Will You Marry Me?

Epilogue

Don pulled away slightly, their foreheads still resting together as their breaths mingled in the quiet aftermath of their kiss. His thumb gently wiped away the remnants of her tears, his gaze soft yet full of unreadable expression. Claire felt her heart settle, the rapid thumping replaced by a calm feeling.

“I've been waiting for this moment for so long,” Don whispered, his voice husky with emotion. “But there’s one more thing I’ve been waiting to do for so long.”

Claire blinked, her mind still lost in the haze of their kiss. “What do you mean?”

With a small smile, Don released her gently and stepped back. Claire’s heart skipped a beat as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, velvet box. Her breath caught in her throat as he dropped to one knee, his eyes never leaving hers.

“Claire,” he began, his voice steady but full of the weight of everything they had gone through, “I know we’ve had our ups and downs, and there have been moments I wasn’t sure we’d get here. B