I grinned. “That’s why I’m asking you now. So, you’ll have a couple months to get used to the idea.”
She laughed and shook her head. “That’s not what I mean.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean…it’s a huge step, and I’m excited to take it with you.”
“You are?”
She nodded and then laughed. She jumped up from her side of the picnic table and then threw herself into my arms. Exactly where she belonged.
Our road hadn’t been easy.
In fact, at some points, I’d thought we were never going to make it.
But Julia was my forever. Full stop.
One day, I’d put a ring on her finger, give her my name, have her carry our children. But, today, knowing I had a future with her was enough.
She was enough.
The End