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climb out of the car and my nerves start to get the better of me. During this entire process, buying the house, arranging for everyone to be here, buying furniture, I never once let the thought cross my mind that she might say no, not until this instant, just moments before I drop to one knee and ask her for forever.

I lace her fingers with mine and lead her up the front steps. I stop just outside the front door. “After you,” I say as I twist the key and push open the door.

She steps in and I’m right behind her. The living room furniture is all set up and a huge bouquet of fresh red roses, three dozen to be exact, sit in the middle of the coffee table.

“Wow,” she says, taking it all in. “I think someone might be living here,” she says.

I reach for the rose that is sitting on the table next to the door and pull the ring box out of my pocket. I drop to one knee just in time as she turns around. Confusion crosses her face until she realizes what’s happening.

Her hand flies over her mouth as tears well up in her eyes.

This is it.

“I had this big speech planned, and now I can’t remember a word of it,” I confess.

She smiles as tears stream down her face.

“You are an unexpected treasure. You love me for who I am in here.” I place my hand over my heart. “You don’t care about the fame or the money, you’re content with just me, Kacen. I never thought I would find that. Someone who could look past my career and see me, but then I spotted you that day on the beach, and suddenly, my world was turned upside down. I love you, Logan. I want to share my life with you, make memories that we will someday tell our grandchildren about. I want to make babies with you. I want to give you my last name.”

She drops to her knees before me, tears running unchecked down her face, her smile lighting up the room.

“Will you do me the incredible honor of becoming my wife?” I choke up on the last words.

“Yes!” She launches herself into my arms.

I exhale for the first time in what feels like days and kiss the hell out of her.

Chapter 50

Logan

Kacen pulls away from our kiss and takes my hand. I watch as he slides the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen before in my life onto my left hand. It’s a princess cut surrounded by diamonds on both sides of the band. I’m sure that I’m missing intricate details, but my tears are blurring my vision.

“Why are we here?” I finally remember to ask.

He chuckles. “This is our home, our Ohio home. I wanted to have a place of our own when we come to visit the family. I had your dad help me pick it out. Do you like it?”

Is he crazy? “Yes, if the rest of it looks like this, hell yes!” I say with excitement.

“It does. The furniture was delivered yesterday and your parents made sure everything was set up,” he explains.

“Seriously? You, sir, are sneaky.”

“Yeah and Stacy and the guys are going to be staying here with us. I thought we could start making memories in our new place. I even invited Jase to stay. My parents are here and staying with yours.”

“Seriously?” I ask again, dumbfounded.

He goes on to explain that he wanted to drive to prevent having to clean out his pockets at the airport, and he refused to let the ring out of his sight. He also informed me that our families and friends would be here any minute with the pizza that we failed to pick up.

“I can’t believe you did all this.”

“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you,” he says, kissing me softly.

“I love you, Kacen Warren.”

“I love you, future Mrs. Warren.”

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine being here in this moment with him. What started out as a one-time vacation fling, led to my forever. We’re us. I can’t wait to take his last name.

Epilogue Kacen

Kacen

Today’s the day.

Our wedding day.

I thought the day that she agreed to marry me was the happiest day of my life. I was wrong. Today, surrounded by our family and friends, we vowed to love one another. Logan Paige Warren, I fucking love the sound of that.

“There you are,” she says, coming to stand beside me. “Sorry, I got lost in