Page 10 of Married to the Boss

I sink to the floor with him and then I kiss him, deeply. Tears and all. When I pull apart I nod my head, afraid to speak.

“Say it, Saylor. I need to hear the words.”

“Yes, I’ll marry you and I promise to make you happy for the rest of your life.” He slides the ring on my finger and kisses me and that’s when I hear everyone clapping and cheering. Guess we forgot about the office again.

When we stand up, his mother is still standing there. To be honest I half expected her to storm off when he started his proposal. But she’s still here.

He turns to his mother and he shows her my hand with the beautiful pink diamond engagement ring on it. “This woman here is my forever. You need to decide if you want to be part of the future that we are going to build together or not. When you know then let me know.” He pulls me toward his office and closes the door.

“Oh my God, did you see her face?” he laughs.

“I did, but you didn’t need to do that for me.”

He smiles. “I didn’t. I did it for us. I don’t want a woman who is negative all the time around our daughter. She doesn’t deserve to be subject to that kind of treatment. Let her decide what she wants and she will come around. I know she will.”

“Well I love the fact that you stood up for me and thank you so much. This ring is gorgeous. I can’t wait to be Mrs Barrett.”

“Me neither. I love you, Saylor, and I look forward to what our future brings. Our life has been a rollercoaster ride, but the end result is the most important thing and you are the best thing that has ever happened to me.”

“Me too. Everett, fuck me again!”

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