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Chapters (107)
  1. Glossary
  2. One
  3. Josh
  4. Two
  5. Delaney
  6. Three
  7. Delaney
  8. Four
  9. Delaney
  10. Five
  11. Josh
  12. Six
  13. Delaney
  14. Seven
  15. Josh
  16. Eight
  17. Delaney
  18. Nine
  19. Josh
  20. Ten
  21. Delaney
  22. Eleven
  23. Josh
  24. Twelve
  25. Delaney
  26. Thirteen
  27. Delaney
  28. Fourteen
  29. Delaney
  30. Fifteen
  31. Josh
  32. Sixteen
  33. Josh
  34. Seventeen
  35. Delaney
  36. Eighteen
  37. Delaney
  38. Nineteen
  39. Josh
  40. Twenty
  41. Delaney
  42. Twenty-One
  43. Delaney
  44. Twenty-Two
  45. Delaney
  46. Twenty-Three
  47. Delaney
  48. Twenty-Four
  49. Josh
  50. Twenty-Five
  51. Josh
  52. Twenty-Six
  53. Delaney
  54. Twenty-Seven
  55. Delaney
  56. Twenty-Eight
  57. Josh
  58. Twenty-Nine
  59. Delaney
  60. Thirty
  61. Delaney
  62. Thirty-One
  63. Delaney
  64. Thirty-Two
  65. Delaney
  66. Thirty-Three
  67. Josh
  68. Thirty-Four
  69. Delaney
  70. Thirty-Five
  71. Josh
  72. Thirty-Six
  73. Delaney
  74. Thirty-Seven
  75. Josh
  76. Thirty-Eight
  77. Delaney
  78. Thirty-Nine
  79. Josh
  80. Forty
  81. Delaney
  82. Forty-One
  83. Delaney
  84. Forty-Two
  85. Delaney
  86. Forty-Three
  87. Josh
  88. Forty-Four
  89. Delaney
  90. Forty-Five
  91. Delaney
  92. Forty-Six
  93. Delaney
  94. Forty-Seven
  95. Delaney
  96. Forty-Eight
  97. Josh
  98. Forty-Nine
  99. Delaney
  100. Fifty
  101. Delaney
  102. Fifty-One
  103. Delaney
  104. Epilogue
  105. Delaney
  106. Also by Wendy Smith
  107. About the Author

“There’s still plenty left. I’ll pack you some of this for the morning. Make sure you eat it.”

His smile widens. “Have I told you how much I love your bossiness?”

“Not lately.”

He leans over and pecks me on the lips. “That’s one of the things I always loved about you.”

“Whatever.”

“It’s true. I was hooked the day you told me to do better.”

My cheeks heat up. “You do better now.”

“I try.” He drops to one knee and takes my hands in his.

“What on earth are you doing?” I laugh.

“Something I should have done a long time ago. I love you. You could have rolled over and gone back to sleep, but your only concern is for me—for us. Since the day we got back together, you’ve just let me be me. I’m the luckiest guy alive, and I want to grow old with you.”

I smile, tears pricking my eyes. “I love you.”

“I love you, too. I don’t have a ring because I’m so damned disorganised, but maybe we can go this weekend.”

Sliding my arms around his neck, I close my eyes when he rests his head on my stomach. “I don’t need anything too crazy.”

“If it was up to me, I’d buy you the biggest damn diamond I could find, but you need to choose.”

I chuckle. “You know me too well.”

He looks up at me. “Will you marry me, Delaney?”

I can’t help it. Tears roll down my cheeks as I look into the eyes of the man I loved and lost only to find again. “In a heartbeat.”

He grins, rising to his feet. Sweeping me into his arms, he kisses me with so much love all it does is make the tears worse.

“You’re supposed to be happy, not crying.”

“I am happy.” I sob. “I just never pictured being proposed to in the middle of my kitchen in the middle of the night.”

Josh laughs. “Don’t ever say I’m not spontaneous.”

“I could never accuse you of that.”

* * *

His side of the bed is cold by the time I wake up. I knew it would be.

I reach for his pillow to breathe in his scent and a small piece of paper falls from it.

My darling Delaney,

Of all the things I’ve eaten in my life, I much prefer the taste of you.

All my love,

Josh

I laugh, hugging the paper to my chest.

We’re going to be just fine.

Fifty

Delaney

Of course Josh’s idea of going shopping this weekend means a cross-country flight to New York.

He knows how much I love the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and even though I was perfectly happy to shop at Tiffany in Los Angeles, he insisted we go to the original store.

Not that I’m really complaining.