Chapter 36 - A well deserved holiday.

Irina

He stroked my hair and, in that moment, in his arms, I knew what I wanted.

“Yes.” I knew what saying yes meant. I knew that I wouldn’t have any of the things I thought I would, but they were all materialistic. I had the one thing that was the most important of all. I had Hunter.

“Yes?” His voice was filled with excitement as he sat up and I sat up and smiled brightly.

“Yes, Hunter, I will marry you.” I squealed as he pulled me into his arms before jumping off the bed. He rummaged through the drawer of the desk and pulled out a small box.

“I got you this on my last trip, and I’ve been wanting to ask you, but I wasn’t sure if you would say yes. Then Miss Sally passed away and I wanted to give you time, and it just never seemed to be the right time. Irina, I love you more than life itself. I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side.” He opened the box and inside was the most beautiful ruby ring I had ever seen in my entire life. I wasn’t even sure if it was real, but I