Love's Redemption
He already had me, but his words made it sound like he still hadn't fully reached me.
I couldn't bring myself to say anything as bold, so I went for a more subtle response. "Aren't we already together?"
"Silly girl," Hayden sighed, his voice tender. "I don't just want to be close to you—I want to be your husband. I want to be with you in a way that's recognized by everyone.
"I want to spend every single day of the rest of our lives together, facing everything, through thick and thin.
"I want to be the one you lean on when you're sad, the one who wipes your tears, and the one who holds you when you're happy. I want to—"