Hearts Collide (Canyon Cove Book 4) (18 page)
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Authors: Liliana Rhodes
“It’s beautiful, Shade. I love it.”
Brent shook his head as he laughed.
“Jackie, even with the ups and downs of this past year, I wouldn’t change anything. Well, maybe I’d change the whole Dennis thing,” he teased.
“That was definitely the down part. You’re going to hold that against me, aren’t you?”
“Maybe,” he said, smirking. “But only if it means you owe me.”
“Oh boy, here we go again,” I said. “What’s your proposition this time?”
“This time, I’m proposing. But before you say anything, let me say something.”
I nodded hesitantly. Brent and I had talked about marriage before. Brent was excited to get married, but I was worried things would change between us. I loved him and I wanted to marry him one day, but things had been so great between us I didn’t want to mess that up.
“We’ve been together for six months,” he said. “And instead of calling that an engagement ring, I want to call that a promise ring. I promise to love you, appreciate you, and do whatever I can to always make you happy. You know I can be impulsive, but I’ve been really thinking about this a lot.”
“So you’re just going to wait until I say I’m ready?”
“I know you’re mine. Nothing is going to change that,” he said.
He leaned closer and touched his forehead to mine before gently kissing my lips.
I put the ring on and looked into Brent’s grey eyes.
I thought back to the day of Samantha and Drake’s wedding when Brent said life was too short to be serious. He was right, life was too short.
There was nothing I was more confident about in my life than being with Brent. Everything was so easy with him. He made me laugh, he dried my tears, he made me realize that I was worthy of a good relationship. And that was what I had with him.
“I remember when I thought you hated me,” I said.
“I never hated you,” he said. “Admit it, you still hate me.”
My mouth curved into a smile.
“I do,” I said. “I think I hate you more every day.”
Nearby, the newly married couple clinked glasses of champagne with their guests. They looked so happy that it reminded me of Samantha and Drake.
Samantha’s words flitted through my mind–
It’s made me realize how Drake and I could’ve been together even longer. I wasted time away from him when I could have been happy instead. I want that happiness for you.
I wanted that happiness too. And I wanted it for a lifetime. I knew I had that with Brent and nothing would ever change that.
“What are you thinking about?” Brent asked.
I pointed at the small wedding and the minister quietly leaving.
“What do you think?” I asked.
“Are you serious?”
“Ask me,” I said.
“Will you marry me?”
“Yes,” I said.
“Now?”
“Yes!”
Brent wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tight. Then he stood and took my hand as we raced over to the minister.
We caught up to him and asked if he could marry us right there and then. He scrunched his face as he looked at us, and I was sure he was going to say no, but then he nodded with understanding.
“I don’t know how legal this is, but why not?” he said. “I can see the love you have for one another.”
With the sun making orange streaks in the sky as it sank into the Pacific, Brent and I exchanged our vows. It was just the two of us in shorts, with Shade as our witness and it was perfect.
The End
Thank you so much for reading Hearts Collide! I hope you enjoyed Jackie and Brent's story.
Hearts Collide
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Canyon Cove series
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Canyon Cove Novels
Playing Games (Cassie & Gabriel)
Hearts Collide (Jackie & Brent)
Perfect Together (Becca & Gideon)–April 2016
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