in his. “Skylar Stanley, will you marry me?”
“Yes,” I said, my voice more confident than it had ever been. No shy Skylar here. “Yes, I will marry you.”
“Holy shit, this is the best day of my life.” He grabbed my face and kissed me hard. “I love you so much.”
I laughed through his kisses. “I love you too.”
“You need a ring,” he said, glancing around. He grabbed a roll of medical tape and ripped off a small piece, then took my hand and wrapped the little strip around my ring finger. “That’ll do for now. I’ll get you a real one when I can.”
I held up my hand and admired the white tape circling my finger. “I love it. It’s perfect.”
He took my hand and brought it to his lips. “It is perfect, isn’t it?”
“It’s all perfect. Crazy, but completely perfect.”
One corner of his mouth hooked in a grin, puckering his dimples. “Crazy is kinda my thing.”
Smiling, I leaned in to kiss him again. “It’s one of my favorite things about you.”
“I love you, Sky.”
“I love you too.”
And I did. I loved him so much. I never wanted to be without him, and now I’d never have to.
43
Gavin
Icy rain pelted the football field, soaking through my clothes. Not that I cared. This was football weather in the mountains. And tonight was the big Bailey-Haven game.
It was fucking on.
Technically, I wasn’t supposed to play tonight. But as far as I was concerned, some minor burns weren’t enough to sideline me. If we’d been playing anyone but the Havens, Jack probably would have made me sit the bench. But we were playing the Havens, which meant all bets were off. And a mildly injured Gavin was definitely taking the field.
The Bailey team had played a great season, both with and without me. We hadn’t lost a single game, not even to the Montgomerys, who’d beaten us last year.
Of course, the fucking Havens were also undefeated.
For now. We were going to kick their asses tonight.
I stood on the sidelines with my brothers, waiting for the fourth quarter to start. It was a tie game, and they had the ball, but I was confident we were going to walk out of here with the win.
We had to. Bailey pride demanded it.
Glancing into the bleachers, I waved at my girl. Sky was bundled up in a thick coat and wore a light blue knit hat someone at Stitch and Bitch had made her. Gram had started teaching her to crochet, which was so fucking cute. Asher and Evan hadn’t told me how awesome it was to see your girl bonding with Gram.
She waved back from beneath the big umbrella that covered both her and Cara. Grace and Fiona shared another one next to them. They were troopers, coming out here on a stormy night to cheer on their team.
Bunch of cute little badasses is what they were. I loved those girls.
Especially Sky.
No one had been all that surprised when we’d told everyone we were engaged. I’d expected a bunch of lectures from my brothers about not rushing in. But they’d just congratulated me with slaps on the back and Bailey bear hugs. Like they trusted me to make this big decision about my life and not fuck it up.
Maybe they just realized that I knew. Sky was it for me. It was as simple as that.
Grace was so excited, she’d brought me a t-shirt that said, Soon-To-Be Trophy Husband. She’d gotten it from her brother Cooper.
I was wearing it under my sweatshirt.
“How you feeling, Gav?” Jack asked. “If you’re hurting—”
“I’m good.”
He nodded. “I want you all over Zachary Haven. Rush that damn pass.”
“With pleasure, Coach.”
Logan nudged me with his elbow and nodded across the field. “Look at those dicks.”
Theo and Garrett were glaring at us from the other side of the field.
“They’re still pissed about the drive-in,” I said with a chuckle. “Is it weird that I can’t wait to see what they do to try to get us back?”
Logan laughed. “Yeah, you are weird, Gav. By the way, I bought Princess Squeaker a pink cat bed I saw in the window at Happy Paws. It’s totally her new favorite place to sleep.”
“Where is it? I didn’t even see it.”
“It’s in my room.”
I shoved him. “Stop trying to steal my cat.”
“I’m not. It’s not my fault she likes me better than you.”
“Whatever. She’ll always love her mommy best.”
The Havens took the field so I popped my mouth guard back in and tossed a wink over