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Addie shook her head. “Instructions?”

“For the puppy,” the girl answered.

“Go ahead,” Maddox prompted, “open it.”

“Okay.” Addie felt like she was missing something. She ripped open the envelope and pulled out a card. She drew in a sudden breath, tears filling her eyes as she read the words.

Make me the happiest man on earth. Marry me.

She looked at Maddox’s sparkling eyes wondering how she’d ever managed to get so lucky. “Yes!” she exclaimed, laughing and crying at the same time.

As she bridged the distance between them, pressing her lips to his, two little words circled through her head. Simple, yet powerful enough to change the course of her life.

Be happy.

“Yes,” her mind responded with exultation.

I am.

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