“You’ve taken me when were we kids.”
He nodded and pulled me into his arms. “Yup.”
“This was where we had our first kiss.” I smiled at the memory, now knowing that it was his kiss as we free fell in the air that had trigged the return of that precious memory from years ago.
“But not our last,” he whispered as he gently pressed his lips on mine. “This place had always been special to me because I love lying out here under the stars away from everyone else. But it became even more special after I took you here and had our first kiss. And after you moved, I’d come here a lot and think of you. You had no idea how much I missed you.”
My body radiated with happiness at his worlds. Even after two years together, I still felt so lucky and blessed to have him in my life. I remember sobbing for weeks after my mom and I moved away, and I was sure that I’d never see him again.
I tiptoed up and kissed him. His kiss was slow and thoughtful, and a sigh escaped me as I got lost in our kiss.
“Come on, lie down with me. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.”
“Okay,” I said with giggle.
We lay on the soft grass and looked up at the stars. Our hands reached for each other, and intertwined when they touched.
Just like that night eighteen years ago, thousands of shiny, bright stars glittered across the wide expanse of the sky. I stared out into the black sky that seemed to stretch into oblivion, and the further I looked, the more stars that appeared before my eyes.
“It’s still so beautiful, Ethan.”
“Yeah, it is. They look like diamonds, don’t they?”
I smiled. “Yeah, you’re right. They do.”
“Oh, look at that one.” Ethan lifted his other hand into the sky and I looked toward it.
It took me a second to see it, but when I did, I gasped.
There, in between Ethan’s fingers, was a diamond ring.
I sat up from the grass and looked over at Ethan, who was already on one knee with the stunning diamond ring outstretched between us.
“Oh, Ethan,” I whispered as tears welled up in my eyes.
“Olivia Stuart, you have no idea how much I love you. I have loved you since the moment you took a bite out of my peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwich over twenty years ago. When we shared our first kiss here, I had promised you that I’d always protect you and be there for you. If there was only one promise I could keep, that one would be it. You are my beginning, my end, and everything in between. Will you be my forever and always, and marry me?”
Tears streamed down my face as I nodded my head. “Yes,” I choked out. “A million times yes!”
I watched with sheer happiness as he slid the ring on my finger. “It’s so beautiful, Ethan.” When he stood up, I threw my arms at him and our lips met in a long, passionate kiss.
When we finally pulled away, I beamed at him. “I love you, Ethan James. You found me again during a period of time where I was lost and needed to be saved. Even though at the time, I couldn’t remember, I knew my heart did. Ethan, you have been there for me from the very very beginning. You are the one person who can effortlessly make me laugh, make me feel safe, and make all my worries melt away. I’m so happy that we’ve finally found each other again.”
His eyes glistened with tears as he held my face and kissed me again, this time with more passion and hunger than before. Something new happened that night in that special meadow.
As the moon moved across the sky that night, Ethan and I made love to each other as soon-to-be husband and wife.
THE END
AUTHO R’S NOTE
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Emma’s Story: Book #1: A Night to Forget
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Summer Fling
Damian
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The Chase, Vol. 3
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Promise to Marry – November 17, 2014
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Promise to Marry will be out on November 17, 2014 and available on pre-order . It is book one in a two-book series. Here is the synopsis.
SYNOPSIS
We were best friends since as early as I could remember. We grew up together. We were next door neighbors. We shared each other's deepest secrets.
When I was thirteen, we made a pact: If we were still single by the time we were 30, we’d marry each other.
Today was my thirtieth birthday.
I was single. I knew he was single too.
But we were no longer best friends, and a part of me knew that he hated me.
About T he Author
Jessica Wood writes new adult contemporary romance.
While she has lived in countless cities throughout the U.S., her heart belongs to San Francisco. To her, there’s something seductively romantic about the Golden Gate Bridge, the steep rolling hills of the city streets, the cable cars, and the Victorian-style architecture.
Jessica loves a strong, masculine man with a witty personality. While she is headstrong and stubbornly independent, she can’t resist a man who takes control of the relationship, both outside and inside of the bedroom.
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