“I’m the gift that keeps on giving,” he agreed, smiling smugly. Eyes drifting shut, he wiggled down, deeper into my embrace, burying his face against my chest.
“Also, it’s almost ten. Time to get up. We told Lissa and Rob that we’d meet them for brunch.”
Kamran groaned and forced himself to sit up in the resort’s luxuriously soft bed, stretching out his arms before looking down at me.
“Don’t fall back asleep,” he said, bending to press a kiss to my cheek before climbing out of bed.
I heard him turn on the shower and considered going in after him, but I was so comfortable that I almost did fall back asleep.
When I heard the water shutting off, I forced myself to stand and went to the balcony doors, pushing them open.
The warm ocean breeze carried over the sand, and I shut my eyes, enjoying it.
We needed this vacation. Life was a grind sometimes. When Robert had suggested it, me and Kamran had both immediately been on board.
That was one of the most miraculous parts of all of this. Somehow, after letting a bit of time pass, Kamran and Melissa had grown into friends again.
Sometimes I still felt bad about the fact that I’d stolen her husband, but Melissa didn’t seem to see it that way. She’d said more than once that me and Kamran had always been inevitable.
I couldn’t deny that now.
Our years together had only made me love him more. The longing had been replaced with completeness and familiarity.
For the first time in my life, I felt completely whole, and Kamran was the reason for that. He was my other half, and today I was going to make it official.
Two arms suddenly came around my waist. Kamran rested his chin on my shoulder from behind, taking in the view with me.
“What were you thinking about?” he asked.
“You,” I answered.
“That’s what you always say,” he said, chuckling.
“Well, it’s usually true.”
He shook his head, pressed a kiss to my neck and then pulled away.
“Come on, we said we’d meet at the restaurant in five minutes.”
“Shit.”
I hurried around the room, getting changed into the outfit I’d purchased just for today. When Kamran wasn’t looking, I pulled the little box from the hidden compartment in my luggage and stuffed it into my pocket, heart racing in case he looked.
Luckily, he was too busy fiddling with his curls. He was in that green shirt that made his eyes pop, and a pair of clean khaki shorts.
“You look great,” I informed him. “As always.”
He snorted.
“Yeah, yeah, that’s the other thing you always say. Let’s go.”
Melissa and Rob were already sitting at a table on the patio when we arrived. I’d held the spot for us last night, and looking at it now, it was as perfect as I’d thought it would be with the white sand and the ocean as our backdrop.
Melissa gave me a look, and I nodded subtly, letting her know that I was ready for what was to come. During dessert, I was going to get on one knee next to Kamran’s chair and propose.
My heart was racing as we took our seats. This was it. This was the spot that it was going to happen.
I didn’t know how I was supposed to sit through a meal while this hung over me. It was the only thing I could think about.
