“Teddy,” he said as he pulled back. He looked serious now—earnest. “I want to be with you. I want us to be together. This summer was incredible. I loved every second of it, but I don’t want it to be over. I want it to be our beginning. “I don’t have much to offer,” he went on softly. “Just a quiet life with a grumpy man from a small town, but I can promise to love you every day.”
