Loving You - Epilogue (Patreon)

1 Year Later

I sat across the table from Damien and Jax, my brother Mark was sitting next to me. Damien insisted on flying us out of the country for Christmas and the New Year. Currently it was Christmas day and Damien had set up a massive tree with even more massive presents to go along with it.

Mark had let up a whole lot since Damien came back. They even seemed to be hitting it off a little. But Damien was still cautious around him, I think he was trying to keep his real profession away from my brother since it took him a while just to trust him to take me out to eat. Mark believed that Damien wouldn't bring me back. Now they were holding a conversation as if they were the best of friends and it really made me happy. Jax would also chime in when he felt his opinion was necessary. He had really become a part of our little family in the past year.

"Nevaeh?" I look up startled as I see Damien looking at me with a worried expression. That's when I realize he had been talking to me.

"Oh! I'm sorry what'd you say?" He laughs at me, revealing that beautiful dimple that made me weak in the knees.

"I said, are you ready to open your gifts?" I roll my eyes at him. He still treats me as if I'm some little child. But I did have to admit I was curious what he got me. For my birthday he bought me a brand new customized car along with an island as if I needed that. I tell him yes and we all stand and walk over to the tree.

Damien hands me the largest gift under the tree and I look at him with a questioning gaze. He seems a little fidgety about it which is new for Damien. I tear off the wrapping paper of the box and open it, only to reveal another box that has been wrapped. I look at Damien, confusion evident on my face. He only smiles and urges me to continue. So I open the next box only to reveal another box that is neatly wrapped. This continues for about 5 minutes as I open box upon box, finally reaching the smallest box. I open it to reveal a tiny slip of paper. I unroll it.

'Turn around'

I spin quickly to see Damien behind me on one knee. In his hand is a ring with a blue diamond on it, surrounded by regular diamonds. I look around the room in shock to see my brother smiling at me. I look back to Damien on his knee in front of me, smiling.

"Nevaeh. I know the way we met was unorthodox. But along the way I somehow fell in love with you. And I can't see my life without you. Each and everyday is filled with more and more surprises with you, each day when I think there is nothing more I find another thing I absolutely love about you. You took me, a heartless creature and turned me into something else. Someone that could love again." He stops and clears his throat, and when he looks back at me his eyes are glistening.

"Someone that my Mother would be proud of. Please do me the honor of becoming my wife. So that I may wake up to you everyday for the rest of my life and call you mine." I can feel the tears welling up, but from happiness.

"Yes!"

I shout and jump into Damien's arms hugging him tightly. If someone had told me that I would be kidnapped and fall in love with my kidnapper, I would have called them crazy. But that's just what happened with us. Our love is unorthodox, and different, but it was without a doubt one hundred percent real. And I had never been as happy as I am now, holding my future husband in my arms.

THE END