“Stevie?” She quickly turned around and then jumped back when she saw me on my knee. “Mavie, what are you doing?” “Baby, what else it look like I’m doing.” She slowly walked closer to me. “I mean, I know what you’re doing… but why are you on your knee doing it?” I looked down at the box before staring up into her eyes. “You are what home feels like to me, Wonder. My house has never felt like home until you came. I wanted to ignore how I felt about you, but I couldn’t…. you wouldn’t allow me to. Always there with that smile on your face, being you. Baby, you are you without any apologies. You
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