And then he brought her hand to his lips, his face serious and earnest and as handsome as she’d ever seen it. “Jenny Wilks, best person I’ve ever known, masterful chucker of tomatoes and the only woman I’ve ever truly loved, will you put me out of my self-inflicted misery and do me the tremendous honor of being my wife?”

“Yes,” she said softly. “Now, was that so hard?”

“I’ll tell you what’s hard,” he muttered, making her laugh again as he got back in bed with her.

“You’re nothing if not predictable, Martinez.”

“And you love my endless desire for you.”

“Yes, I do.”

“I’ll get you a ring. As soon as I can.”

“You don’t have to do that.”

“Since I only plan to endure this torture once, I’m doing it right.”

Jenny batted her lashes at him. “When you put it so sweetly, how could a girl say no?”

He looked over at her, his heart in his eyes. “I’m sorry I hurt you. I’ll never do it again.”

“Yes, you probably will, but I’ll always forgive you as long as you grovel so beautifully.”

“I’m getting pretty good at that since I met you.”

She wrapped her arms around him, cradling his head to her chest. “Then we ought to do just fine.”

*****

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