Must be comfortable with impromptu lake swims (clothes optional)
Must be okay with being ridiculously in love. This is a lifetime commitment.
Must always laugh at my terrible jokes
Preferred Start Date:Immediately.
If you meet all the above qualifications (and if your name happens to be Harle), please apply in person by saying “yes” and kissing the poster of this ad.
I wasa little anxious as I watched him read, his eyes scanning the screen. Then his expression shifted from confusion to understanding, to something so tender it made me melt. When a slow smile spread across his face, I could have cried. It was all so perfect. This moment, this place, this man.
He lowered his phone, those devastating blue eyes meeting mine with an intensity that stole my breath. The dogs had settled nearby, as if they too were waiting for this moment. Even the lake seemed to hold its breath.
“So,” I began, my voice stronger now, steadier. “I know I told you I could never marry again, but I changed my mind. Or maybe you changed it for me, just by being you. By being patient, and kind, and exactly what I needed, even when I was too scared to admit it.” My eyes were locked on his. “I trust you, I trust us. And I want forever with you, if you’ll have me. Harle Robson, will you marry me?”
“Darlin’,” he began, taking a step closer, his hands coming up to frame my face. “You already know it’s a yes. It’s been yes since the moment you walked into that lake after me. Hell, it’s been yes since the moment I first saw you.”
Relief and joy and love, so much love, burst through me. “Then kiss me already.”
His lips met mine, soft and sweet at first, then deeper, more urgent, like he was trying to pour every unspoken word into the kiss. His arms wrapped around me, pulling me closer, and I melted into him like I always did, like I always would. When we finally broke apart, I couldn’t stop smiling, couldn’t stop the happy tears from spilling.
“I love you,” I whispered against his lips. “I can’t wait to marry you.”
He squeezed me tighter. “I love you too. Let’s go inside, so we can set a date.”
“Yes, let’s!”
