Sparks Fly

what she was hearing, and he said, “I’m not doing this right, am I?”
    Still on the ride, he couldn’t get down on one knee. But he didn’t care. He needed to ask her now.
    Right now.
    “Angelina, will you marry me?”
    Angelina was trying to catch her breath, which was impossible with everything spinning so fast.
    “What are you going to do without your company?”
    “You know, we could probably discuss this later,” he said, grinning at Angelina, falling more in love with her every second that passed, “but to answer your question, I’m going to paint.”
    Her eyes lit up for a moment, but then dimmed again. “I’m thrilled that you’re going to paint, but you can’t give up something you’re passionate about. I saw how reverently you held those circuit boards in your office.”
    “You’re right. I did have a dream to build a company, and it was great for a long time, but—”
    Angelina cut him off. “I love you with all of my heart, Will. If you need me to be a corporate wife, I can do that. Please don’t give up your dream for me.”
    Will rubbed his thumb over her lips. “You’re the reason I’m daring to dream again. I’d rather play around doing chip design on the side than sit in boardrooms making executive decisions. But most of all, I’d rather take all that faith you have in me and try to paint again. Now it’s your turn to promise me something.”
    “Anything,” she whispered.
    “I know how hard you work, honey, and how good you are at what you do. But I want you to promise me you’ll take care of yourself. That you’ll let me take care of you. For our baby, but mostly for yourself.”
    This time Angelina gave Will a loving kiss. “As soon as I found out I was pregnant I realized that I needed to do what I’d been telling my clients to do. I promise you, I’m going to figure out how to balance my work with the rest of my life. With you. With our baby.”
    Will stole one more kiss. “Now that we’ve got all that figured out, I’d really like to hear your answer.”
    Angelina looked deep into Will’s eyes. No matter how much she had tried to fight it, no matter how far she ran to escape it, she would love Will with all of her heart until the day she died.
    “I love you, Will.”
    “And?” Will prompted her, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.
    “Yes. I would love to marry you.”
    He finally remembered to pull the little box out of his pocket. “I almost forgot to give you this.”
    Angelina didn’t want to leave his warm embrace, but the light blue box beckoned. Still safely ensconced in his arms, she took it from him and opened it up.
    “Oh my God, Will,” she said, staring open-mouthed at the incredible ring he had bought for her.
    “Do you like it?” he asked, hope ringing in his voice.
    She looked at him and laughed. “It’s absolutely beautiful.”
    He slipped the four-carat ruby surrounded by six half-carat diamonds arranged on a simple gold band onto her left ring finger. “A jewel of fire, for a woman whose fire outshines everything else.”
    “Come here, my darling ex-tycoon,” she whispered as she pulled his head down towards hers,
    “and you just might feel my flames licking at your skin.”
    And with that, Will let his entire soul be consumed by the woman he loved.

EPILOGUE
    After dealing with the media frenzy that resulted from Will’s resignation, new painting career, and whirlwind engagement, Will and Angelina considered eloping at City Hall. Instead, they were married on the beach, in front of his summer cottage, which had become their permanent home.
    Will’s ex-wife Susan was overjoyed by their nuptials, and if anyone at the wedding was surprised by how well she got along with both the bride and groom, they didn’t show it.
    Angelina’s father held his new wife’s hand and watched his daughter with pride, overjoyed that she had finally found true love.
    Joyce, who was normally very steady with her emotions, was constantly wiping away tears throughout the ceremony and reception on the beach.
    And Krista did, indeed, look fabulous as the maid of honor.
    ~ THE END ~
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