Lucky Chance
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“You told me you’d wait until I was ready, and until just now I wasn’t sure what I would do when the time came. Now I know. This is all happening so fast. But…it’s true that first loves are the hardest to get over, and I was never able to get over you. You’ve always been there with me, even when I was trying to deny it. I’ve always loved you. You’re my world and if you can accept me and my child, then yes, I’ll marry you.”
“Our child,” he corrected, as he pulled a ring out of his pocket and slipped it onto her finger.
“Our child.” She looked down at her finger. The beautiful gold band with a large diamond in the middle and two smaller ones on either side shined up at her. “It’s beautiful, but where did you get it?”
“I had Ace overnight it to me a few days ago. It’s the ring I bought after graduation. I had planned to propose to you that morning at the bed and breakfast. I was going to set things up with a dozen red roses…” He moved back up on the sofa. “It doesn’t matter. What matters is we’ve found each other again.”
“The breakfast with the roses arrived while I was getting dressed.”
“What?”
She stared down at the ring, which was now on her finger. “At the bed and breakfast…after you left, it came. I cried as I stared down at the perfect roses, the reds and whites mixed together just like I love, and the baby’s breath. That’s when the doubt hit me full force. I ran to the window just as you slammed the door on your truck and drove away.”
“Maddie, that’s the past. We’ve found each other again.”
She reached up and cupped his cheek. “We have, but we’ve missed so much time we should have had together. We suffered years of heartache. I was scared we’d grow apart because of the physical separation.”
“We don’t know what would have happened.” He placed his hand over hers. “We might have. You might have been right.”
She shook her head, tears running down her cheeks. “Not us. We were in love, and we’d have gotten through it because we knew what we had was worth it.”
“Now we’ll have to make up for the time we lost.” He rose from kneeling before her, and pulled her up to stand with him. “So, once this is all over, I’ll get a few days of leave and we’ll go to Kentucky. We’ll see Kyle and Staci. We’ll spend quality time cherishing the love we have for each other.”
“That sounds like fun. I know I’m really looking forward to spending some time alone with you when this is all over. No running to interviews, or photo shots. Just time with you.”
He wrapped his arms around her waist. “Then I want us to move into your old house. I want to make a home for us and our child. And when you’re ready, we’ll set a wedding date. If you want to wait until the baby is born, we can. Whatever you want, because I just want you to be happy.”
“Who’d have thought in just two short weeks my life would have changed this much, and I’d be marrying you. Life has been a whirlwind lately, but it led me to you.” She leaned toward him and pressed her lips to his in a soft kiss. “I love you.”
Her phone vibrated with a text message from her boss. Gunnery Sergeant Diamond won, so I’m sure you wish to share the news with him. Congratulations. We’ll see you in New York the day after tomorrow.
“Oh, Lucky!” Tears spilled down her face as she held out the phone to him. “You did it.”
He pulled her into his body and kissed her with more eagerness than before. It was time to celebrate their engagement and winning the competition.
Marissa Dobson
Born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, Marissa Dobson now resides about an hour from Washington, D.C. She’s a lady who likes to keep busy, and is always busy doing something. With two different college degrees, she believes you’re never done learning.
Being the first daughter to an avid reader, this gave her the advantage of learning to read at a young age. Since learning to read she has always had her nose in a book. It wasn't until she was a teenager that she started writing down the stories she came up with.
Marissa is blessed with a wonderful supportive husband, Thomas. He’s her other half and allows her to stay home and pursue her writing. He puts up with all her quirks and listens to her brainstorm in the middle of the night.
Her writing buddies Cameron (a cocker spaniel) and Dawne (a beagle mix) are always around to listen to her bounce ideas off them. They might not be able to answer, but they are helpful in their own ways.
She love to hear from readers so send her an email at marissa@marissadobson.com or visit her online at http://www.marissadobson.com.
Other Books by Marissa Dobson
Alaskan Tigers:
Tiger Time
The Tiger’s Heart
Tigress for Two
Night with a Tiger
Trusting a Tiger
Jinx’s Mate
Two for Protection
Bearing Secrets
Tiger Tracks
Forever Creek Shifters:
Forever’s Fight
Stormkin:
Storm Queen
Reaper:
A Touch of Death
Beyond Monogamy:
Theirs to Tresure
SEALed for You:
Ace in the Hole
Explosive Passion
Capturing a Diamond
Operation Family
Cedar Grove Medical:
Hope’s Toy Chest
Destiny’s Wish
Fate:
Snowy Fate
Sarah’s Fate
Mason’s Fate
As Fate Would Have It
Clearwater:
Winterbloom
Unexpected Forever
Losing to Win
Christmas Countdown
The Surrogate
Clearwater Romance Volume One
Small Town Doctor
Half Moon Harbor Resort:
Learning to Live
Learning What Love Is
Her Cowboy’s Heart
Half Moon Harbor Resort Volume One
Stand Alone:
Starting Over
Secret Valentine
Restoring Love
The Twelve Seductive Days of Christmas