Those Three Words

by Alexis Winter

Me: Now that picture is a masterpiece I’d hang in my office. The art museum can have your painting. ;)

“It’s our first date, Miss Silver, and I’d like to remain a gentleman this evening so if you don’t mind, I’ll keep that answer to myself.”

“Take it off, put my shirt back on.” “Are you sure? I don’t ha—” “You want me to do it for you? It’ll take twice as long because the moment I get your panties off, I’m going to have my fill of your pussy for breakfast.”

“Sweetheart, there’s no point in others liking you if you don’t like yourself.”

It’s just that with you, I didn’t have any of those ideas or rules in place. I just followed my heart and my feelings, and they led me to you.”

“I can’t express to you how sorry I am, Margot. I hate that I’ve hurt you and made you doubt your faith in me not only as a partner but as a friend and a person. I—I hoped things would work out so differently with us. I had hoped you were my future, that you were Eleanor’s future.”

“I want to marry you. I want you to be my wife. I don’t want you to move out, unless it’s moving out of your room and into mine. I want us to both build a life together and memories with Eleanor.”

“You’re good for me. You remind me of the value in life and love. You make me a better man. I don’t say all this to pressure you or scare you. I’m not asking and I don’t need an answer. I’m just being honest. I love you, Margot Silver, with every fiber of my being.”

“Margot Roxanne Silver, I could spend a lifetime expressing to you how much you mean to me. How you made me believe in love again. How you helped to heal my heart. I would love more than anything for you to allow me to do just that, spend my life showing you how important you are to me and how much I love you. Will you marry me?”