We are on the same street. The perfect place to bring up our kids together. We found out later that both Sam and Nate bought houses in the next street over so that we could all be close to one another, our gang has become a little co-dependent. It’s nice seeing Collette and Issy’s sisters become close. I know she misses Joelle, but that is all about to change now that Joelle has got a job at The Mavericks as the team’s new physiotherapist. As much as she loved her life in London, she missed all of us, and who can blame her? Our gang is a load of fun. Collette and Joelle live in the apartment that Felix and I were renting, which we ended up buying when the owners wanted to sell. So, the St. Pierre family has taken over The Mavericks and New York.
Tonight, we won the Snow Classic, and we are headed to The Mavericks New Year’s Eve party hosted at one of the Rose hotels. I asked everyone to stay back after the game, friends, family, and teammates. Camryn and Kimberly have turned the outdoor rink into a winter wonderland while everyone else has been keeping Issy busy. Felix is going to ask Issy to come to the rink to look for my lost glove, which I left in one of the boxes to get her out here. All the lights are off, and it’s filled with nothing but candles along the red carpet out into the middle of the rink.
I see the moment Issy walks out dressed in the most gorgeous red evening dress and notices me standing in the middle of the rink surrounded by candles. She gasps and tears start to fall down her cheeks, she looks so fricken beautiful. My heart is thundering out of my chest and my hands are shaking as I watch her walk toward me. When she is halfway down the red carpet, I fall to one knee, which makes her start sobbing.
“Hey,” I say, staring up at her.
“Hey, what are you doing?” she asks back.
“I’ve loved you already for a lifetime. And I was wondering if you would let me love you for another. Isabelle Sofia Alessi, will you marry me?”
“Yes. Yes. A million times yes.” She cries as fireworks launch into the sky.
I slide the three-carat diamond ring onto her finger, which fits perfectly. Then I stand up and kiss her.
“I love you, baby,” I tell her.
“I love you, too,” she says, still crying.
We watch the fireworks shoot off into the sky as the snow starts to fall, and we hear the screams from our families as they all rush toward us.
The End
