him. “He certainly is cute.”
“He really is! I can’t believe you guys did this! Where did you get him?”
“Scarlett works with an animal rescue here in town–Happy Tails. They got a litter of these little guys and when she told me about them, I knew we needed to give at least one of them a home.”
“What kind of dog is he?”
“A Boston Terrier.” The puppy reached up to lick Hunter’s face, and he laughed before moving him a little out of reach. “But you know what really drew him to me?”
She shook her head.
“Boston Terriers are known for their tuxedo coat and I thought it was perfect.”
“Um…I don’t get it.”
Hunter and Eli exchanged glances again before they moved to kneel in front of her.
“Violet, you have given so much to us,” Hunter began. “You made us a bigger and better family than I ever could have imagined.” He looked at Eli. “Right, buddy?”
Eli nodded.
“We love you so much, and you’ve made us so happy, and we thought what better way to show you than with this little guy. You’ve mentioned before how much you’ve always wanted a dog,” he added before reading into his back pocket. “Here. We think you should be the one to put his new collar on him.”
She knew she was smiling from ear to ear and couldn’t believe how much her life had changed. A month ago, she thought all hope was lost for her and Hunter. Then he showed up on her doorstep and things had been amazing ever since.
Hunter had stayed for five wonderful days, and they spent them packing and going sight-seeing. It was an exhausting time, but when she took him to the airport and had to say goodbye, they both realized long distance wasn’t for them. For so long, there had been a part of her life that she felt was missing, and she found it with Hunter. As soon as she’d gotten home, Violet called a friend who was in real estate and listed her townhouse.
It sold in a week.
That’s when she definitely knew she was doing the right thing.
Now, her home was in Magnolia Sound, and she was close to Katie and Brian, but also made a ton of new friends. It seemed like Hunter and his siblings knew everyone in town and it was overwhelming and wonderful, and it filled her heart to overflowing to find herself as part of this incredible family.
She was home.
And now she had an adorable puppy too!
Reaching out, she took the collar from him and saw a little sparkle on it. “Um…did you get this sweet boy dog a blingy collar?” But when she looked a little closer, she saw it wasn’t bling for Nash. It was a ring for her. “Oh my goodness,” she whispered.
Hunter took the collar back and took the ring off and held it up to her. “You complete us, Violet. And Eli and I wanted to ask you…”
“Will you marry us?” Eli cried out excitedly, jumping to his feet.
Violet couldn’t have uttered a word if she wanted to, but she nodded and held out her hand and watched in awe as Hunter slid the beautiful marquis onto her finger.
“Yay! She’s gonna marry us!” Eli said before going to run in circles on the grass. Nash immediately jumped out of Hunter’s arm to join in. Which was just as well. That freed up his hands so he could pull her close and kiss her senseless.
When they finally broke apart, she looked at him with pure wonder. “How did I ever get this lucky?”
“We’re the lucky ones,” Hunter said gruffly. “And I can’t wait to make you my wife.”
“Ooo…I like the sound of that,” she said, smiling.
“I do have…well…maybe one request to make.”
“A request?”
He nodded.
“Um…o-kay…”
“All the talk you, Katie, and Brian did about that California road trip,” he said, “I think I’d like to check that out for our honeymoon. What do you think?”
Eyes wide, she cupped his face and gave him a loud, smacking kiss on the lips. “Hunter Jones, I would go anywhere with you. And I can’t wait to plan a trip just for us!”
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“To the happy couple!”
Kyle lifted his glass of champagne along with everyone else and smiled at the happy couple. His brother Hunter and his fiancé Violet were both beaming as everyone toasted their new engagement. And as much as he usually made fun of people who opted to