“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?”
