“Delilah,” he says as my heart flings itself against my rib cage. “I love you in a way I didn’t know was even possible. From the moment you sat down next to me in that bar, you’ve made me feel things I’ve never felt before. Every time I think I can’t love you more, you prove me wrong. Being with you makes me want to be a better man. The kind of man who can be a good husband and”—he takes a deep breath, his grip on the ring box tightening—“a good father.”
