Chapter 147. Where Forever Starts

ROBERT

“Oh, my God!”

Renee's eyes widened first, then her jaw dropped.

She stared at my kneeling form, a hand covering her mouth, and the tears that'd gathered in her eyes from before trickled down her cheeks.

“Oh, my God!” she exclaimed again, and her expression changed from shock, to happiness, to disbelief.

“Y-you’re proposing,” she whispered, her eyes darting from me to the ring and back to me again.

“Yes, baby girl.” I half chuckled. “I’m proposing.”

“I ... I thought we were ... I didn't even guess this. I …”

“I know.”

“Robert …”

“Yes, my love,” I replied and when she didn't speak, I continued, “Marry me, Renee. I want—no, I need—you to marry me. I need you in my life forever.”

Her breath hitched.

“There’s no life without you. No me without you. There’s a lot I want to say, but I feel like words aren't enough to show how much I love you. To show how much you changed my life from the moment I sa