Chapter 293\u00a0<\/p>\n
5\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we decided to honor that,\u201d Orion said, \u201cTo bring their dream to life, Tristan started on his house\u00a0<\/p>\n
first and mine is a few months behind but by this time next year both houses will be finished.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at Sarah who had tears streaming down her face,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no idea,\u201d Sarah said, her voice breaking, \u201cOrion kept this secret from me until right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted it to be a surprise,\u201d Orion said putting his arm around her. \u201cFor both of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked between the two houses, at the vast amount of land, at Lily and Liam running around\u00a0<\/p>\n
laughing completely oblivious to the emotional moment happening,\u00a0<\/p>\n
At my brother and his family, at Tristan standing beside me with hope and love written all over his\u00a0<\/p>\n
face,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll all stay together as one family,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cThe way our parents wanted, the way it should\u00a0<\/p>\n
be, close enough to see each other every day but far enough apart to have our own space and\u00a0<\/p>\n
privacy,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That broke me completely and I started crying, not delicate tears but full body sobs that shook me,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan pulled me into his arms and held me while cried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs this happy crying or upset crying?\u201d he asked nervously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy,\u201d I managed to say through my tears. \u201cSo happy I can\u2019t even process it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah was crying too and Orion was holding her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I finally composed myself enough to speak I looked up at Tristan. \u201cI can\u2019t believe you did all\u00a0<\/p>\n
this, that you\u2019ve been planning this for months.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI did it for us,\u201d he said simply. \u201cFor our future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He took my hand and led me to a spot in the yard where you could see both houses and the land\u00a0<\/p>\n
stretching out around us in every direction, it was perfect, absolutely perfect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he got down on one knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fus, van V\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 293\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart stopped completely and I heard Sarah gasp behind us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAthena,\u201d he said pulling a small box from his pocket\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know we haven\u2019t been together that long and I know we\u2019ve been through absolute hell to get here but I also know that you\u2019re it for me, you\u2019re the one want to spend my life with, the one I want to raise children with, the one I want to grow old with\u00a0<\/p>\n
He opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring, simple but elegant with a single diamond that caught the sunlight perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to build this life with you,\u201d he continued, his voice shaking with emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to raise our children in that house, I want to watch them play with Lily and Liam in this\u00a0<\/p>\n
yard, I want Sunday dinners with Orion and Sarah, I want all of it, I want everything with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears were streaming down my face again and I couldn\u2019t speak, couldn\u2019t breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to make you my wife before our baby comes, he said. \u201cI want to do this the right way, I want\u00a0<\/p>\n
us to be a family in every sense of the word, I want our child to be born into a home where their\u00a0<\/p>\n
parents are committed to each other completely. Mate or no mate.\u201d 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked up at me with so much love in his eyes that it hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Athena will you marry me? Will you be my wife and build this life with me? Would you be my\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luna?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d I finally managed to choke out. \u201cYes yes yes, a thousand times yes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stood up and slid the ring onto my finger, it fit perfectly like it had been made specifically for\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he pulled me into his arms and kissed me deeply while I heard Sarah and Orion cheering\u00a0<\/p>\n
behind us and Lily asking excitedly what was happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAunt Athena is going to marry Uncle Tristan,\u201d Orion told her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLike a princess?\u201d Lily asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly like a princess,\u201d Sarah said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
|||\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
20:01 Tue, Jan 20 GW\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 293\u00a0<\/p>\n
3434\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Tristan finally pulled back from the kiss he rested his forehead against mine. \u201cYou have no\u00a0<\/p>\n
idea how long I\u2019ve been waiting to do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSix months apparently,\u201d I said with a watery laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLonger,\u201d he admitted. \u201cI think I\u2019ve been in love with you for years, I just didn\u2019t let myself\u00a0<\/p>\n
acknowledge it until recently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Memories Drifted Into Soft Silence by Kyx Frost 293 Chapter 293\u00a0 5\u00a0 \u201cSo we decided to honor that,\u201d Orion said, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-second-gear-of-love-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26450\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}