Page 100 of Make You Love Me
“I want to show him how serious I am about us and to set his mind at ease. He’s chosen me time and time again, and now it’s my turn to choose him.” She turns to face me, too stunned to speak. “But I won’t ask him until I have your blessing. He’ll want to know you’re on board, and I need that, too. You mean so much to him. Please, Josie.”
I take her hands, but she stares over my shoulder, lost in thought…or in shock. I can’t tell which, but I barrel through my speech, hoping she hears me.
“I want him forever, Josie. I love him more than I thought was possible, and however we can make it happen, I want to give him a family. I want our life to be as beautiful and vibrant as the white country house picture you painted. With him, I know it will be full of laughter, passion, and unconditional love. He means the world to me, too, Josie. And I want to spend the rest of my life showing him and our children just how special he is.”
“I think you’re pretty special, too,” Jordan says from behind me.
I spin around to find him leaning against the doorframe, his eyes glistening with fresh tears. He takes a careful step toward me as Josie leans in to whisper in my ear.
“You have my blessing.”
All anxiety dissolves from my body, and I drop to my knees, my face falling into my hands.
“Please don’t cover up the beautiful face I love so much.”
I lift my gaze. He’s standing a few feet away and we’re now the only people in the room. Keeping my eyes on his, I shift to one knee and reach for his hand.
“You’ve shown me what unconditional love is and how it feels to receive it. For the rest of my life, I’d like to return the favor. You have my whole heart, Jordan. All of me is yours forever. Will you give me the honor of being your wife?”
“What do you think?”
“I think I’ll be the luckiest girl in the world if you say yes.”
Giving me his acceptance, and most importantly, his love, he draws me up and kisses me with a new desire I can feel in every cell of my body.
“Looks like we’ve crossed another activity off the bucket list,” he says softly.
“Make me love you?”
“Yep. Took you long enough,” he teases, swallowing my rebuttal with his mouth. “But well worth the wait.”
