Second Chance Boyfriend

me.
    She brings her hand up to her face, admiring the ring close up. “Oh my God, Drew, it’s so beautiful.”
    “You’re beautiful,” I say. “But I need an answer. Don’t leave a man hanging.”
    “Yes.” She grins as I stand and draw her into my arms. “Yes, yes, yes. I’ll be your wife. Are you sure you’re ready to take me on?”
    Leaning in, I kiss her. “Hell yeah.”
    “I know I drive you crazy,” she murmurs softly.
    I press my forehead to hers and stare into her pretty green eyes, winding my arms around her slender waist. “You keep me sane,” I whisper. “You make my life worth living. Because of you, I’m a better man. And with you by my side as my wife, we can take on the entire world, baby. Just you and me.”
    She sighs, pressing her lips to mine in a soft kiss. “You are so romantic. Is it wrong to admit I was sort of hoping for a poem?”
    “Hell.” I completely forgot. Pulling away from her, I dig in my other pocket, withdrawing a crumpled piece of paper. I labored over this one, hoping to get the words just right. I planned on giving it to her before I actually showed her the ring. “I wrote you one.”
    “You did not.” She takes the paper from me and unfolds it.
    “Did so,” I say with a grin, waiting anxiously as she reads it.
     
    Most of the time I’m thinking of you
    All of the time I love you
    Remembering the good times and the bad
    So much has
    Happened and
    Maybe I’m moving too fast
    All I know is I…
    Love you. And want to
    Live with you
    Only you
    Will you be my wife?
     
    “Oh shit.” She’s crying, tears flowing down her pretty face, mascara streaking her cheeks with black. “My makeup’s ruined, damn it.”
    I laugh. I can’t help it. “Did you like it?”
    “I love it.” She bursts into full-on tears now and I pull her into my arms, hold her close. “I love you,” she whispers against my neck.
    “We’re going to make this happen, Fable. You and me.” I kiss her forehead. “Together.”
    “Together,” she agrees.
    Forever.
     
     
    THE END

 
     
    Acknowledgements:
     
     
    This is going to be quite the list but I have to acknowledge everyone who made this possible. First and foremost to all the readers out there who have emailed me, messaged me on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, etc. etc. letting me know your thoughts about my book. I seriously, seriously love you all. Your love for Drew + Fable knows no bounds and it blows my mind on a daily basis. Let’s hear it for marshmallows.
    To EVERY reader who took a chance on OWG, who bought the book from a complete unknown author and liked it enough to want to read SCB. Writers are nothing without our readers so thank you.
    The support I received from soooo many readers and reviewers on Goodreads was tremendous and meant so much to me. When you guys take the time to put together the reviews with the gifs and funny comments (and the marshmallow reviews! So amazing), I love them. So stinkin’ much I can hardly stand it. Oh, and Amy Jennings – OMG you really jumpstarted the buzz for OWG there so THANK YOU. And thank you for allowing me to join the Triple M’ers. To the Triple M ladies (and gent), I love all you dirty birdies! ;)
    To the early reviewers who took me up on my offer of a free book: Christy at Tyhada Reads, Becky at Reality Bites (Becky you are one of my biggest advocates *tackle hugs*), Anna at Anna Reads Romance, Lyra at Defiantly Deviant, Momo at Books Over Boys, Carole at Life Over Fiction, Nereyda at Mostly YA Book Obsessed, Debbie at the Talk Supe blog and Christine at Shh Moms Reading, thank you from the bottom of my heart. To Christine especially for taking the time to organize my blog tour. You don’t know how much that meant to me. I am floored by everyone’s support.
    A big shout out to all the book bloggers who reviewed and/or had me on your site – thank you so much. I wish I could list everyone but it would probably end up half the length of the book—just know I appreciate you all. To Becca the Bibliophile for creating the OWG cover reveal book trailer – I feel like I didn’t say enough how much I loved it. Cos I really, really did.
    To Lauren Blakely for being such a great friend—we have way too much in common and that’s sorta scary. To Katy Evans for being the best critique partner a girl could ever, ever have. I’d be nothing without you. To Nyrae Dawn for the almost daily email exchanges—we’ve known each other a long time and I appreciate your