tasting\u00a0her\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0stand\u00a0not\u00a0tasting\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0longer.\u00a0My\u00a0tongue\u00a0slid\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0bottom\u00a0lip,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0parted\u00a0her\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0in,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0accept\u00a0the\u00a0invitation because\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0done\u00a0yet..<\/p>\n
I stopped\u00a0the\u00a0kiss,\u00a0smiling\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0small,\u00a0distressed\u00a0sound\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0loss\u00a0of\u00a0contact.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0healed\u00a0parts\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0could\u00a0heal.\u00a0You\u00a0filled\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0something\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0died\u00a0a\u00a0long time\u00a0ago,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered\u00a0against her\u00a0lips.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0filled\u00a0my\u00a0house\u00a0with\u00a0life\u00a0and\u00a0laughter\u00a0after\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0empty\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long.\u00a0You\u00a0thawed\u00a0a\u00a0heart\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0kept\u00a0frozen\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0my\u00a0house\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0home\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0spilled\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0cheeks,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0lips\u00a0trembled.\u00a0I\u00a0kissed\u00a0her\u00a0lightly\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0lips\u00a0before\u00a0pulling\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0rounded\u00a0belly,\u00a0feeling\u00a0our\u00a0baby\u00a0between\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0now\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0the\u00a0greatest\u00a0gift\u00a0we\u00a0could\u00a0ever\u00a0ask\u00a0for,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are giving\u00a0us\u00a0hope\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0better\u00a0future\u2026\u00a0You\u00a0are\u00a0completing\u00a0our\u00a0family.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered,\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0quivering.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0your\u00a0children.\u201d<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
I\u00a0smiled\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0swelling\u00a0with\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0love\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0burst.\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0even\u00a0more,\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0dropped\u00a0from\u00a0her waist,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0frowned\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0loss\u00a0of\u00a0contact\u00a0as\u00a0her\u00a0hands\u00a0fell\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0sides\u00a0as\u00a0well.\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0suit\u00a0pocket,\u00a0pulling\u00a0something\u00a0out\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0weighing\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0all\u00a0night.\u00a03<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0moment\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0would\u00a0be;\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0this\u00a0ring\u00a0picked\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0weeks,\u00a0and\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0times\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0moments\u00a0felt\u00a0right.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0least\u00a0not\u00a0until\u00a0now.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0large\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0black\u00a0velvet\u00a0box\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0hands,\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0opened\u00a0it,\u00a0her\u00a0hands\u00a0flew\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0mouth\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0gasped.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarry\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0it\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0command,\u00a0though\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0actually\u00a0a\u00a0question.\u00a0\u201cLet\u00a0me\u00a0spend\u00a0every\u00a0day\u00a0proving\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0that\u00a0even\u00a0when\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0a\u00a0mess,\u00a0even\u00a0when\u00a0life\u00a0gets\u00a0hard,\u00a0and\u00a0complicated\u00a0and\u00a0messy,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0never\u00a0stop\u00a0being\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0extraordinary\u00a0things\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0ever\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0you\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0Luna,\u00a0my\u00a0mate,\u00a0the\u00a0mother\u00a0of my\u00a0children\u2026\u00a0and\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0wife.\u201d\u00a011<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
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