I opened my mouth. The words didn’t immediately come.
I wanted it more than anything. But.
I was filled with guilt.
“Terra?”
I raised my index finger.
I have something to tell you, but not until we get home.
A tear escaped my eye. I nodded. My lips parted slightly.
I had gotten myself into a terrible fucking mess, but I wanted a life with him so badly.
I fought against the tightness in my throat. “Nothing on this earth would make me happier,” I said. “Of course I will.”
With a shaking hand, he slipped the ring onto my finger.
And, despite the increasing darkness, I saw something I never would have guessed I’d see in a lifetime of lifetimes.
A tear rolled down Michael Tripp’s cheek.