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“So,” I start, “do I have your blessing now?”

Her brows slightly furrow a bit, but then her confusion is gone. “My blessing? You plan on proposing to my daughter?” I can’t tell if her tone is approving or not, but I don't let it get to me.

“Eventually, yes, but I meant your blessing to date her.”

She nods a few times in thought and hums to herself. “Men don’t usually ask the family for their blessing just to date.” She turns her head to the side, and I can tell she’s glad I’m not other men. “And if I say no?”

“I’m not going to break up with her if that’s the answer you're looking for.” No way in hell I’m letting Vid go. Whether I won her mom over or not. “But then I’ll just keep trying to impress you and ask you again in a few hours in Spanish.” She laughs at my jab.

“I love your daughter, and she loves you, so yeah, I want your blessing to simply date her because your opinion of me matters to me.”

She nods once, not bothering to cover the smirk on her face. “You had my blessing months ago.” She quickly notices the confusion on my face. “When you answered her phone call and ran to save her? I know you two weren’t on good terms back then, but you were man enough to answer her call when she needed you. That’s the kind of man I want for my daughter.”

“You don’t only have my blessing to date her but also to be the one standing at the altar at her wedding.” I feel my chest swell, hearing that. I pull her in for a hug, and the minute I release her, I’m being tackled to the ground.

“You did it!” Vidia kisses me before I can recover from being thrown to the ground. I burst into a laugh and wrap my arms around her as I kiss her again, still on the ground of the field.

“We can start building that house we talked about,” I tell Vid, and she looks between my eyes. I watch them shine brighter than any star as her smile grows.

“I thought you wanted to wait on building it?”

I shake my head and quickly kiss her. “We don’t need to wait anymore.” Her smile somehow beams brighter at my words. “Being with you feels like that first breath after drowning.”

She looks between my eyes, and hers suddenly soften.

“You’re my breath of fresh air, Vid. I plan to live out the rest of my life with you in our huge house and our backyard full of your sunflowers.”

She cups my face and pulls me in for a quick kiss. “I love you, mi amor. If that’s the plan, then I’m all in. As long as it’s with you.” I close the distance between us, and we lock it in.Thisis a plan I can go through with.

The End

Epilogue

Sire

Five Years Later

What are you doing inhere again?” I watch from across our bedroom as Vidia stares at herself in the mirror. She turns her head to the side, then turns her body.

“Are you sure I don’t look weird in this?” I let out a sigh and walk over to her. The dress she’s wearing hangs very loose; you can’t see her figure at all, which is the reason she wore it today, but she feels self-conscious because this isn’t the dress she wanted.

“You look beautiful, my love.” I kiss her forehead, then lean over and kiss her belly next. When I lean back up, she’s watching me with teary eyes.

“Vid.” I turn my head to the side and laugh as I pull her in.

“I’m sorry. I just love it when you kiss my stomach.” Her voice breaks, but I burst into a laugh anyway at how emotional she’sbeen. “Okay, I won’t cry again. Let's just go.” She quickly pulls away and grabs my hand, leading us out.

We descend down the stairs, but she stops when we reach the bottom and looks out our window. With it going from the floor to the ceiling like she wanted, it looks out the backyard at the rest of the party.

“You’re good?” I glance down at her, and when she nods, I lead us back out. We walk over to everyone else, and Vid walks straight to August.

“Let me get her.” She holds her hands out to our daughter in his arms, but he pulls away greedily.

“My wife asked for her daughter, August.”

Vid smirks as always when I call her my wife. It’s been three years since I watched her walk down the aisle to me, but she still smiles the same every time. August gives Mariana one last hug and then kisses her head before giving her up to her mom. As soon as she’s in Vid’s arms, she leaps for the ground. “Down!”

Vid pulls her closer and rubs her face against our daughter. “Let me hold you.”

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