Page 127 of A Really Bad Idea

When he pulls away, my eyes flutter open, and my lips are still parted.

I love kissing this man.

“Before I forget …” He digs into his pocket and pulls out a small black box wrapped in a red bow. “For you.”

I take it from him and pull on the ribbon. “I told you, no presents.”

“And I didn’t listen.” He takes the ribbon from me and puts it in his pocket.

I open the box and see a diamond-encrusted wishbone necklace, similar to the one he gave me years ago that I tossed in a fountain.

“Christian, it’s beautiful.” I touch the diamonds and watch them glint in the sunlight.

He moves to the side and points to the pendant sitting against the velvet backdrop. “When I gave you the wishbone years ago, it was with hope. This time, I’m giving it to you as a thank-you. For our girls.”

I squint at him, wondering what he means. He takes the necklace out of the box and motions for me to lift my hair.

“The wishbone is the fusion of two clavicles. Two bones that became one.” He clasps the necklace around my neck, and I want to laugh at his very technical speech. With the pendant secure on my neck, he looks at it and smiles. “You can also look at it as one wish split into two. That’s us, the fused pair, and our girls are the ends of the wishbone.”

He’s so adorable and sweet. I don’t even know if he understands just how amazing he is. With my hands on his jaw, I pull my husband into me. His forehead falls against mine.

“I love you so much.”

“I love you more,” he breathes.

A slight chattering captures my attention. I roll my head to the side and see our family looking at us from across the yard.

“They’re staring,” I say.

He grips my chin and brings me back into him. “Let them stare. I’m about to kiss my wife for a very long time, and I don’t care who is watching.”

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