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. Watch, I llshow ya. He sounded so confident, and it only made my smile grow larger.Maria watched closely, shakingher head.Mikey whipped through room after room, blowing things up and moving on like it wasnothing.When he was all done, completely untouched, he shrugged his shoulders and looked over at Maria. That s how it s done. She stared at him, occasionally opening her mouth, but no words came out.It was honestly one ofthe funniest damn things I had ever witnessed.Maria, speechless; that didn t happen often.I was pretty sure, that between Mikey and me, things around here would never get old or dull. Chapter Thirty-ThreeMy hands were shaking uncontrollably.I was a grown man, and I was flipping out from fear& orthe anxiety of the unknown.I was on my way to meet Maria and Mikey.They were already at Gemma and Bud s house.TheThanksgiving feast awaited, and I was driving twenty miles an hour, attempting to slow my racingheart.The small box sitting just a foot away was more like a glowing inferno, burning a hole in my seat.I had thought it over and then thought it over again.I had analyzed it at least a hundred times.Iweighed out the pros and the cons.And after all that, I still thought tonight was the right time.Tonight was the night Maria and everyone else would know how much I truly meant it, when I saidshe was the last woman I d ever love.After yet another pep talk, I finally got the courage to go for it.If I didn t do it then, I would onlyregret it later.I had spent the last week trying to get it out.There were so many nights with Mikey andme sitting next to her in the living room that I wanted to ask her so badly.But then the feeling wouldpass.I would then convince myself that there was always tomorrow.This time I wasn t letting it pass.I would walk in that house and find my girl.The moment I entered, the noise flooded my mind.Gemma did Thanksgiving big.Hell, half thedamn town had to be there.But somewhere in the madhouse were the two people I had to find. Gavin, Ben hollered.His hand resting on my shoulder, he asked, You looking for your girl? Yeah, actually, I am.Have you seen her or Mikey? I asked. Mikey was playing a board game with some of the other kids, in the family room. He scannedthe room. Your girl was in here a few minutes ago, uh& He zoomed in on something and smiled. Right there, he pointed.Maria was sitting on the floor near the fireplace.She was surrounded by little kids.Maria was laughing, as a little girl stood in front of her with her hands on her hips.She startedshaking her little hips and kicking her feet, showing Maria some sort of dance move.Maria was clearly enjoying herself and the attention of all the kids.It was obvious that they adoredher.She looked up as I approached slowly, our eyes never wandering from one another s.Standing before her, I held out my hand and helped her up from the floor.She looked at me withcuriosity.I slowly knelt before her, my heart once again beating so hard and fast.Everything and everyonearound us became silent.I heard a gasp, and someone, who I was pretty sure was Kori, said, Oh mygod! Maria looked down at me, and her hand was shaking almost as bad as mine. Do you know that you can still make my heart race with just your smile? I think about you all thetime, every second.I ve had life without you, but I didn t care much for that life. I looked to the leftwhen Kori led Mikey into the room.I smiled at him before looking back up to meet Maria s teary eyes. It took me awhile to realizethat you re the one I was meant to find.You re the reason I ended up here.Maybe not the reason Imoved, but the reason I stayed. I pulled the ring box from my pocket and squeezed it tightly in myfisted hand. You and Mikey are my world.You re my family, and I want to marry you.I want us to surroundourselves with little people who adore their momma as much as I do.I wanna give Mikey a house fullof siblings.I wanna stand by your side as we watch them grow. I pulled the ring from the box and twisted it between my fingers. I found my future when I leastexpected it.I want forever with you.Will you marry me? Tears ran over her cheeks as she stared into my eyes.She still hadn t looked at the ring I held
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