The Fallen One (Falcon Falls Security, #6)

by Brittney Sahin

“I want a future with you, and a life of making memories together to form our past.” More tears slipped down his cheeks, and from such a strong, tough guy, it was just . . . God, my heart ached for him. “I want our kids to wake us up, bouncing on the bed. I want to cook breakfast together, and do all those normal things I never could do. I want that. All of that. With you.” He lowered his forehead to mine. “I don’t want time to slip by.” Searching for my voice, strangled by emotions, I finally pushed out, “I don’t need more time to know what I want. I’ve been waiting thirteen years for you. I’ve been waiting for our time, and it’s now.” I set my hands on top of his as we remained locked in that position. “I love you,” I whispered on a breath. “Good,” he choked out, then he let go of me and dropped to his knees, like he was bowing to me. I quickly sank to the hard ground, collapsing along with him, reminding him, “Equals, remember?” A sexy smile cut across his lips as he reached for my hand. “Yes, but in this case, I was going to ask you to marry me.” He cupped my face between his big palms. “Patience when it comes to waiting to be with you is not something I have.” He swallowed, and so did I. “So, what do you say?” I nodded, the tears flying nonstop now, splattering over his hands. “Spend the rest of my life with you and have your children? Save the world somewhere in there, too?” I leaned in so our lips were close enough to create fusion. “That’s a yes.”