Page 101 of The Fight for Forever

When he pulls a ring from his pocket, my jaw nearly hits the very carpet that Bump rolled me up in to kidnap me.

“Oh my God,” I whisper.

“I know we were never supposed to meet, but fate intervened. You brought me back to life, Scarlett. You showed me what I have and what I’ve done isn’t who I am. You’ve made me a better man in every respect.”

“Oh my God, Gabriel.” Tears stream down my face as he smiles up at me with two black eyes.

“I want to wake up beside you every morning. I want to leave you notes that you save and reread. I want to give you babies with golden hair and gray eyes, and live a messy life with you. Scarlett Lourdes Priest, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

I drop to my knees in front of him, throwing my arms around his neck. “Yes. Absolutely, yes.”

“Thank God,” he whispers against my hair. “Because we’ve got a hell of a future ahead of us, ladybug. I know it.”

I nod against him before wiping at the tears. He reaches for my hand, and I finally see the ring as he slides it on my finger. It’sstunning.

“When did you ... How did you ...”

“I picked it out before the fight. Just needed the cash to buy it. I knew there was no way I could lose, because I couldn’t wait any longer to do this. Q went to the store last night to pick it up.” He glances down at the rug. “He and Bump helped me with this too, in case you’re wondering.”

I laugh and stare down at the delicate band with its massive stone, the oriental rug beneath us, and then back into his shimmering blue eyes. “Just so you know, I would’ve said yes, even if you’d proposed in the bathroom with a piece of dental floss.”

Gabriel winces as the smile stretches his face wide. “You deserve to be treated like a queen, and that’s exactly what you get.”

I shake my head. “Not a queen. A Legend.”

THE END