Page 70 of Just One Spark

"I think you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and it's so much more than looks.You're a good person through and through.Everything you do seems to turn to gold."

She rolled her eyes."My hot chocolate truck?My apartment?"

“The apartment is a stepping stone to the perfect cabin?—"

"Cabin, huh?"

I nodded."And the truck is a precursor to your storefront."

Her brow furrowed, and I reached out to smooth it."Where am I going to get a storefront?"

"I'm still thinking on it."I actually had Beck researching possibilities for me.He was all too happy to cleanse his pallet and do something different.He'd been so mired in the brewery for so long.

"Well, I'm happy to dream about it.But it's so far from this."She held her arms out, indicating the brewery and bath.

"Who says you don't get to see your dreams become reality?"

She snorted."My track record isn't great."

"You're not your father.Your family history doesn't have to be yours.I see you rising above your past and creating every single thing you want."

She relaxed against me."That sounds lovely."

I pulled her down so that I could kiss her.She was sweet and spicy, and I'd never get enough of her.I ran a hand down her back."I like having you here in my bath."

She arched a brow."And what are you going to do with me now that you have me here?"

"Mmm.I have so many plans.But first, we never exchanged presents."

She slumped."I left your present at home."

I loved that she referred to my cabin as her home.I definitely wanted her to think of it as that."I stopped by earlier and grabbed it."

"You're a sweetheart."

I cracked a smile."I think this side of me only comes out with you."

She shifted so that she was sitting in my lap sideways."Should we get out and unwrap presents?"

"I clearly didn't think this through properly."I got out and grabbed a warm towel."I have the heaters on, so it won't be too cold."

She reached for my hand, and I helped her out of the water.I wrapped her in a heated towel.Then grabbed one for myself.We dried off and sat on the cushions.It was warm, so she let the towel fall away.

I handed her the first present.

She weighed the small square box."What's this?"

"You have to unwrap it."

She slowly unwrapped the paper as if it was something she didn't want to rip.When she revealed the box, she carefully set aside the paper and lifted the lid."It's a bracelet."

I pulled the silver bracelet out of the box."It has charms on it.One for your truck, a hot chocolate cup, and a cabin.Everything you love."

"I do love those things."

I'd thought about adding a heart to represent my love for her.But I wanted to give that to her on the night of the brewery opening.That was the perfect night to tell her how I felt.I wanted her to know that there was room for the brewery and her in my life.We didn't have to choose between them.

I put it around her wrist and closed the clasp.