'I think I’m going to faint,” he whispers weakly.Īnd he would if it meant being with her every day for the rest of his life.

He’s sitting in silence, palms up on his lap, looking into his hands like he’s searching for something he cannot find. When they separated, their foreheads touching, the entire restaurant had broken into applauses. Chapter Fifty-Five Warner is sitting on the edge of the mattress, his coat thrown on the floor, his boots kicked off to the side. “Dear, you look like you’re about to faint-'Īnd that’s when he rose up and kissed her senseless that the ring had almost fallen from his hand. She graduated from a tiny liberal arts college two miles from the shores of Laguna Beach. She was born the youngest child with four older brothers in a small city somewhere in Connecticut, and currently resides in Orange County, California. “Aaron?” She waved a hand in front of his face. Tahereh Mafi is the author of the New York Times bestselling books Shatter Me and Unravel Me.

She had looked at him, really looked at him, for a good 20 seconds before cupping his cheek and smiling. He said a few poetic words that described his love for her, told her about what he plans for the future, and proposes to her, all the while looking extremely terrified and anxious. That thought died, though, the moment he knelt down on one knee with a diamond ring in the velvet box he was holding. She had noticed that he was getting all jumpy and excited ever since he brought her here, but her mind had told her that it was nothing. (He even had to call Kenji, Castle, and literally every high-ranking board member of the government to tell them that their President and Vice-President couldn’t attend because he wanted to propose to her.) He had already reserved the restaurant (the specific table), his suit and her dress (God knows the woman hates being fashionable), and all the other things that would’ve made the day perfect. Hell, if he had the chance to even arrange the entire universe to what he wanted it to be for the time he proposes to her, he would have.

You mean, like, write a ficlet on it? Idk if that’s what you want but here it goesĮverything was ready.

Aaron warner and juliette ferrars