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Three Months Later
Christmas had come and gone and it was the best Christmas holiday that I’d ever spent in my entire life. Spring was coming and Lorelei’s birthday was today.
“Where are we going?” she asked as we sat in the back seat of the limo.
“You’ll see when we get there.” I brought her hand up to my lips and softly kissed it.
Tony pulled up to the curb to 110 E. 64th Street and Lorelei looked out the window.
“What are we doing here?”
“You’ll see.” I smiled as I grabbed her hand and the three of us climbed out of the limo.
We stepped through the black wrought-iron gates and through the beautiful glass doors that led into a 6,300 square-foot home.
“Wow. This is beautiful. Who lives here?” Lorelei asked as she looked around the foyer.
“I’m hoping we will. The three of us.”
She laughed and I frowned. “What do you mean, Jack?”
“Happy birthday, baby.”
Her eyes grew wide as she looked at me. I took hold of both her hands.
“I love you so much, Lorelei, and I want this to be our home. But only if you like it. Come on; I’ve been dying to show you this place.”
“Jack, I don’t know what to say.”
“Mommy, come look at this. It has an elevator!” Hope exclaimed.
“I’ll be right there, baby.”
I took Lorelei on a tour of the six-story townhome. The expression on her face filled me with joy as she stepped into each room. Hope ran through the house as if she had already made it her castle.
“Do you like it, Lorelei?”
“I love it, Jack.” She threw her arms around me and hugged me tight. “I love you! I can’t believe you did this.”
“Does that mean you’ll say yes to living here?”
“Yes. Yes. Yes!” she spoke with excitement.
I reached down and high-fived Hope. Lorelei narrowed her eyes at both of us.
“Did she already know about this?”
“Yes, Mommy, I did. Jack brought me here the other day. He explained to me that if you said you liked it, then that means I would have to switch schools, which is okay with me! I love this house. I already picked out my bedroom.”
“It’s perfect, Jack.”
Elaine, the realtor stepped inside the home and gave me a smile.
“Well, Mr. Sutton?”
“She loves it, Elaine. She absolutely loves it.”
“Excellent. All I need is your signature on this line and the house is yours.”
I took the papers from her and signed them on the kitchen counter.
“Welcome to your new home.”
Later that evening, I had another surprise for Lorelei. We dropped Hope off at her parents’ house and then I took her to the top floor of the Empire State Building.#p#分页标题#e#
“Why are we back here?” Lorelei asked.
“Why do you have to ask so many questions? Just go with the flow, baby. Just go with the flow.” I kissed her lips.
When we stepped off the elevator, I took Lorelei off to the corner to look out at the brightly lit city.
“It’s so beautiful up here,” she spoke.
“Not as beautiful as you are.” I reached inside my pocket and held the small blue box behind my back. “Do you believe in soulmates, Lorelei?” I asked.
“Yes. You are my soulmate, Jack.”
“Do you believe in love at first sight?”
“Yes.” She smiled. “Why are you asking me that?”
I took hold of her hand. “Because it was love at first sight when I saw you. I had never seen a more beautiful woman in my entire life. You are my soulmate and you’re the only person I’m meant to spend the rest of my life with.”
“Oh, Jack.” Her eyes started to fill with tears.
“I love you so much, baby. I never knew it was possible to love someone so much. You opened up a part of me that I never knew existed, and for that, I thank you. You and Hope make my life complete and you make me whole. You, Lorelei Flynn, are the air I breathe. Without you, there would be no breath left in me.” I got down on one knee and held out the opened box in front of her. She placed her right hand over her mouth as I held her left hand.
“Will you marry me, Lorelei?”
By this time, tears were streaming down her face as she nodded her head.
“Is that a yes?” I laughed.
“YES, Jack. Yes, I will marry you.”
I slipped the two-carat white gold ring on her finger, kissed it, and stood up, hugging her as tightly as I could.
“I love you so much and I promise to give you the world.”
“I love you too and you’ve already given me the world, Jack.”
The patrons on the top deck started to clap and congratulated us as we stepped onto the elevator.