“Then perhaps this is the ideal moment to do this.”

“This?”

But he was leaning over the side of the oversized tub, reaching for something, and did not answer. When he straightened, there was a dark blue ring box with a white satin bow around it in his hand. There was no mistaking the signature look. He’d been shopping at Tiffany.

“Zephyr?” she asked in a voice that would not come out above a whisper in her suddenly dry throat.

He looked directly into her eyes, his espresso gaze both serious and warm. “Piper Madison, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

He went blurry as happy tears filled her eyes and made her vision watery. “You know I will.”

He took a gorgeous diamond-and-platinum engagement ring from the box and slid it onto her finger. “Every woman deserves a proposal before marrying.”

“Thank you,” she said in a choked voice.

“I knew you were going to go gooey on me.”

She laughed. “That’s me. Gooey.”

“And incredibly sweet.”

She swiped the water from her eyes. “I do love you.”

“Wait until you see what I had done to the wedding rings.” She grabbed for the box but he held it above his head. “No, no, no…not until the ceremony.”

getting me back for my wedding

obsessed with revenge. I am

are revering a chance to

He shrugged. “Maybe.”

She launched herself at

accepting her weight as he wrapped

Zephyr paced the landing at the top of the courthouse steps. He tugged at the neck on the white dress shirt he wore with the ring in his pocket.

against the wall and

wait. Come Sunday at the front of the church, you won’t

of myself pacing all over

“I’m expending excess energy.”

what do you call looking at your watch every thirty seconds?

were supposed to be here five

seriously worried Piper isn’t going

even let me text her last night.” She’d said she

He was an idiot.

“Man, you

refused to answer that silliness. “What I have

“And a bride arriving.”

of the courthouse. An unreasonable amount of relief washed over him for the amount of time she was actually late, but she had

double-parked and turned on his flashers. Zephyr sprinted down the steps to open the

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