Boone studies me for a moment.
“You’re happy here.”
“Yes.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m very sure.”
He nods slightly.
“Good.”
Then he reaches into his pocket.
I blink.
“What are you doing?”
He pulls out a small box.
My brain takes a moment to catch up.
“Boone…”
“You said you liked simple things.”
“Yes.”
“So I figured I’d keep this simple.”
He opens the box.
The ring catches the sunlight.
For a second—
I forget how to breathe.
“You saved a city,” he says quietly.
“You helped end a system that could have changed the world.”
“But the thing I care about most…”
“…is building a life with you. I have always loved you. I want to spend my life with you forever.”
My heart pounds in my chest.
“Wren McKay,” Boone says softly.
“Will you stay here with me?”
I laugh through the sudden rush of tears.
“You didn’t even say the words.”
He smiles slightly.
