She lets out a burst of laughter. “Yes.”
I give Jason the signal, and the next second, we’re hoisted into the air.
“Oh God.” Nova chuckles nervously while wrapping her arms around my neck.
Once we reach the top, I help her onto the roof and say, “Stay right here. I’m going to run toward you. Don’t duck out of the way.”
“I’ll try not to,” she says, her features tense. When she glances down, I grip hold of her chin and shake my head. “Eyes on me.”
She does as she’s told while I walk to the starting point. “Ready?” I call out.
“No, but what the hell. Let’s do this.”
“That’s my girl.” I break out into a run, and when I reach her, I grab hold of her as I dive off the roof.
Nova lets out a shriek, her arms quickly wrapping around my neck to the point that she might strangle me.
I turn our bodies midair right before my back slams into the safety net. As we bounce on the net, I roll her over and kiss the living hell out of her.
Minutes later, I lift my head and stare deep into her sparkling eyes. “Will you be my leading lady for the rest of my life?”
She nods, and it’s clear she doesn’t realize what I’m asking.
“Will you be the mother of my children?”
Her smile turns affectionate, and she nods again.
I frame her face. “Nova, will you marry me?”
Finally, it sinks in, and her eyes go wide with surprise while her lips part, then her features go slack with disbelief. “Easton.”
I tilt my head, and my tone is much more intimate when I repeat the question, “Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
She begins to nod, then emotions flash over her face, and I can feel the wave of happy energy bursting from her. “Yes. Yesyesyes!”
I seal my mouth to hers and savor her answer for a long while before I break the kiss so we can climb off the safety net. It takes me minutes too long to get us out of the harnesses, then I pick my woman up bridal-style and carry her to my trailer.
When I set Nova down on her feet and open the door, I’m glad to see Sylvia managed to put up all the fairy lights. There’s a podium in the living room with red silk flowing over it and a box perched in the middle.
I walk to the podium, and picking up the box, I turn to face Nova as I go down on one knee.
Nova
My heart can’t contain everything I’m feeling, and as Easton goes down on his knee, a sob bursts from me.
I cover my mouth with a trembling hand, my gaze glued to him as he says, “Nova Allen, I choose you. I’ll keep choosing you every single day of our lives because no one compares to you. Your smile lights up my world, your selflessness keeps me humble, and your love gives me strength. Please let me love you for the rest of our lives because, until you, all I did was act. But with you, I get to be the real me.”
I nod like a crazy person and struggle to rein in my chaotic emotions so I can reply. “I chose you fourteen years ago, and I’ll continue to choose you forever. I’ll be a safe space for you where you can be vulnerable, and I’ll always do my best to keep you grounded and make you feel loved.” When I walk closer to him, he climbs to his feet. I look into his eyes as I whisper, “I will never love another the way I love you.”
He opens the box, revealing a diamond ring that leaves me speechless. I can only blink like an idiot at the massive glittering stone.
Easton removes the ring and takes hold of my left hand. When he pushes the diamond onto my finger, another sob bursts from me.
“Dreams do come true,” I whisper while lifting my head to look at the man I’ve loved all of my life. “You’re mine.”
“Forever,” he murmurs as he wraps his arm around my lower back, “and always.” I’m tugged against his chest, and right before his mouth claims mine, he says with a hoarse tone, “Every single beautiful inch of you belongs to me.”
Epilogue
