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I kissed her inner thigh and stared up at her. Her curls were all over her head, framing her face like a lion’s mane. Korren smiled at me. She wrapped her legs around mine with one of her hands raking through my beard. I’d loved her for so long, sometimes it felt unreal that she was mine.

“What’s on your mind, babe?”

“You.”

“What about me?”

I sat up on my knees and pulled her underneath me to where we were face-to-face. “How it feels unreal to have you as my girlfriend. When do you want to be my wife?”

“Cage.”

“I’m serious.”

“I know, and I am too. You don’t know how many times I’ve pictured our wedding and kids. How many times I’ve pictured the life we’ll create, even before we became a couple. I’ve always known it was you.”

“And I have too. For the past two years, I’ve been putting money to the side for you. I thought it was to invest in your nail shop, but I’m thinking it’s for our wedding.”

She gasped, tears welling in her eyes. “Seriously?”

“Yeah. You know everything I do, I do with you in mind too. Everyone close to me is set, but you’re the only one who knows.”

“That big heart of yours. That’s one reason I love you so much.”

“You still haven’t answered my question.”

Her mouth twisted as she tapped her finger against her lips. “After I graduate. We can plan our wedding and get married within a year of proposal. How does that sound?”

“What if I told you I can’t wait that long.”

“Cage! It’s only four more years. You can wait. That way, we can both become established in our careers and ready to settle down. Sound good?”

“It’s whatever you want, baby. Just know you’re going to have my last name.”

“I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Three months later…

Life was great.

School was over, and I’d passed all my finals.

My nail business had picked up tremendously to the point Cage surprised me with my own small salon. The love and business I’d been receiving was overwhelming, but I was happy to see how things were falling into place.

My relationship was . . . I didn’t want to say perfect, but it damn near felt like it. I fell more in love with Cage every day. He had been working hard on his business while making sure to put us first too. The main thing that mattered to me was that he was safe.

I was beyond grateful for how everything fell into place despite the trials it took to get to where we were. The ride was worth it, and I’d do it all over again if the result was the same.

“No, you didn’t!” I squealed, bouncing in my seat as Cage pulled up to the arcade.

He chuckled. “I had to redeem myself. I felt bad as hell for us not having that night together, even though it turned out to be life changing.”

“It surely did.” I leaned over the armrest with my lips puckered up. Cage landed a fat, wet kiss on them just as Keith came tapping on his window with Taylor standing beside him.

We got out to join them. Taylor and I embraced one another as if we hadn’t spent the whole day together yesterday. After I did her nails, we went out to eat and shopped a little for spring break. We were going to the beach, and I couldn’t wait to feel the sand between my toes.

“Don’t you look cute. I see y’all matching.” I gushed, pointing between Taylor and Keith.

She leaned her head on his shoulder and beamed. “Don’t we, though? I told him the cream would go perfect with his complexion.”