by Haley Weir
“I love you so goddamn much, too,” Charlotte answers.
“I never thought I’d find my fated mate, but you were always out there. It was just a matter of life bringing me to you.”
“Sounds like you believe in fate a little bit, now, huh?” Charlotte teases.
“Yeah, sounds like it. Maybe everything does happen for a reason,” Mason says.
“Maybe it does.” They kiss again and Charlotte tries a bite of the salmon.
“It’s delicious,” she remarks. “Mmmm.”
“You’re delicious,” Mason says, giving her another quick peck on the lips. They return to the dining table with plates of food.
“Mason, this is fantastic,” says Chris with a mouth full of food.
“Enjoy, everyone. Oh, wait. Before we dig in, I just want to say that you all mean so much to me. Thank you for treating me like family and giving me a home away from home. We’re finally safe, and I’m so thankful to be here with all of you. I know our home was destroyed, but I realized that home isn’t a place. Home is people.”
“Lame!” boos Carter.
“Shut up!” commands Mikayla. “Let him talk! It’s beautiful.”
“That’s all I have to say. But, I guess I’ll do one more thing while I have all of your attention.”
He turns towards Charlotte and gets off of his chair, down onto one knee.
“Charlotte,” he begins, grabbing her hands in his. “You’re my world. You’re my entire life. I felt so lost until I found you. The universe really does work in mysterious ways. You’re my fated mate, my soul mate, and my partner for life. I know it seems fast, but we’ve always moved fast. And I’ve never been so certain of anything in my entire life. I love you and want to be with you. I want to wake up to you every day, and fall asleep tangled in you. I want to take you on boat rides around Alexander Bay, and teach you how to cook. One day we’ll have our own kids and we can tell them our story. The best love story of all time. Will you marry me?”
Tears immediately fill Charlotte’s eyes. “Of course I’ll marry you, Mason. I love you. I love you so, so much,” she says through happy tears. The room bursts into cheers in applause. The room is filled with the bears of Blue Ridge, their friends and loved ones, and finally, happiness.
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THE END
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About Haley Weir
Haley Weir is an author from South New Jersey. Obsessed with all things romance, you can catch her over at FictionObsessed.com , where she one of the head writers.
Growing up near Philadelphia, she always loved taking trips into the city and felt magnetized by its culture and art. She recalls her first trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a young girl. The vast displays of skills and beauty left her in awe and she slowly developed an interest towards the creative side of life.
She began drawing and writing at 13 years old and graduated from Drexel University with as an English major in 2011.
You can find her outside reading at her local park in South Jersey, strolling through the streets of Philly, or awkwardly sipping a glass of wine at a nearby bar.
