His Daisy was a humble, no-frills woman. When he first met her, one of her prized possessions had been the sofa she’d found discarded by the side of the road. She’d brought it home, reupholstered it herself and turned a piece of junk into a treasure. Knowing she had zero expectations when it came to an engagement ring had made it that much more fun for him to design something he hoped would blow her away.

He’d asked the jeweler to help him create a ring that would remind her every time she looked at it that she was everything to him. The well-insured ring had been shipped to the clinic and had arrived three days ago. Victoria, his close friend and colleague, had burst into tears when he showed it to her.

“What?” he’d asked, alarmed by her reaction. “What’s wrong?”

“Oh, David. It’s incredible. Absolutely incredible.” She’d hugged him and cried some more and oohed and aahed over the ring with such enthusiasm that David was even more confident that Daisy would love it, too. Her happiness was the only thing that really mattered to him.

Only a few years ago, he couldn’t imagine life without Janey, but he’d done a spectacular job of screwing up that relationship beyond all repair. From the worst failure of his life, he’d learned what not to do this time around when the stakes were so much higher.

David had loved Janey. No question about that. But he was madly, deeply, insanely in love with Daisy, and he couldn’t wait to make a lifetime commitment to her.

“You’re awfully quiet,” she said as they drove home to the place they now shared on the waterfront estate owned by Jared and Lizzie James. “What’re you thinking about?”

Since he wasn’t ready to tip his hand on what he had planned for when they got home, he said, “That this was a very nice day. A great Christmas.”

“Best one I’ve ever had.”

“Really?” He looked over and caught the big smile she directed his way. God, he loved that smile and went to great lengths to make sure he saw it frequently every day.

“Of course it was. I have you, and that’s all I need to make this the best Christmas of my life.”

And she hasn’t seen anything yet… They’d exchanged gifts that morning, fun things, practical things and silly things. She’d loved the big box of lingerie he’d bought her at Tiffany’s store, and he’d particularly loved the telescope she’d gotten for him after he’d expressed an interest in getting one. He’d let her think the gift-giving was over for the day, but his best gift was still to come.