“True. But no, Nick, I’m not transferring with you. My place is here, at least for now.”
“I know. That wasn’t what I was gonna ask.”
“What, then?”
“I was going to ask you to marry me. I think that would be a really good thing all around. Besides, I…”
His voice cracked, and he broke off. Cally smiled.
“Finish it,” she said softly.
“…I love you, Cally.”
“I love you, too, Nick Ashton. And yes, I’ll marry you.”
She got up and moved around the table to his side, where she leaned into him and kissed him.
He slipped his arms around her and kissed back.
They never even noticed when George, with a huge smile on his face, brought their food to the table.
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Author Notes
I want to thank the usual suspects, plus some, here. There's beta readers Evelyn Zinn and Dr. James K. Woosley; they always help me catch any wupsies in the course of the writing. Rich has his own readers as well; I don't know you all like he does, but believe me, I appreciate you all.
Additional thanks go to: Robert R. Murphy MD, Dave Martin, Susan Powers, Pat Viebey, Karen Calvert, Jon Glenn, Jolie Lachance, Bob Buelow, Joe McKeel, Richard D. Cartwright, Dan Hollifield, Scott Kuntzelman, and the other denizens of Lady Osborn's Pub on Facebook, for helping me come up with henchman and other bad-guy names!
A very special thanks goes to Richard Weyand, who trusts me with his characters and his universe. I've tried hard to do well by him on that. I love both of his series, so this is fun for me, too.
Stephanie Osborn
April 2020
Huntsville, AL
